Mourners at the funeral of Thomas Ruttle, the 56-year-old Co Limerick man who died in a suicide pact with his partner, Julia Holmes, 63, were told yesterday this was not the time for blame and anger.

Limerick hurling’s bright young star Cian Lynch is capable of rolling with the punches at senior level, according to his Patrickswell club-mate Gary Kirby.

Katie Price is seeing a psychic for advice about Kieran Hayler.

Kris Commons has told Barcelona it would be “very unprofessional” of them to turn up at Celtic Park next week thinking that Champions League lightning could not strike twice.

The Europa League is such a contrived competition that it’s hard to work up much enthusiasm about it, even for the clubs involved.

Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini is worried the fevered build-up to tonight’s Champions League last-16 second-leg tie against Porto could get the better of his side.

That's actually not a photo of Amy Winehouse.

The son of Rabobank team manager Erik Dekker has accused his former “hero” Lance Armstrong of “destroying the sport I love so much”.

Neil Lennon revealed Celtic have lost 35 players to international duty this week.

Neil Lennon will have an injury roll call following Celtic’s 2-0 win over Helsingborg which took the Hoops to the brink of a place in the Champions League group stages.

A Brazilian boy who was thought to be dead woke up at his funeral.

A man who had part of his face bitten off at a house party is recovering in hospital having undergone plastic surgery on his injuries.

A man had part of his face bitten off after an unprovoked attack at a house party in Co Donegal.

CELTIC manager Neil Lennon was critical of Peterhead’s aggressive approach in their William Hill Scottish Cup fourth-round clash yesterday.

A British mother has changed her name to Pink Sparkly And All Things Nice.

QPR captain Joey Barton has no intention of defusing his verbal row with Wolves midfielder Karl Henry who he claims enjoys “trying to hurt people”.

A ferocious blaze is to engulf 'Emmerdale' tonight.

KELVIN POWER ponders solemnly as he weighs up the big question being asked of him — what is your wish for Christmas?

THE little boy who died after being crushed by a lorry, just days before he was due to start primary school, was buried in his new uniform yesterday.

THE prayers of a tight-knit community are being said for the family of a four-year-old boy who died in hospital yesterday, five days after being run over by a coal lorry.

LAST night mystery surrounded the death of a young mother found in her home on the northside of Cork city yesterday morning.

A NEIGHBOURHOOD on the north side of Cork City was in a state of bewilderment yesterday as people tried to understand how a young mother died in her home.

I APPLAUD Norbert Kelvin for praising Ireland’s healthcare system (Irish Examiner letters, October 2), and in particular the doctors and staff at the Mercy Hospital in Cork who took care of him at no charge as a medical card-holder.

Sunderland keeper Kelvin Davis today completed a £1.25m (€1.8m) move to Southampton.

Birmingham manager Steve Bruce has set his sights on catching West Brom after Emile Heskey’s goal earned three points against a battling Sunderland at St Andrews.

Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie was back at the helm of a UK media firm today – just a month after failing to rescue magazine publisher Highbury House from collapse.

After a week in which he called a crisis meeting with his team-mates, Laurent Robert may have inadvertently stumbled upon the answer to Portsmouth’s recent Barclays Premiership afflictions.

Scottish MP George Galloway today won £150,000 (€217,000) libel damages from The Daily Telegraph over “outrageous and incredibly damaging” allegations that he was in the pay of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

Soderbergh re-works the Russian 'space' drama by the late, great director, Andrei Tarkovsky; and Clooney shines.

Musical Youth are on the comeback trail - 21 years after topping the charts with their debut single.

Designer retailer Ted Baker reported a 19% rise in pre-tax profits today after seeing strong demand for its womenswear collection.