Descendants of workouse and County Home residents buried in unmarked graves in a west Cork cemetery took part in a solemn procession to mark the return of a sacred symbol yesterday.

Barrie Cooke’s 80th birthday is marked by a retrospective that celebrates his love of women and fishing, reports Carl Dixon

Gerry Ryan made his final journey from his family home today as friends and colleagues gathered at his funeral.

Two news helicopters covering a police chase on live television collided and crashed to the ground, killing all four people on board in a plunge that viewers saw as a jumble of spinning, broken images.