A bronze statue of an Irish priest credited with saving the lives of thousands of people in Rome during the Second World War will soon grace his hometown.

IRELAND suffered its coolest July in up to half a century, Met Éireann figures show — and August starts on a downer with a Bank Holiday Monday washout likely in many places today.

THE body of a male, believed to be the 19-year-old Dublin youth missing since early yesterday morning at Lahinch, was recovered last night at the north Clare seaside resort.