Michael Healy Rae made a typically colourful contribution to a Dáil debate last Wednesday, writes Michael Clifford.

Delores Keaveney is full of positive energy ahead of her 70th birthday and a decade on from publishing her first book. It’s now very much a family affair, she tells Margaret Jennings.

Des O'Driscoll highlights some of this week's interesting news in TV, music, and more

A dispute over a planned new Aldi supermarket in Laytown, Co Meath, has come before the High Court.

Veteran industrial relations negotiator Peter McLoone will mediate talks between the FAI and Siptu on August 9 to try avoid a full Labour Court hearing on a staff pay claim.

Work from a famed Cork photographer and Sebastião Salgado feature in today’s auction of images in aid of the Survival charity, writes Richard Fitzpatrick.

A man who denied any involvement in the 2011 manslaughter of a teacher and publican was yesterday sentenced to four years in prison for withholding evidence during Garda investigations.

Hands — first nights are all about hands. Hands for shaking, sweating, hugging, backslapping, pint-holding, but mostly clapping.

There was a time when Liam Miller wondered if hailing from Cork would hold him back and block his path to becoming a Republic of Ireland international.

JOHN P Quinlan is from Macroom, and founded the Vangard Gallery in Cork in 1991. He is in the midst of a nine-month stint as guest curator at Triskel in Cork.

The trial of a Romanian man charged with the manslaughter of schoolteacher John Kenny in his pub in Oughterard in 2011, ended yesterday when the prosecution withdrew the charge from the jury.

We have a lot of belief and we are going to give it our very best shot.

Alan Kelly is proposing forcing developers to hand over 10% of new developments for social and affordable housing. He better be prepared for very stiff resistance, writes Michael Clifford

Fifa doesn’t allow non-rights holders such as Sky Sports access to any of its World Cup media centres, but a broadcasting colossus like Chris Kamara doesn’t need that kind of mollycoddling to make an impact in Brazil.

Money from the sale of a successful racehorse was the intended target when a gang mistakenly stormed a family home in Co Limerick last month.

Tom George was thrilled to enjoy a welcome change of luck at the Punchestown Festival as God’s Own caused a huge surprise in the Ryanair Novice Chase in the hands of the irrepressible Barry Geraghty.

Gardaí investigating an attack last week on a Co Limerick couple and their three children are trying to locate two vehicles captured on CCTV cameras near the scene.

Gardaí believe that the Co Limerick family held hostage by an armed gang on Wednesday night were targeted mistakenly.

The Gordon Elliott-trained Roi Du Mee, enterprisingly ridden by Paul Carberry, completed back-to-back wins in the Star ‘Best For Racing Coverage’ Chase, one of four Grade 3 events on yesterday’s card in Punchestown.

Dysart Dancer, far from one hundred per cent in the morning, stripped fit and well to land the 2012 Tramore Races Centenary Year Maiden Hurdle at the seaside venue yesterday.

They look lovely and last so long — well looked after dairy show cows come up shining year after year, with top winners from 2010 taking the red rosettes again last Sunday at Tullamore Show.

Two Romanian nationals have appeared before Galway District Court today, charged in connection with the death of John Kenny.

Two men are due to appear in court this morning in connection with the death of a man in Galway last year.

AT 7.18pm Maura Harrington walked into the hall. She strode through the centre aisle, all the way to the front of the stage.

Gardaí have released without charge a woman in her 60s who was arrested in connection with the investigation into the death of Galway man John Kenny.

A 37-year-old Romanian man is due back before a court in Galway today, in connection with the murder of publican John Kenny.

A WOMAN in her 60s has become the seventh person arrested as part of the investigation into the murder of a schoolteacher and part-time publican.

The female in her 30s who was arrested on Tuesday in relation the murder of Galway publican John Kenny has been released without charge.

Gardaí in Galway are continuing to hold a woman in her 30s in connection with the killing of part-time publican and teacher John Kenny in Oughterard.

A WOMAN was being questioned last night in connection with the death of a teacher and part-time publican.

The two men who were arrested in connection with the killing of John Kenny have been released without charge by Galway gardaí today.

Gardaí investigating the murder of John Kenny in Galway last month have made a further arrest.

Four people are now being questioned by gardaí investigating the death of John Kenny in Co. Galway last week.

Three men have been arrested this morning in connection with the investigation into the killing of John Kenny in Galway.

A ROMANIAN man has been remanded in custody charged with withholding information in connection with the ongoing murder investigation into the death of schoolteacher and publican, John Kenny.

A 37-year-old man has been charged with withholding information, in connection with the killing of a Galway publican last weekend.

A man is due to appear at Galway District Court later, charged in connection with the killing of John Kenny last weekend.

A man is due before court in Galway tomorrow, in connection with the murder of John Kenny last weekend.

The funeral will take place today of John Kenny, who was murdered in Co Galway last weekend.

A man is still being questioned by gardaí over the killing of publican John Kenny in Oughterard, Co Galway last weekend.

A man in his 30s is being questioned by gardaí in relation to the murder of a Galway teacher and publican.

Detectives investigating the murder of a publican and teacher arrested a man tonight.