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The recovery of a dead dog from the water in Doolin, whose hind legs were bound with cable ties, has shocked and angered locals, members of the search and rescue team that recovered the animal, as well as the local dog warden.

FEARS have been raised that tourism-related enterprises in Lough Derg will be hit if Dublin City Council approves the creation of Ireland’s first dual-purpose reservoir in the Midlands, to facilitate the abstraction of up to 350 million gallons of water daily in 2040.

THE Gaelic Athletic Association, the cornerstone of communities throughout Ireland, is under a growing threat due the flight of players, not to other codes but to emigration.

Ireland is now like a terminally ill patient who wants to hear the truth but is being fed steaming great dollops of bulls**t.

Despite the spilling of blood from punched noses, the footage of the student protests in both Ireland and Britain was a refreshing sight. It was neither surprising nor pleasant to see the students treated as they were by police on both sides of the Irish Sea but it was another form of education for them. One positive in the whole sorry business was that it was free.

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THE opening of the €207 million Gort to Crusheen bypass, while broadly welcomed, could have a devastating effect on businesses located along the existing N18, including Gort and Crusheen.