A homeless man has died in Tullamore, and locals in the Co Offaly town are planning to play tribute to him at an event tonight.

Nearly 3,000 musicians gathered tonight to break the world record for the largest number of people to take part in a traditional Irish music session.

A JUBILANT Brian Cowen will race across his home county this weekend, flying in and out of towns as he is cheered on by tens of thousands of supporters celebrating his elevation to taoiseach.