
THE KING’S GAMBIT: MICK FLANNERY’S A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
Mick Flannery’s latest release A Night At The Opera – much like an actual night at the opera – isn’t going to be for everyone. This might come as a surprise to most, considering topping the Irish Album Charts for weeks on end is just part and parcel of a Mick Flannery joint these days. It won’t, however, come as any surprise to Flannery himself.

UKRAINE CRISIS: TENSIONS RISE AS PUTIN RECOGNISES PRO-RUSSIAN SEPARATISTS’ INDEPENDENCE
Tensions in Ukrainian-Russian relations have come to a head on Monday as Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to recognise the independence of two pro-Russian separatist groups on Ukraine’s eastern border.