A chance meeting during the Lusitania centenary commemoration earlier this year in Courtmacsherry spawned the idea to mark the 25th anniversary of the Courtmacsherry Model Lifeboat that proved a major attraction for more than a decade in the scenic village.

Despite its fatal role in the Famine, our love for the ‘humble spud’ continues, says Louise Roseingrave

WATCHING the file photos of Ivor Callely in recent times I noticed he has a penchant for shirts with a collar of a different colour.

WE might not have gained much from the proliferation of British TV shows such as the The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent, but perhaps the voting system offers hope for the long-awaited reform of our political system.