BOLIVIA: With a vast crowd waiting and a temporary altar, Pope Francis needed a place to change before saying Mass in Bolivia — and the closest place was a Burger King.

The Department of Arts, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht has rebuffed claims from Unesco that it should have been consulted in advance over the filming of scenes for the latest Star Wars movie on Skellig Michael — a World Heritage site.

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Outside the wind howled and the rain lashed down, but serenity reigned within the confines of Christ The King Church on Cork City’s southside as hundreds of mourners gathered to pay tribute to Paddy Martin, father of Fianna Fáil leader Micheál and a well-known figure in sporting circles for decades.