Dan Leavy was injured maybe a month or so, his prognosis having confirmed a catastrophic knee injury and a watching brief at the upcoming World Cup, when he posted a message on social media explaining how such a sudden plunge in fortunes was “haunting” him.

You don’t have to spend Valentine’s in a restaurant paying a fortune for food when you could be having real fun with another activity, writes Paula Burns.

The future of awardwinning food business Fallon & Byrne was secured yesterday after the High Court approved a rescue plan for the firm.

Glebe Brethan cheese is available at The Pig’s Back in Cork’s English Market, URRU in Bandon and Mallow; in Dublin at Cavistons of Glasthule, Listons of Camden St, Fallon & Byrne in Exchequer St, Fothergills in Rathmines, Thomas Murphys in Foxrock, Olive in Skerries, Farmleigh Market; Sonairte in Laytown and Castlewellan in Co Down.