HELEN CLANCY was the proudest mum in Ireland yesterday when her son togged out in white and blue strip to referee the opening World Cup clash.

THE army private who died in a drowning accident has been buried with full military honours in Limerick.

A BUSY Limerick riverside street will sizzle over the coming holiday weekend as hundreds of barbecue chefs gather from all over the world to pit their skills in an international cook-off.

IT’S a very social club, is Bruff RFC, and that was much in evidence at last Saturday’s vital AIL division 3 match against promotion rivals Queens University, from Belfast.