Mary Miller

“My grandmother’s name is Mary Miller. She is 87 and I am the eldest of her 11 grandchildren. As a child in my grandmother’s house I was adored, spoiled rotten and more than anything else, fed. When conversation turns to favourite dinners, last meal or death row requests, mine is always the same: Granny’s Rissoles with onion mash and baked beans. This is a simple, inexpensive, ordinary dinner which always leaves me feeling, nourished, nurtured and loved.”

To mark the first Grandmother’s Day the Irish Examiner invited readers to send in their favourite recipe taught to them by their grandmother. The eight winners spent last Saturday cooking their dishes with Darina Allen at Ballymaloe House.

ONE of the largest collections of civil actions against the Roman Catholic church came to a close when the Archdiocese of Louisville agreed to pay $25.7 million to 243 people who accuse d priests and employees of child sexual abuse.

As his victims sat behind him in the courtroom, a retired Roman Catholic priest pleaded guilty yesterday to sexually abusing 21 children.