In this exclusive extract from Colm O’Regan’s new book, ‘Ann Devine Ready for Her Close-Up’, mammy and daughter tiptoe through the social niceties of the community meeting and ponder the fate of the bats.

Art: Art Under Attack

Robert F. Kennedy Jr's estranged wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, who had fought drug and alcohol problems, has been found dead at the family property.

YOUNGSTERS Aoife McKenna and Danielle Winckworth sat spellbound yesterday as author and storyteller Larry O’Loughlin spun his web of magic.