WALK into any restaurant these days and you’re frequently confronted by a wall covered with plaques and framed certificates, telling you how great the restaurant is. What do they all mean, if anything?

The funeral of folk musician Barney McKenna, the last surviving member of The Dubliners, will be held on Monday.

FEARS that the current economic problems would decimate the sponsorship scene have proved unfounded and there was double good news this week with confirmation that existing sponsorship of the Easter Cup at Shelbourne and the Produce Stakes at Clonmel is to continue this year.

The High Court has awarded €32,000 to a part time postman who sustained serious head injures as a result of being thrown from his motorbike after a dog ran in front of him.