Hi gang, Audrey here. I pulled a few strings in the River Lee Hotel and got them to host a Christmas Coffee Morning for a selection of the misfortunates who write in to me every week.

There are plenty roads leading to the RDS, the home of Leinster rugby, but few will have taken the route chosen by Sam Matavesi.

Cork-based photographer Dara McGrath has spent years taking pictures of chemical weapons sites and other contaminated military areas, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

A number of celebs dig deep into their family’s lives during WWII for a new TV series, writes Georgia Humphreys

'Ask Audrey' has been the newspaper's hysterical agony aunt “for ages, like”.

Irish songbirds will club together to ward off hawks falcons or cuckoos, enemies much larger than themselves.

John and Sally McKenna have compiled their pick of Ireland’s 100 best places in their latest book. Here, they unveil their top Munster choices – and explain why they made the cut.

New research says seagulls are less likely to swoop in to take your food if you stare at them.

Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich will not let a day pass without his ritual dip in the sea, which he describes as the best anti-depressant ever, says Lorna Siggins.

Nettle cake, anyone? The way forager and garden designer Kloë Wood describes her version of it, you’ll be asking for seconds.

It might be a bit tiresome, and very, very predictable, but the folk at Kinsale's Scilly have to live with an affliction. It is to do with the very address where they live.

For Aidan Turner, being cast in Poldark felt like a risk. But, as the fifth and final series airs, there’s no doubt it’s paid off. The leading man talks to Georgia Humphreys about his favourite moments

I studied veterinary medicine in UCD. From there, I went working in the Curragh and London, before travelling to Cornwall, where I worked in the early 1990s. I was then in Dublin for 12 years, before returning to Cork with the intention of setting up my own practice.

When eviction and ill-health almost crushed Raynor Winn and her husband, they hit the road for a trek that turned into a redemptive adventure, writes Helen O’Callaghan.

A FEW weeks ago we flew from Cork Airport to Bristol, hired a car and headed for Devon and Cornwall.

There is literal and metaphorical blindness in King Lear. Sight and vision are linked to good judgment and when Lear disowns Cordelia his loyal aide Kent urges him to

Being a modest man, marine expert Kevin Flannery wouldn’t claim to be among the first people to notice the effects of climate change.

Five men have been found guilty in Britain for conspiring to import 1.4 tonnes of cocaine on a yacht that was under surveillance by the Irish Navy and Air Corps as it travelled across 200 miles of Irish waters last August.

As series two of Incredible Homes concludes, it’s been a mix of cheesy one-liners, cringy moments and a hard-to-resist dose of interiors porn, writes Carol O’Callaghan.

An island community off the south-west coast has come up with a novel way of raising money, while also educating visitors about its past.

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There has been outrage over potential legal action against soldiers for events linked to the Troubles.

Kate Rusby has collaborated with everyone from Ronan Keating to Paul Weller, and is looking forward to hearing new music on her visit to Cork Folk Festival, writes Ed Power.

In excess of €500m worth of drugs have been seized by European law enforcement agencies since the start of the year, reflecting a substantial increase in trafficking across the Atlantic and Mediterranean.

The Irish navy and air corps played a key role in the seizure of at least 500kg of cocaine in an international operation targeting a major drug-trafficking gang.

Some of the world’s biggest names in Hollywood are currently filming on these shores as a wave of movie and TV productions get underway.

The prospect of the UK not reaching a deal on its departure from the EU has risen in recent weeks, amid tight votes at Westminster and Brussels, expressing opposition to UK prime minister, Theresa May’s latest proposals on customs.

A postman helped a man deliver a shark to safety while on his rounds in Cork Harbour yesterday.

Thousands of people may come forward to sue the State and religious orders over forced and illegal adoptions following the settlement of a high-profile case in the High Court.

The Commissioners of Irish Lights (CIL) are refusing to row back on plans to replace historic lights at the country’s most southwesterly lighthouse, reducing the power of their beams from 27 to 18 nautical miles.

Headline acts Jack L, Hudson Taylor, Celine Byrne, and Paul Brady will showcase their talents this summer in a spectacular outdoor theatre where an exhausted limestone quarry was once used as a public dump.

Severe weather is causing continued disruption to travel in Scotland, with dozens of drivers stuck in a snowdrift.

Heavy snow, rain, thunderstorms and wind have caused disruption across much of Britain as a band of "severe" weather rolled across the UK.

Motorists in the UK have been warned of dangerous conditions on the roads and air travellers of potential disruption as snow and ice hit large swathes of the country.

A Sea King helicopter, one of the world’s most iconic search and rescue aircraft, is to be named after Capt Dara Fitzpatrick who was among four crew killed in the Rescue 116 tragedy.

Parts of the UK have been blanketed in a layer of snow as forecasters warned of possible disruption and plunging temperatures.

Cornwall. My mother and I are sitting upstairs in a small café, looking at menus. My mother orders the carrot cake on the condition that I will finish it if she can’t.

Latest: Four people have died following a mid-air collision between a helicopter and a two-seater plane in Buckinghamshire, Thames Valley Police Superintendent Rebecca Mears has said.

CORNWALL, it’s 10am, my mother’s house. 

Michael Moynihan reports back from after the 2023 Rugby World Cup and tells us missing out was no bad thing. 

Pottery is in ceramic artist Jim Turner’s blood. The West Cork-based artist, who is

Two British police dogs have become the first outside the US to be trained in catching terrorists, paedophiles and fraudsters.

Kya deLongchamps takes a look at two iconic collectable potteries from Cornwall

A hotelier who scooped more than £100,000 by backing Donald Trump to win the US election has met the president and his wife.

Thunderstorms are continuing to affect parts of Britain, with lightning and heavy downpours expected to hit both the morning and evening rush hours.

Firefighters who tackled the Grenfell Tower blaze will be the first recipients of hundreds of free holidays crowdsourced by members of the public.