MAN ARRESTED AFTER STABBING WATERMELON

Shaun the Sheep has topped a UK poll of favourite children’s characters over the last 70 years – beating a host of older creations such as the Teletubbies and Postman Pat.

Ronan Keating has joined the cast of Postman Pat the Movie.

Boyzone star Ronan Keating has been added to the cast of Postman Pat: The Movie — playing the singing voice of the cheery postie.

THURSDAY night and my husband and I are in bed. We’re both wearing reading spectacles for the first time.

DUBLIN Marathon Race Director Jim Aughney yesterday had good reason to feel like a lottery millionaire with the announcement that the National Lottery is the new title sponsor for the October Bank Holiday weekend event.

HE may be the country’s latest Lotto millionaire, but Kinsale postman Pat Broderick turned up for work as usual yesterday to deal with the mail for the homes he has been serving for the last 25 years.

PAUL HENNESSY, who bagged a double at the venue last Thursday, can repeat the feat, via Tyrur Lee and De Talisman, at tonight’s gala-sponsored benefit meeting in aid of Eire Óg GAA Club at Curraheen Park.

DROOPYS MAL and Rusheen Honcho will clash in the second round of the Puppy Derby at Harold's Cross on Friday night. The pair will dominate the betting in heat 2 and should fight out the finish.

Postman Pat was today set to embark on one of his biggest delivery rounds yet after his owner announced plans to send him to Japan.

Cartoon strongman He-Man beefed up shares in Entertainment Rights today after the firm struck a deal to launch DVDs featuring the character in North America.

The Tweenies today earned £3.1m (€4.5m) for their creators after the owner of Postman Pat and Basil Brush went on the acquisition trail again.

Children’s television favourite Postman Pat could get more black and Asian friends in order to make the show more multicultural.