The Irish National Stud and Gardens, Kildare, in association with ISNA, holds its first plant fair on Saturday, August 10, from 11am to 4pm. Admission €5, which will allow reduced entry into the Japanese Gardens.

Funeral arrangements have been announced for tragic mother of three Marie Downey and her infant son Darragh, who both died at Cork University Maternity Hospital, four days after little Darragh’s birth.

PROFITS at the Irish arm of Swiss drugs group Novartis rose by just over €1 million last year.

NOVARTIS, Switzerland’s largest drugmaker, reported first-quarter profits above analysts’ forecasts as sales increased for its biggest product, hypertension drug Diovan.