It’s not just the members of the European Tour but the thousands of fans who follow the exploits of Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Justin Rose and all the other stars who will miss official starter Ivor Robson, who hung up the microphone for the last time in Dubai on Sunday.

The second instalment of the 2015 Irish Film and Television Awards is fast approaching, and a list of final nominees including Chris O’Dowd, Deirdre O’Kane and Brendan O’Carroll, has just been announced.

I’VE surprised myself by feeling a little sorry for former Fianna Fáil junior minister Ivor Callely this week.

So, were they small steps for a newly-found accountability?

Tributes have poured in for comedian and actor Rik Mayall who died yesterday morning at the age of 56.

FORMER junior roads minister Ivor Callely has always had something of the one-man political car crash about him.

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Macroom TroutAnglers’ Alistair Earley was top rod in the Juvenile Lake Interprovincial trout fly angling competition fished at Lough Lein, Killarney.

The dreadful weather conditions yesterday made things difficult for some trainers heading for the English Derby at Wimbledon which starts tomorrow night with 11 Irish runners in action in the first session.

Ivor Callely protested his innocence after being released from custody by fraud squad officers.

THE sing-song introductions have become as familiar as the wind and rain at British Opens since 1975, but there’s something a lot more warming and comfortable than the weather listening to veteran tournament starter Ivor Robson announce: “On the tee ...”

WE now find that widows, the blind, families depending a lot on childrens allowance, the disabled, those on the minimum wage, etc, all have to make do on less.

AMERICAN democracy was briefly braced for an unexpected intervention last night as it was revealed none other than Ivor Callely had placed himself on standby to monitor elections in the home of the brave and the land of the free (lunch).

“THIS is a big inconvenience for me.”

Claire O’Sullivan joins the trail of a senator snarled in a new expenses scandal.

WHAT’S a guy gotta do to get thrown out around here?

A FIANNA Fáil senator tasked with investigating Ivor Callely’s expenses has confirmed that his law firm acted for Mr Callely in dealings relating to the West Cork home at the centre of the controversy.

“YESTERDAY’S history and tomorrow’s a mystery.” So declared Ivor Callely at the Seanad probe investigating his travel expenses.

IN December 2005, just before Ivor Callely’s ministerial career came crashing to a halt, he rejected rumours that he had demanded a new carpet and wider refurbishment in his office at the Department of Transport.

IVOR Callely doesn’t really live in North Dublin or West Cork — he lives in a bubble inside his own head.

IVOR always gets there in the end – even if it is by the scenic route.

PRESSURE grew on Senator Ivor Callely last night to follow the example of his Seanad colleague Larry Butler and resign from the Fianna Fail parliamentary party over the expenses controversy.

KILCROHANE in west Cork is the kind of place that makes you believe in God. With this week’s Mediterranean skies and glorious sunshine, it was somewhere that few would be capable of driving through without giving in to the urge to pull up at the roadside and drink up the view over Dunmanus Bay.

THAT long oul’ drive to Dublin must be getting to him as Senator Ivor Callely’s “current principal residence” is on the market.

LESS Sex And The City, more Lolly And Leinster House, but the online premier of the monthly expense claims of Oireachtas members still drew quite the crowd.

JOCKEYS in Saturday’s Investec Derby at Epsom will wear black armbands as a mark of respect to legendary trainer Vincent O’Brien.

A woman sitting near Jean Charles de Menezes as he was shot dead in London told how police were "out of control".

A police marksman who shot dead an innocent Brazilian in the aftermath of the London bombings choked back tears yesterday as he recalled how he was convinced the man was a suicide bomber about to strike.

Footage of Jean Charles de Menezes travelling on a London bus just minutes before he was shot dead was revealed for the first time today.

TRIBUTES were paid last night to a talented horse whisperer and breeder who died after falling from her mount during a race.

WITH the most delicious timing, Bertie Ahern made good on a blank cheque for Haughey yesterday.

IT was not so long ago that Michael McDowell was calling for the jailing of gardaí who leaked information.

IN selecting his generals Napoleon Bonaparte was more concerned that they were lucky than that they were talented. In recent days it is beginning to appear like Bertie Ahern may be running out of luck.

PROBABLY puzzled at not having won the Employer of the Year Award, despite his incentive offer of a car to staff, Ivor Callely understandably came to believe his entire career was enveloped in conspiracy.

The Government was in bullish mood tonight despite the Ivor Callely controversy casting an ugly shadow over its biggest-ever give-away Budget.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will today ask embattled Minister of State Ivor Callely to resign or he will dismiss him from the Government.

THE ministerial career of embattled Junior Transport Minister Ivor Callely will not survive the day as the Taoiseach prepares to sack him if he does not resign.

HOME decor is a chore at the best of times but keeping up with the Callelys is a monumental task.