When Colm Cronin hopped, skipped and jumped 15.89 meters on June 26th 1977, little did the Leevale man realise his Irish triple jump record would remain peerless some 40 years later.

Madonna paid tribute to Michael Jackson as she described him as one of the greatest performers the world has ever known.

MICHAEL JACKSON was back to his best and had an “incredible energy” as he performed two days before his death, the photographer who captured some of the star’s final moments said yesterday.