Ray Byrne and his 1930 Levis

WE set off, walking to the right along the beach, first fording a small stream.

The Waterford-based Coastguard Helicopter has brought two casualties to hospital today - one, a crew member from a fishing vessel off the south coast, the other a hillwalker in Co Tipperary.

TIPPERARY’S minor football campaign this year was a stirring tale long before yesterday’s All-Ireland decider in Croke Park.

INVESTIGATIONS are under way into the cause of a light aircraft crash which injured a flight instructor and his pupil yesterday after the craft plunged 2,000 feet from the sky.

IN her victim impact statement to the court, Cathleen Lawless said Jason Gormley walked away from the crash leaving her alongside her fatally injured husband, trapped in their car with the smell of burning. She feared it would go up in flames.

NESTLED at the foot of Slievenamon, in Tipperary, is a pretty little thatched cottage with a barn, a stream and a duck pond. Owned by a basket weaver, the 250-year-old property is a protected structure with a newly thatched roof and original features.

IT’s a long way from Banbridge in Co Down to Clonmel, but it paid off for trainer, Jerry Cosgrave, when his Dick Naylor won the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Maiden Hurdle at Clonmel yesterday.

THE altar gifts, at the funeral Mass, symbolised the life and talents of tragic 16-year-old Ciara Gibbs.

CLONACODY House failed to sell at auction on Wednesday, withdrawn when bidding reached €7 million.

CLONACODY House and its 122 acre estate at Fethard, Co Tipperary has attracted some very heavy hitters in the equestrian world since it went up for sale a few weeks ago.

This family home near Fethard, Co Tipperary is not as old as it looks. In fact, it is a spring chicken in building terms.

KILHEFFERNAN House is old, but its adjoining cottage is older - dating back to the 16th century.

By Tommy Barker INTO horses? Saddle up, and ride out towards Slievenamon - South Lodge to be precise - a spot that has been home to race winners trained by David Wachman, now married to John Magnier’s daughter Katie.