We are now at the stage in the summer where bedding and patio plants need constant maintenance to make sure they perform at their best right into the autumn. Dead heading should be done regularly.

Abbeyglen is a great character hotel, quirky and welcoming, writes Pól Ó Conghaile

Nearly 40 people were arrested as they tried to enter the University of Notre Dame to protest at President Barack Obama’s appearance at commencement.

BEFORE your columnist Terry Prone launches a fund-raising campaign to erect a statue to American Bishop John D’Arcy commemorating all his good works (Irish Examiner, Dec 9), I want to put a few questions.