A glance at the week that was
The numbers
72The age of retired roofer Robert Howard from Dublin, who has become the first European and only the eighth person in the world to be named a tae- kwon-do grandmaster.
4.08amThe time in Ireland on Thursday when convicted murderer Troy Davis was put to death by lethal injection.
€58mThe amount Walford, an Edwardian redbrick mansion on Shrewsbury Road in Dublin 4, sold for in 2005. Gayle Killilea, wife of property developer Sean Dunne, is believed to have become the beneficial owner.
€15mThe asking price for the house this week.
10The number of dumplings devoured in 30 seconds by Ivan Mendel in Ukraine to win an eating contest. The 77-year-old died shortly afterwards.
71,000
The record-breaking visitor figures on the first day of the National Ploughing Championships.
We now know
When it comes to men, bad breath is the biggest turn-off for women across Europe, according to yet another survey.
Royal wedding and winning were the two most-used phrases on television this year.
Bridgette Jordan from Illinois is the world’s shortest woman, at 2ft 3in tall.
Two little boys had one not-so-little fight. In a cage. With 250 people watching.
Children as young as eight are taking part in cage fighting in the UK, it emerged this week. Council officials in Preston, Lancashire, have ordered the review of the licence of Greenlands Labour Club, where two eight-year-old boys took part in a fight watched by an audience of 250 adults. The owner of the club, Michelle Anderson, defended the event and said it was not cage fighting. “They were just grappling . . . The event was perfectly legal. There was only one fight for kids, which was a demonstration fight.”
