On the 50th anniversary of Jack Lynch’s election as Taoiseach , Ryle Dwyer looks back on the occasion, when the Corkman had to be persuaded to let his name go forward

This week we meet up with Maître d’ and restaurant manager, John Healy.

The Restaurants Association has changed the name of their former Foodie Town destination initiative, now calling it Foodie Destination 2016.

A New York restaurant has banned tipping. Instead, it’ll raise prices and the cash will go to the staff. So what do Irish eateries make of it all? And do we even have a tipping culture here? Joe McNamee settles the bill.

The largest garda representative organisation is facing a vital ballot on rosters, and the election of new leaders, which will determine if it is to become more militant.

Right2Water protestors have warned the Government the campaign against the charges will continue after tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in the fifth major demonstration against the utility.

Gardaí have suffered so much from pay cuts some are sleeping in cars because they cannot afford to drive home, the annual conference for rank-and-file members has heard.

Gardaí want to be issued with tasers to subdue religious extremists because the likelihood is ordinary units will have to deal with them first before armed backup arrives.

While the sight of Irish Water meter installers has brought tension to the streets of residential areas across the country, one Cork man has complained that he can’t get his meter put in soon enough.

The potential benefits of investing in the North will be pitched to an audience of property professionals in London today.

If Mayo hoped the GAA would do them a favour after last year’s All-Ireland semi-final replay staging in Limerick, the message came back loud and clear when they were drawn away to Kerry first day out in this year’s league.

Check out our guide to what to watch on TV tonight.

Will we ever learn? The proposed shoehorning of the new events centre into the constricted site of the old Beamish brewery must be one of the most ill-advised decisions made by the planners and burghers of Cork City Council.

Three Labour MPs are suing a Ukip MEP over “sickening” allegations that they knew about child abuse in Rotherham.

See what book Ted Walsh, Anne Enright, Peter Sheridan, Theo Dorgan and Gary Cooke think should be in your Christmas stocking.

Little wonder that the Coalition is in such disarray when, almost every day, Enda Kenny is up and down the country availing of yet another photo opportunity to announce a few more jobs.

Excuse me while I remove this bit of grit from my eye.

Enda Kenny, Gerry Adams, and Micheál Martin, maybe unbeknownst to themselves, definitely have something in common.

R.F. Foster

Cork Premier IHC: Kanturk 0-21 Kilworth 1-16

Albert Reynolds’s state funeral was a fitting honour for a great man notable for his honesty, integrity and ability.

Albert Reynolds’s state funeral was a fitting honour for a great man notable for his honesty, integrity and ability.

Young Irish holidaymakers can drink so much abroad they have to be admitted to hospital with potentially serious heart issues on their return to this country.

As the man who appointed Brian Cody, Kilkenny fans can be very grateful to former chairman John Healy

Gardaí are angry they are being treated the same as pen-pushing civil servants under new legislation which will lead to sick pay entitlements being cut.

The Garda Representative Association says up to 1,000 officers are being assaulted every year.

Garda recruitment will not keep pace with retirements, leading to a worse service for the public, according to the group representing the country’s frontline gardaí who fear the force will soon fall below 13,000 overall.

I refer to Fergus Finlay’s recent column in your newspaper (Opinion, Feb 4).

John Healy may well be right when he says that Barosso, Van Rompuy and co. were “incandescent and exasperated” when omitted from “Paddy’s bailout exit party” (Letters, Dec 28).

Jose Manuel Barosso was quite rightly apoplectic and inconsolable, Herman Achille Van Rompuy was incandescent with indignation, Olli Rehn was incensed and infuriated, Mario Draghi was extremely vexed while Angela Merkel and Wolfgang Schaueble were exasperated.

I endorse John Healy’s excellent letter (Dec 12). Every point was well-made.

Brace yourselves for an orgy of self-congratulation from Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Finance Minister Michael Noonan, and company, when the Troika ‘leaves’ next week, despite the departure being illusory.

Clearly we can march till the cows come home, we can vent our national spleen on Talk to Joe and we can waste acres of forests writing to the papers.

We can march till the cows come home, we can vent our national spleen to Joe Duffy on the radio, and we can waste acres of forests writing to the papers. All to no avail.

Eamonn Gilmore didn’t see the irony when he addressed the Oireachtas foreign affairs committee to condemn Syria for a chemical attack. He said the attack was a new low against civilians.