Saturday 18 May 2013
As Shakespeare said: "Nothing in his life became him as the manner of his leaving." As I watched His Holiness, surrounded by a confusion of cardinals, I so wished certain members of the hierarchy here had done likewise.
EITHNE MacFADDEN
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One of Northern Ireland's grandest stately homes has been badly damaged in a fire.
Bashar Assad said he will not step down as president of Syria before elections are held in the war-ravaged country.
Explosions have gone off in the Libyan capital Tripoli and the restive eastern city of Benghazi.
Substitute Craig Doyle came off the bench to fire in a spectacular hat-trick as Carlow powered to a 4-17 to 2-13 victory over London in the Leinster SHC at Dr Cullen Park.
Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones has apologised to team-mate Glenn Whelan after smashing his car windscreen in a mistaken act of retribution for a training-ground prank which went wrong.
There could be better to come from Tuscan Light judged on her manner of victory in the Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund Median Auction Fillies Maiden at Wexford.
John Hurt has been unveiled as an incarnation of The Doctor as the latest series of Doctor Who reached its climax.
A-lister Kate Winslet has ramped up the glitz and glam to address the "heartbreaking" situation of youngsters living rough.
Kristen Stewart is apparently dreaming about the "normal family life" she wants with Robert Pattinson.
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