IN the context of recent media coverage of so many young people dying on Irish roads, I have no doubt the country’s ambivalent attitude to road safety is a major contributory factor.

I HAVE to confess to a feeling of relief and gratitude when I heard the announcement that Pat Kenny is departing the Late Late Show at the end of the current season.

I AM delighted the number of deaths on Irish roads is significantly down on the same period for last year. However, although this is welcome news, I fear this trend is unlikely to continue.

SOME of Ireland’s biggest names in the entertainment industry are lining up for a battle to win a licence to run a rock music station in Dublin.

THEY can tackle hecklers like they were bowling pins and deliver punchlines to the back of the net with pinpoint accuracy, but the skills of Ireland’s comedians proved a little less sharp on the football pitch.