It’s been all but lost amid the tidal wave of more significant events since, but it’s worth remembering that Jonathan Sexton’s first appearance on a rugby field after he picked up the gong for world player of the year in Monte Carlo at the back end of November ended with him limping to the sidelines with a grimace.

Five men are due to appear in court today in connection with an attempted robbery on a Dublin bookmakers.

PEOPLE in Kenmare, Co Kerry, where a younger sister of Iraq hostage Margaret Hassan is living, yesterday spoke of their sense of shock and outrage at her kidnapping.

AS WE get older, our view of history becomes increasingly jaundiced.