Live at the Marquee got off to a cracking start last night thanks to the ever-infectious intensity of Celtic punks Dropkick Murphys.

Christmas had to come a little early for Gary Hurley this week as the National University of Ireland, Maynooth golfer got his yuletide celebrations done in good time for a dash across the Atlantic and a prestigious date with some of the amateur game’s leading lights.

A part of the Atlas collection by the German artist Gerhard Richter, one of Sharon McCarthy’s favourite artists.