The wife of former Tánaiste Peter Barry was described at her funeral Mass yesterday as “a lady in the best sense of the word” who had a caring heart that reached out to all.

The Irish media’s right to report on celebrities has been supported by two potentially groundbreaking rulings at the European Court of Human Rights.

TWO things are hard to find in Connemara. The first is a reliable weather forecast.

Radio presenter Neil Prendeville will not be prosecuted for exposing himself on an airplane — but it’s unclear if he will return to the airwaves.

RADIO presenter Neil Prendeville is not to be prosecuted for committing a lewd act on an Aer Lingus flight, because of a jurisdictional technicality.

A FURTHER shake-up in the gas market has come, with Flogas offering a 20% discount on Bord Gáis prices to new customers.

A SUPERB drop goal by centre Peter Murray three and a half minutes into added time earned Castletroy College victory over champions CBC at Greenfields yesterday and an opportunity to reclaim the Avonmore Munster Schools Senior Cup they last won in 2008.

A EUROPEAN Court of Human Rights decision which upheld the right of five British news organisations to protect an anonymous source by not disclosing a leaked document has been welcomed as a victory for press freedom.

Flogas has announced plans to roll out a natural gas service for commercial customers throughout Ireland, following a successful pilot launch in the North-East.

Former Sweden goalkeeper Magnus Hedman claims he has turned down the chance to join Manchester City on loan as cover for the injured Joe Hart.

Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is scouring the transfer market for a goalkeeper after being given permission by the Premier League to recruit a temporary replacement for the injured Joe Hart.

Manchester City have handed 19-year-old goalkeeper Richard Martin a one-month contract.

Outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis in Ireland’s water may be linked to new housing developments, a leading US scientist is expected to warn today.

ERUDITE jester John Cleese, of Fawlty Towers and Monty Python fame, entertained key players in the Irish business and media worlds at the Thomas Crosbie Holdings (TCH) annual dinner in the company’s flagship headquarters on Cork’s South Mall last night.

HUMANITARIAN and rock star Bob Geldof was the guest speaker at Thomas Crosbie Holdings’ annual dinner last night and said that despite being a victim of the paparazzi culture he still believed in absolute free press.

AN American tycoon yesterday moved a step further in a 35-year legal battle to resolve a riddle of the deep - the sinking of the Lusitania.

IAN BAILEY is facing a legal bill of €200,000 after he unsuccessfully sued eight newspapers for libel.