‘There's something about Christmas,” goes the Barry’s Tea radio ad.

What do you get when you mix red-hot jazz with the fiery characters of Cork, and the unique surge of Guinness?

Taylor Swift releases her new album Lover tomorrow.

Catherine Corless, the historian who exposed the Tuam Babies scandal, has called on the Government to release the names of more than 900 children who died in Cork’s Bessborough Mother and Baby home.

Other sorting centres to remain open as An Post cites €11m saving

So that’s Wednesday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Izz Alkarajeh emerged from direct provision to open one of Cork’s most exciting new restaurants – Izz Cafe. Joe McNamee on our new migrant chefs, their respective cuisines and the impact on our native dishes

David Gray has had an occasionally fraught relationship with his back catalogue, once telling this writer he was a bit jaundiced playing his biggest hit, Babylon, night after night.

The culture that defines any organisation is set by those at the very top of the managerial pyramid. If the boss couldn’t give a fiddler’s then it is pretty unlikely that staff will have any commitment to a culture of customer care either.

Food news with Joe McNamee

An unexpected consequence of this summer’s drought, and some of the fires caused by it was the exposure of the imprint of human habitations lost to history.

THE landmark former St Vincent’s Church, in Cork’s Sunday’s Well, plus an adjacent development site, have come to market with estate agent Edward Hanafin, in two lots, each guiding €750,000, or €1.5m for the duo.

Tributes have been paid to a brave little girl who has died suddenly just days after meeting her idol, pop star Ed Sheeran.

Ticketmaster have warned people against buying Ed Sheeran tickets as gifts as the person that buys the ticket must be in attendance too.

Ponchos at the ready folks!

Welcome to The Menu’s House of Love, a special loveheavy edition of this column.

She ran her heart out, just like always, but as has increasingly been the case for Fionnuala McCormack at the European Cross Country, it just wasn’t enough.

Nine multinationals employing 5,000 people in a Cork town say they are “deeply frustrated” that the concerns of the local community were “ignored” by planners designing a new motorway.

A top Irish bartender is honing his shaking and stirring skills ahead of the industry’s world cup next week.

Jimmy Crowley has started a new folk club in his native city, writes Pet O’Connell

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh will be celebrated at the Gradam Ceoil at Cork Opera House this weekend. She talks to Pet O’Connell

A former publican claimed in the High Court a former AIB investment manager stole from her and defrauded her of her investment in the pub.

It seems no sooner have the witches and warlocks of Halloween put away their spells for another year, than Santa’s little helpers are encouraging us to deck our halls, our sitting rooms and just about anywhere that will host a swag of tinsel and a musical dancing reindeer.

Ireland is in the final stages of competing to host the 2023 World Cup which could provide as much as a €2bn economic boost and a television audience of 4bn.

The name of this house along Cork city’s lovely and leafy Marina promenade works on two levels. 

The President and Taoiseach joined hundreds of mourners at today’s funeral Mass for former tánaiste Peter Barry.

Gardaí have quizzed a juvenile suspect about an arson attack on a Cork school for children with autism.

Five fun things to do around Ireland this weekend.

Young musicians returning from abroad for the Ortús chamber festival are looking to share their experience with schools and give something back to the community, says Jo Kerrigan

The singing siblings have confirmed that they will play a summer date at Cork’s Live at the Marquee on Thursday June 9.

Leading Irish sports retailer Elverys has acquired the landmark Maher’s Sports business in the heart of Cork city.

A few short months ago, Kerry man Pat Doody was engaged in a desperate battle — fighting for his life against oesophageal cancer.

From Cork City Hall to the Ballymun Towers, 80 buildings have been named the country’s most iconic.

The promotion of local maritime activity as part of the Ocean to City: Cork Harbour Festival (May 30-June 6) is heartening, with one event especially catching The Menu’s attention, Boats & Bites: Boating & Seafood Tasters (June 3, 6pm-8.30pm). 

A conference hosted this week by UCC will hear calls for certain fossil fuels to remain in the ground to limit future global warming.