Friends and family of RTE Broadcaster Gerry Ryan are gathering this morning to say a final farewell to the 53-year-old who died last week.

IN what is being seen by many as a coming of age for Irish women, Ireland’s first philanthropy fund has been set up by women to tackle problems facing less advantaged women across the country.

President Mary Mc Aleese has paid tribute to more than 4,000 Irish men who lost their lives fighting for the British Army at Gallipoli.