An impressive show of beef animals at Cappamore Show saw William R Gubbins of Kilfinane, Co Limerick winning both the GVM All Ireland€ 2,500 Commercial Beef Championship and the commercial championship of the show.

They look lovely and last so long — well looked after dairy show cows come up shining year after year, with top winners from 2010 taking the red rosettes again last Sunday at Tullamore Show.

CLARE’S mayor, Cllr Christy Curtin, last night spoke of the hurt his family has endured following the death of his nephew, Eoin Ryan.

THE private and public sides of Gerry Ryan will be respected at his farewell tomorrow when his funeral Mass takes place in the intimate setting of his small local church while thousands follow the service live on radio and internet.

GERRY RYAN once used the home of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey to produce an irreverent schoolboys’ magazine, Fianna Fáil TD Sean Haughey fondly recalled yesterday.

THE sun shone brightly yesterday, but it couldn’t hide the pain of a town that bid farewell to two young local men who died in a car crash on Sunday.

GARDAÍ have set up a specialist unit to tackle the spate of gangland killings in Dublin.

DECLAN RYAN, the son of Ryanair founder Tony Ryan, has resigned as a non-executive director of the airline.

TENSIONS were mounting in Limerick last night following violent scenes outside the city's circuit court as the search for two brothers who were abducted at gunpoint continues.