On an extremely busy point-to-point weekend, there were nine races at yesterday’s Muskerry Foxhounds meeting at Dromahane and the well-supported Dr Patmassini showed his appreciation for the fast underfoot surface by readily putting his rivals to the sword in the winners of one.

Patricia Burns’ paintings of her daily route home evoke the cold, gloomy beauty of Cork’s suburban sprawl,says Tina O’Sullivan

Prince has advised Justin Bieber to “get a good teacher”.