The Irish veterinary service has confirmed the beef is around 20 years old.

A failure in the pump's electricity circuit support system caused the switch-off of the major coolant pump of reactor No 5. We switched off the whole bloc for additional, thorough security checks.

'The room service is what saved us,' I remember him really going on about that. We were kind of shocked he was giving us so much information.

A man once asked to shake hands with me, the "greatest Englishman who ever lived." I replied, "F**k off, I'm Irish."

I mean from Germans to Irish Catholics to Jews to Hispanics virtually the same kinds of things have been said. The sooner we get this cycle over with, the happier I'll be.

It's good for all the Irish to get together and celebrate.