Two special stamps were issued today to mark important Irish Franciscan anniversaries.

JOHN MAUGHAN was reappointment Mayo senior football manager for a three-year term last night, after stating he and his selectors were not interested in 12-month appointments.

THE Waterford County Board investigation into the incidents which marred the recent senior hurling semi-final between Ballygunner and Lismore has taken a dramatic and potentially very serious turn following an allegation against referee Michael Wadding.

DATING way back to the time of Henry the Second, Ballycogley Castle was built by the Wadding family, colonists who did well out of the English invasion of this area of Co Wexford.

THE Games Administration Committee will not shirk its responsibility when it comes down to penalising players for acts of indiscipline, chairman Tony O’Keeffe stressed yesterday.