Mention Derrynaflan and people of a certain vintage will remember the discovery of the famous chalice and paten along with other mediaeval ecclesiastical treasures.
There have been attempts to convince Irish herd owners, that last year's Beef Plan Movement protests caused more harm than good.
A Government commitment to fully fund Pillar II schemes for the next CAP programme could secure an additional €1 billion for the farm sector.
Johnny Depp was a drug addict prone to violent rages and a misogynist who assaulted his wife, a London court was told as the actor's libel trial against a UK tabloid neared its end.
On Sunday afternoon, February 17, 1980 a Clonmel businessman Michael Webb and his 15-year-old son Mike were exploring the monastic site at Derrynaflan with metal detectors.
Businesswomen Joanne Russell followed her instincts when she closed her dry-cleaning business to focus on farm and family life. Apart from running the dry-cleaners, she was also working as a florist and says the long hours just were not working for her.
Calls by the Irish Wildlife Trust (IWT) for the removal of livestock from commonages on the Nephin Mountains and Owenduff areas of north Mayo have sparked a furious row between environmentalists and farmers.
