Oil on canvas entitled The Vegetable Seller at Cork, estimate €800 to €1200, at Hegarty’s Auction Rooms, The Bypass, Bandon, on Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 at 7pm.

Since the deal took effect at the start of January, the SIS coverage of Shelbourne Park racing has been restricted to far flung fields.

THE GAA is optimistic that the Government is prepared to give formal recognition to the game of hurling by grant-aiding it as a separate entity from Gaelic football.