A few moments of their time and a few words from the heart were all anyone who signed books of condolence for the victims of the Berkeley tragedy had to give, but they gave it with the deep wish that it somehow could be more.

Lieutenant Commander Roberta O’Brien will make Irish Naval history tomorrow when she takes command of L.E. Aisling, becoming the first female officer to command a state ship.

A MEDICAL glove designed by college students which will drastically cut the healing time for a common hand-bone fracture has been hailed at a top innovation competition.