A sudden thunderstorm on Tuesday evening in Killarney saw tourists run for cover roads flood, and shops close early in a weather event not seen for fifty years according to locals.

A 17-year-old whose family has been in the jarvey business for three generations has emerged as the winner of the only horse and carriage hackney licence to be publicly advertised in the town’s recent history.

A man who has notched up 41 bench warrants, all as a result of his alcohol consumption, wanted one last chance yesterday so he could spend St Patrick’s Day “on the loose”.

ALL-Ireland club memories. Colm Cooper traces his first back to 1992.