The great and the good had been queuing up all week to predict an England win at Twickenham on Saturday night, among them three captains from World Cups long gone, writes Peter Jackson.

THE familiar Crossfield prefix of Millstreet-based Brendan O'Shea was in the ascendancy at Curraheen on Saturday night as the home-bred Crossfield Reeselanded the final of the featured Fermoy Print and Design A4.

JOE BARBERA, half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team that produced such beloved cartoon characters as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones, has died.

Joe Barbera, half of the Hanna-Barbera animation team which produced such beloved cartoon characters as Tom and Jerry, Yogi Bear and the Flintstones, has died.

Animation pioneer William Hanna, who with partner Joseph Barbera created such beloved cartoon characters as Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear and Tom and Jerry, died yesterday.