A Tipperary man has issued an emotional appeal for aid to fund a surgery in Los Angeles that could make him blind but is the only alternative to the pain he is in now, writes Amy Ryan.

AFTER a career spanning 40 years which included involvement in the seizure of the gun-running ship Claudia, one of the naval service’s most experienced sailors has made his last voyage.

Actor Woody Harrelson said today he would rather smoke cannabis than make films.