Aifric McGlinchey talks to St Vincent de Paul about their work in rural areas. 

Nkosi sikalel’ iAfrika, which we heard in Dublin six days ago, is basically two songs mingled to make up South Africa’s beautiful national anthem and its status as a unifying number for the Rainbow Nation is confirmed by the five languages used in its delivery.

The Passages of Herman Melville

WITH another former Cork minor star making some serious waves across the Tasman Sea, Tomás O’Leary is out to strike another blow for the Rebel alumni in New Zealand this weekend.

AS THE Ireland squad jetted in through the South Seas squall enveloping Auckland yesterday, it was a good thing they chose Singapore Airlines rather than the country’s host carrier, Air New Zealand, for the mammoth journey.

Scarlett Johansson is reportedly in the running to star on Broadway in a “sexy” revival of musical South Pacific.

Scots comedian Billy Connolly has sold his home in Los Angeles and plans to live permanently in Britain, his wife revealed today.

A NUMBER of years ago, I was part of an Irish delegation to the United Nations. It was my first time in the Assembly Hall, and a fascinating place it was. To my surprise, all of the delegations were arranged alphabetically.

FIRST full day in the Kingdom of Tonga and the Irish rugby squad have already been given an insight into the way things are done in this most relaxed region of the world.

WAISALE SEREVI, arguably the greatest Rugby Sevens player in the world, will have more than a passing interest in the Heineken Kinsale Sevens on May 2-4.

Gloucester’s rampant forwards have been backed to cause more Heineken Cup mayhem after they roughed up Cardiff and sent them tumbling out of Europe.