THERE are pubs and bars, and then there are locals — and Cobh’s Roaring Donkey is all three, under the one hat and roof.

The overall winner of the Agricultural Journalism Awards 2012 is Caitriona Murphy of Farming Independent, who was presented with The Bull bronze trophy at an awards ceremony in AIB Bankcentre, Ballsbridge.

Experts on gardening, archaeology, the Irish language and the arts are among those appointed to the Heritage Council today.

PERHAPS Charlie Haughey’s best days are gone but why would he want them back when the public adulation is still there? Hundreds flocked around him yesterday when he carried out the annual task of starting the Dingle regatta in Co Kerry.