Having a keen interest in the work of German spiritual teacher and philosopher Eckhart Tolle, I was somehow willing the universe to introduce me to the teachings of homegrown philosopher, John O’Donoghue. 

"The one thing I took from it was I had been hurling with lads for 30 years and I thought I knew them but I didn’t f***ing know them at all. You’d get talking with lads when you’re walking with them. You’d be at home thinking about things and you find out other lads would be thinking the same things."

A repeat social welfare fraudster who was caught after his picture was run through facial recognition software by Department of Social Protection investigators has been sentenced to three years in jail, with the final two years suspended.

A repeat social welfare fraudster who was caught after his picture was run through facial recognition software by Department of Social Protection investigators has been sentenced to three years in jail with the final two years suspended.

SATURDAY

A step-down house helped saved Stuart Zheng’s life after addiction treatment — of that, he has no doubt.

Many of the distressed women that came to Cuan Mhuire over the past 50 years, came because they were suffering distress having undergone an abortion.

A judge congratulated singer Dolores Keane as he banned her from driving for four years and fined her €300 for drunk-driving.

GARDAÍ have advised motorists going to the National Ploughing Championships in Athy, Co Kildare, not to be complacent about their travel plans.

President Mary McAleese today warned that alcohol addiction was “the blight of all blights”, leaving a trail of wasted lives and tragic and heartbreaking damage.