History could have been so different. Rather than anchoring RTÉ’s soccer coverage during the glory days of Italia ’90, Bill O’Herlihy could have been preparing for a run at the presidency.

THE momentous events in the United States and the outrage in Limerick have been major distractions from our economic plight, but we are going to have to face it, and the sooner the better. A number of political commentators have called for a new Tallaght Strategy.