Bill Clinton; Marty Whelan; and Great British Bake Off host, Sue Perkins, have all spoken eloquently bout the pain that the death of a family dog causes. Caroline Allen talks to an Irish dog owner who took two weeks off work when her dog was near death and another who cancelled Christmas when her two dogs died.

THERE is nothing quite like the feeling of boarding a Friday morning flight from Ireland: nothing like relaxing back into your seat as you gaze out of the window, feeling the engines surge as the plane rises out of the grey, cold mist on a journey bound for a weekend of golden beaches and blue skies.

WWE superstar John Cena is teaming up with Scooby Doo for a new animated film.

Joe Murphy

THE Disneyfication of the Famous Five is set to end years of speculation that George shacked up with a woman and Timmy met his maker in a crush with a bus.

Paul Telfer has left Celtic before the end of his contract to return to his family in England.

FOR parents, Hallowe’en can be a scary time financially, second only to Christmas in the commercial calendar.

By Caroline O'Doherty THE button-eyed bear was as wide as the coffin was long and twice as high.