The father of the eight-year-old boy killed in the devastating Boston Marathon bombings has spoken of his grief.

The father of an eight-year-old killed at the Boston Marathon was described by neighbours as looking like the “walking dead” after learning his son was killed, his wife had suffered horrific brain injuries, and his daughter had lost a leg in the blast.

Friends and neighbours of Martin Richard, the eight-year-old killed in the Boston marathon bombings, have spoken of their horror and sadness at his death.

A settled Traveller who previously had been warned by a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court judge “it’s jail or a job” has had a suspended sentence reactivated after he failed to get work in the last four years.

EXCELLENCE in pedigree cattle production was recognised at the presentation of the RDS Champion of Champion awards in Dublin.

THURLES CBS opened the defence of their Dr Harty Cup title with a comfortable victory over Coláiste An Spioraid Naoimh in the first round at Rathcormac yesterday.

THERE’S more than a few Kerry footballers partial to piseogs, but few were brave enough to discuss them within earshot of team management on the Kingdom’s trip north to Longford last night.

WHAT must be going through the mind of Barry Gilleran this week?

Sligo 1-13 Monaghan 2-8 (aet)

Meath 1-20 Carlow 0-17

A settled traveller who threw a chair at an accident and emergency doctor was today told by Judge Donagh McDonagh at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court: "It's jail or a job."

CORK CITY manager Damien Richardson has turned the daunting prospect of four successive away games into a positive by insisting his players will react better to smoother surfaces away from a very cut up Turner’s Cross.

LUKE DEMPSEY has always preferred to look beyond the confines of today to what tomorrow might bring.

Longford manager Denis Connerton has named an unchanged team from that which triumphed over

THE Cork selectors ended speculation of a major shake-up by making just one change in personnel from the team that lost to Waterford in the Munster final for Saturday’s All-Ireland SHC qualifier with Tipperary in Killarney.

HAVING beaten the team with the lowest profile in football, Longford progress to a meeting with Dublin and the attention that goes with it.

KERRY boss Jack O’Connor remains in positive mood despite the traumatic start to his management career against Longford on Sunday.

Longford 3-7 Kerry 1-12