SONIA O'SULLIVAN'S relationship with running has changed over the years. Source: Tom Honan/INPHO Once an elite competitor with international ambitions on her mind, there was always a ready-made purpose behind her reason for running in those days. Success, medals, testing the limits, setting new race records and surpassing them. O'Sullivan measured herself against the best long-distance runners the world had to offer. Sometimes she had their number, sometimes they had her's. She never had to contemplate the targets that were worth chasing. They were already cast in stone for her. She just had to put one foot in front of the other and grab them. But things are different now. O'Sullivan turned 50

“Never underestimate the Pricey.” However, last month the controversial star, who was once estimated to be worth £40 million, hit rock bottom as she was declared bankrupt. It topped off what has been the toughest few years of Katie's life. Not only has she struggled to pay off spiralling debts, she's been hit with personal dramas and public scandals that have taken the sheen off her once brightly-shining star. So, does she still have what it takes to come back from the edge this time - and if so, how? The story so far We've avidly followed her “crazy life” through countless reality TV series and magazine deals, watched on as she's gone through various relationship highs and lows and literally

GARDAI are warning those who shop online that some criminals are now capable of reproducing the little padlock icon which appears on the address bar of internet browsers.  “This icon was always an indication of the safety and security of the website that you were in,” said Sergeant Ber Leetch. “The advice from gardai is to make other checks on websites you intend using so that you can be absolutely sure of the company's bona fides and that your banking details are safe and secure,” she added. Read also: Warning as thieves target offices at Limerick city businesses Online shoppers are also being urged to only buy goods and services from established retailers or websites. Where possible, secure

THE MONKS in Glenstal are like a family. And similar to farming families when there is no son or daughter - or in this case Brother - to take it over it can be either sold or leased. There was a lot of interest in recent weeks when the Brady Group advertised the lease of a 306 acre working dairy farm at Glenstal Abbey, Murroe. However, Abbot Brendan Coffey said the community have been renting out the farm for the past year. “The present lease expires in January and so we are looking for fresh expressions of interest for a new lease,” he explained. The abbot said the reasons for leasing the farm are many and complicated. “Fr James finished up as a farmer and it simply isn't feasible for an institution

A VERDICT of misadventure was recorded at the inquest of a middle-aged woman who died after consuming a toxic amount of alcohol. The body of the 57-year-old was discovered slumped on the couch at her home on the southside of the city earlier this year - a number of days after she was last seen by her partner. Limerick Coroner's Court was told when the man became concerned about the woman, he contacted a neighbour who had a spare key to her home. Read also: Inquest hears man, 68, died after stumbling and falling down stairs The neighbour told gardai, the house was locked and that the radio was on when she called to the house to check on the woman. She had no pulse and her arms were stiff and she

Start checking those tickets. With the Christmas season fast approaching, we wouldn't complain if we got a bit of extra cash in our pocket. Hell, even €5 would suffice but one lucky person in Ireland doesn't have those concerns because they've just become a millionaire after the National Lottery confirmed that the Ireland Only Raffle that's worth €1million was won. The winning raffle ticket code on the EuroMillions Ireland Only Raffle Prize is I-HKM-23791. Every EuroMillions line bought in Ireland has a unique Ireland Only Raffle code, from which ten are drawn to win €5,000 in each standard draw. However, this week's draws will see each of the ten Ireland Only Raffle winners receiving the usual

A Dublin man conned a Laois man out of €300 by advertising a drone on Done Deal which he failed to deliver. At last week's sitting of Portlaoise District Court, Patrick Quaide (21), with an address at 15 Manor Place, Onger, Dublin 15, was charged with making gain by deception, at Cloneygowan, Portarlington, on December 27, 2017. Garda Karen Anderson gave evidence that on December 27, 2017, the injured party bought a drone on Done Deal and forwarded €300 to the accused's bank account, but the item was never sent to him. The accused had one previous conviction for a similar offence. This related to an incident in March 2017, when the accused posted an advert on Done Deal for a guitar and accessories.