Alfie In The Bath

It’ll be the wrecking ball for Cork soon enough as the bulldozers move into Páirc Uí Chaoimh. But it was county secretary Frank Murphy who was constructive, namely hitting the nail on the head when he spoke against plans to end the St Patrick’s Day All-Ireland Club senior finals.

The top 50 books for children to read have been released, and Roald Dahl remains at number one.

FRESHLY SQUEEZED orange juice — my eye! One of the most abused terms in the English language — the reality of “freshly squeezed” orange juice stretches from a tetra pack to a litre plastic container of juice that was squeezed days and sometimes weeks earlier, writes Darina Allen. 

EVERYONE needs a shower buddy, right? Fresh from escaping the clutches of their despicable employers in Horrible Bosses (2011), Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale (Charlie Arbus) set up their own company in Horrible Bosses 2 (15A). 

This week, we look at family adventure Paddington and comedy sequel Horrible Bosses 2.

Oscar-winning beauty Nicole Kidman was among the stars to brave the pouring rain at the premiere of Paddington the movie.

Scenes showing cross-dressing flirtation and a villainous taxidermist all contributed towards the new Paddington film being given a Parental Guidance certificate — much to the surprise of the famous bear’s creator.

The new Paddington film has been given a Parental Guidance certificate in Britain for mild use of both bad language and sex references – much to the surprise of the creator of the famous bear.

From Downton Abbey to Paddington Bear, Hugh Bonneville enjoys mixing it up, writes Susan Griffin.

Fans have been given their first glimpse of Paddington the movie star, ahead of the release of the big screen debut for the bear from darkest Peru.

Forget Saturday’s 26-point hammering, Offaly’s hurling problems run far deeper than the slaughter suffered at Nowlan Park.

BACK in 1958, Britain was welcoming everyone, including Paddington Bear, a strange, confused stowaway from "darkest Peru" who had a compulsion for eating marmalade sandwiches.

Given the amount of young Galway players jettisoned at senior level, it’srefreshing if a little unusual that Anthony Cunningham has placed so much trust in the inexperienced.

Biarritz Olympique have made two changes for their Heineken Cup clash at home to Ulster on Sunday.

CONOR COUNIHAN is to be reappointed as Cork senior football coach at tonight’s Cork County Board meeting.

Following a flurry of bets on Michael Bond becoming the new Galway hurling manager, bookmaker Ladbrokes has closed the book on the market.

ON MY way to Croke Park yesterday I met Michael Bond; we all know what Michael did with Offaly in 1998.

PERHAPS it may be too much to expect that Davy Fitzgerald can match the achievement of Michael Bond ten years ago, when he took over the Offaly team after Babs Keating opted out following their Leinster defeat to Kilkenny, and inspired a magical triumph over them to claim the Liam MacCarthy Cup.

ALMOST 20 years after beginning the task of putting Tipperary hurling back on the map, Babs Keating is back at the helm again.

ELEVEN years after hastily resigning as Tipperary hurling manager, Michael ‘Babs’ Keating is back at the helm.

THE fact that Kilkenny have won the last six Leinster hurling titles is indicative of where Wexford, Offaly, Laois and Dublin lie in the pecking order.

The only known recording of AA Milne reading his children’s classic Winnie The Pooh is being released on CD.

FIVE years on, Brian Cody is not merely one of the most accomplished and successful hurling managers of the modern era.

Michael Bond has resigned as the Offaly hurling manager.