The funeral mass of Offaly vet Catherine Gowing takes place in Co. Offaly later.

IT’S RAINING, ‘pull-over-it’s-too-dangerous-to-drive’ rain. Hardly ideal conditions for roaming the forest and hills around Kinnitty Castle Hotel, Co Offaly, foraging for mushrooms.

THERE has been a great deal of unfounded and ill-informed speculation resulting from the recent RTÉ Hidden History documentary on the Pearsons of Coolacrease.

TIPPERARY have made four changes from the side which lost to Clare for their crunch Allianz NHL tie with Galway at Semple Stadium, Thurles, on Sunday.

LOUIS OSBOURNE, the eldest son of self-styled Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne, spurned the celebrity route when he married Irish girl Louise Lennon yesterday.