The family of a girl who is thought to have been killed by a pack of dogs has been left “devastated”, police said today.

WHEN Johnny Depp thinks about what it is he does for a living and how well he’s paid for it, he has to laugh.

THERE were some conflicting emotions swirling around Chris Whitaker’s head last Saturday night as he watched Leinster take Munster apart at the RDS.

JUST one more interminable day to go now before the mother of all Irish derbies, but the highlight of Chris Whitaker’s season, of his entire stay here in Ireland, has already come and gone. His wife Alison gave birth to their third child a few weeks back and the Whitakers now have three delicate, precious buds to nurture in the shapes of Lilly Rose, Jasmine Blossom and, the latest arrival, Poppy Petal.