Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius was yesterday convicted of culpable homicide — the equivalent Irish legal term is manslaughter — escaping the more serious charge of murder for the killing of his girlfriend, and will now battle to avoid going to prison.

TOUR America has launched a brochure for the Hawaiian islands, which underlines how the Irish are becoming more discerning.

JOHN MEDLEY WOOD was a 19th Century sailor turned farmer who became curator of the Durban Botanic Gardens in South Africa.

South Africa Sevens winger Anton Pitout has won the first battle in a bid to save his leg after suffering a horrific injury at last year’s Dubai Sevens.