The Central Criminal Court jury in the trial of four men accused of the fatal shooting of a Limerick bouncer have been hearing from taxi drivers who were working in Limerick on the night of the shooting.

He bounced out onto the grass in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise, a twinkle in his eye: “God I always loved this pitch!” he says to Liam Fennelly, “but it also holds some bad memories, 1968 in particular. We should have had ye that year.”

THE GAA is optimistic that the Government is prepared to give formal recognition to the game of hurling by grant-aiding it as a separate entity from Gaelic football.