The battle between the junior hurling champions of the last two years went the way of 14-man Cloughduv in the first round of the Cork IHC at Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

A quick-thinking garda has become the first person to receive two National Bravery Awards in the same year in the ceremony’s 67-year history, after risking his own life to ensure the safety of the public.

A man who rescued four children from a sandbank amidst a fast-rising tide in Co Kerry last summer was among 36 people to receive bravery awards in Dublin Castle yesterday.

Q&A with Minister Shane McEntee

WITH the feed needs of the organic beef and sheep sectors to satisfy, as well as 1,800 tonnes required by Flahavans for porridge, organic oats is becoming attractive for farmers.