The week that was at a glance
Meltdown IMy Sweet Lord, a 6ft chocolate sculpture of Jesus, was to have been unveiled over holy week in New York but was withdrawn as the artist came under fire from the Catholic League, an organisation of religious conservatives with 300,000 members.
Meltdown IIAer Lingus is to begin charging passengers if they wish to choose their seats on board. Pre-booked seating will cost €3 per flight until May 22nd. After that, prebooking in the first five seat rows will cost €10, while an exit-row seat will cost €15.
We Now know
Karolis the most popular name for Polish baby boys. In Warsaw, the number of Karols has quadrupled since Pope John Paul II died in 2005. His real name was Karol Wojtyla.
The report on the Garda inquiry into the Dublin and Monaghan bombingswas finally published, but 33 years on, it was unable to find evidence of collusion in the investigation's winding down
"The strangest thing I've ever tried to snort? My father. I snorted my father. " Rolling Stones' guitarist Keith richards says he snorted hos father's ashes during a drugs binge.
The Numbers
€45,000Annual pension to which superintendent James Fitzgerald will be entitled following his resignation after he was arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
€2.4mEarnings of AIB CEO Eugene Sheehy in his first year: a bonus of €1.3 million on a basic salary of €860,000.
570New world rail speed record, in kilometres per hour, set by France's TGV train