THE great world spins towards another All-Ireland Sunday. Around the world – for an hour or two at least – Irish feet will not make footprints on the fine sands of southeast Asia’s beaches.

A 28-year-old man has appeared in court in Australia, charged with the manslaughter of Gearoid Walsh in Sydney.

Australian police today charged a 28-year-old man with manslaughter over the violent killing of an Irish man.

Cork hurling star Dónal Óg Cusack has received huge support for his frank and open revelation about his sexuality in his upcoming autobiography.

THE father of Cork hurling hero Dónal Óg Cusack colourfully said to his son, on hearing he was gay, that it would be more difficult to defend than his short puck-outs.

GARDAÍ have ruled out foul play following the sudden death, most likely from natural causes, of the daughter of a former TD.

STRIKING tributes were paid yesterday to solicitor and All-Ireland-winning Kerry footballer Garry MacMahon, who died last week after a brief illness.

A CORONER in the North could face a legal battle over using TV footage of a riot in Derry where a Catholic man was crushed to death by a British army vehicle.

THE first of several possible championship clashes between Kerry and Cork this year takes place at Dunmanway, Co. Cork tomorrow in the Munster inter-county vocational schools SFC final (2.30).