The latest addition to our stellar team of rugby writers reflects on the ups and downs of a magnificent playing career — and reveals the reasons why he's chosen to move to Paris to kick-start his coaching career.

A Fine Gael TD has revealed that pro-life activists have threatened to slit her throat and burn down her house.

It's a story familiar to GAA people all over the country. A stormy annual general meeting, members walking out, transfer applications handed in afterwards.

THERE are three reasons why a managed exit by Ireland from the eurozone is the most urgent economic priority. But first consider this reality.

Mice raised without bacteria in the gut showed distinctly autistic patterns of behaviour, choosing to interact with objects more than other mice, scientists at University College Cork (UCC) have found.

More than 300,000 people have left Ireland in the past four years. Tempting as it is, Ruairí McKiernan is prepared to stay to help make the country a better place

Paddy Power are today refunding all win and each way singles to customers who backed Ireland's Ryan Dolan for last night's Eurovision.

The latest addition to our stellar team of rugby writers reflects on the ups and downs of a magnificent playing career — and reveals the reasons why he's chosen to move to Paris to kick-start his coaching career.

Leaflets criticising the TD who chairs the Dáil committee hearing opinion on legislating for the X case, and likening abortion to the Holocaust, are being sent to homes in Cork.

The sleek white Lauren L yacht has become Cork's latest tourist attraction, and you have to admit, it definitely adds a touch of glamour to the place.

Billionaire John Malone is the largest private landowner in the US. Now, he's expanding his reach to the land of his forefathers.

A calculator developed by a 12-year-old girl and her Irish father has become the number one-rated app worldwide on Amazon's Android App Store.

Siobhan Talbot is set to succeed John Moloney as group managing director of Glanbia, at the end of this year — becoming the first woman to head up a major Irish food company.

The Government will be forced to scrap the tax arrangement known as the "double Irish" in order to avoid criticism of the country's tax system, says one of the most senior tax experts in the country.

David Miliband has said a British departure from the EU would be bad for Ireland.

Ireland is heading for a smooth exit from the bailout programme as GDP grows — delivering a huge political and reputational reward for the country, according to the latest Ernst & Young Economic Eye.

More than 40,000 people are expected to attend two of the big summer shows due in Cork in the coming weeks.

While Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton has insisted that the Irish tax regime is transparent, tax campaigners accused Ireland of being a 'doormat' state while academics claimed that up to 150,000 jobs could be jeopardised by Apple's tax practices.

Waters directly underneath the 1,500m-deep Kinsale Gas Field, in the Celtic Sea, could contain nearly 2.4 billion barrels of oil, according to latest estimates.

Journeys across Bus Éireann, Dublin Bus and Irish Rail fell to 229 million last year, down by almost 3.5 million on 2011, according to the group's annual report for 2012.

Britain was in a heightened state of alert last night following a suspected terrorist attack in which a young man was hacked to death in broad daylight on the streets of London.

A lifeboat crew were called in to perform an unusual rescue off the south-east coast.

This is how the ideal female celebrity would look, according to a survey carried out in Britain.

The search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb raked by a massive tornado was almost complete last night.

EU efforts to tackle tax evasion by individuals and corporations have gained pace with Taoiseach Enda Kenny acknowledging that new digital industry may need a different kind of tax structure — something that applies to companies like Google and Facebook.

Tim Cook's tenure at the helm of Apple has been a crash course in crisis management.

Tomás Ó Sé believes the structure of the Munster championship doesn't have the players' interests at heart.

Cian Healy isn't one for cracking under questioning.

A new exhibition in Cork showcases artists from Berlin, says Tina Darb O'Sullivan

A Kerry bookshop and one man's dream brought hope to a Lesotho community, says Peter Geoghegan