Prayers were said at Masses throughout Co Leitrim yesterday for a keen gardener, his wife and daughter who died when fire tore through their two-storey home at Lisnabrack, near Manorhamilton.

WEXFORD hurler Greg Jacob has become an internet phenomenon, being hailed as a legend for his off-field antics.

The Vancouver Winter Olympics, marred by early tragedy but destined ultimately to be remembered as a Games embraced by its hosts like few before them, drew to a close amid an unprecedented, country-wide party last night.