Saturday 18 May 2013
No need to be perplexed Tony, as to why our wee football team got a Stormont reception whereas Cardinal Brady did not (Write Back, December 15).
One event (the one you quizzically refer to as 'a reception for the North of Ireland soccer squad') was non-sectarian, the other was.
Ne Obliviscaris, Ontario
The outgoing governor of the Bank of England has warned that George Osborne's plan to boost the housing market is "too close for comfort" to a general state guarantee for mortgages.
Former foreign secretary Lord Geoffrey Howe has claimed David Cameron is losing control of his party as the Conservatives' "long, nervous breakdown" over Europe continues.
One of Northern Ireland's grandest stately homes has been badly damaged in a fire.
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.
Coronation Street has dominated the British Soap Awards, scooping eight out of 16 awards including Best Soap.
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.
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