The popular broadcaster passed away last Monday at the age of 85.

The Archbishop of Dublin has described the newly canonised popes John XXIII and John Paul II as men “who in their day to day ordinary lives try heroically to live the Christian life”.

An Offaly man who mugged and knocked unconscious an 83-year-old woman has been sentenced to five years with the final year suspended.

CONGRATULATIONS to the BBC Radio 5 Live newsreader who recently added to the gaiety of a nation with the following breaking news item: “Andrew Flintoff is to see a renowned joint specialist in Amsterdam.”

The victims of the ongoing Israel-Hezbollah conflict will be remembered today in ceremonies in Dublin and Thurles.