A letter by Fr Tom Kelleher (Irish Examiner, November 16) on the extensive influence of Saints Columbanus (Columban) and Gall (Gallen) was brought out for many to contemplate.

St Vincent’s Hospital was aware no bed was available for a suicidal man having homicidal thoughts when it transferred him on to his local mental health service for assessment, a consultant psychiatrist has claimed.

A chance encounter with two Americans tracing their ancestry has prompted a book exploring a notorious ‘miscarriage of justice’ in 18th century Youghal.

Glenn Patterson

Laois 2-12 Antrim 0-21

It was enough to send security into a tail spin when the new Pope opted for an impromptu walkabout outside the Church where he yesterday celebrated Sunday Mass.

Cork-born doctor Madoline O’Connell (nee Horgan), who was apprenticed to the discoverer of penicillin, Alexander Fleming, in Harefield Hospital in Britain during the second world war, died last month.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has warned expectant fans they may have to be patient as realisation of his vision for the way the team play may be some time coming to fruition.

TWO little boys will be cheering the opposition at the next Ireland v England rugby match here but their touching story means they’ll be welcome on both sides of the sporting divide.

HOW could men who were supposed to be dedicated to God and to the welfare of God’s children sink to the level of betraying their God and destroying innocent children, doing them almost irreparable harm?

THERE is an old saying that a picture tells a story better than a thousand words, and it is true of James O’Mahoney’s harrowing illustration of the Great Famine.

Liverpool legend Ian St John has described the current off-field situation at the club as “a shambles”.

BROADLOUGH is a shallow coastal lagoon on the river Vartry just south of Wicklow town. There, on a sunny day last October, I encountered one of the great hopefuls of Irish ornithology; an osprey.

DR COLMÁN ETCHINGHAM of NUI Maynooth asks why rural communities should be subjected to the construction of wind generators? (Irish Examiner letters, November 18).

WELSH actress Catherine Zeta Jones has been revealed as the celebrity who earns most from an advertising deal, thanks to a reported €16m payment to promote telecoms giant T-Mobile.

WELSH actress Catherine Zeta Jones has been revealed as the celebrity who earns most from an advertising deal, thanks to a reported €16 million payment to promote telecoms giant T-Mobile.

Welsh actress Catherine Zeta Jones has been revealed as the celebrity who earns most from an advertising deal, thanks to a reported €16.2m payment to promote telecoms giant T-Mobile.

Brian McFall will make his first start of Antrim's NHL Division 1B campaign when they take on Laois at Portlaoise on Sunday (throw-in 2.30pm).

Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie is set to become the highest paid actress-turned-model when she named the new face of Californian fashion label St John.

I’VE mentioned him in this column before, my friend the Long-Suffering Liverpool Supporter.

Former Liverpool striker Ian St John claims Anfield boss Gerard Houllier is turning fans into “zombies” by failing to excite the fans.

Michael Owen’s second strike against West Brom on Saturday took him to the 100 Premier League goal milestone for his club.

TONIGHT I’m going for a drink and a bite to eat with Tony O’Reilly. Hang on, I’ll rephrase. Tonight I will be in a hotel room with 500 other people — and one of them will be AJF O’Reilly.

DELEGATES to the AGM of the FAI in Dublin today will be told that the aborted attempt to build eircom park cost the association €7.2 million.