The West Cork ladies footballers had some difficulty in securing a pitch to train on last Wednesday evening. Four days out from their county senior final date with Mourneabbey, it was hardly an ideal scenario to arise.

That underwhelming Six Nations campaign? It was never his target in a World Cup year. The recent Twickenham hammering? When we finally get to hear Donal Lenihan properly he reveals he was talking to one of the players, they’d been in Portugal for nine days beforehand “and it was hell”.

Fitzgerald has drafted Emma Spillane, Maire O’Callaghan and Áine O’Sullivan into his starting line-up.

Rival captains Niamh Kelly and Doireann O’Sullivan have both highlighted the significance of tomorrow’s Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 clash between Mayo and Cork.

“Ah, there’s nothing hi. A few factories up there in the Industrial Estate. Apart from that, you have the few pubs and shops and that’s it. Things just seem to be closing down every few months. It’s getting worse instead of getting better.”

From young people stoned “all day long” to life-changing health benefits — the pros and cons of cannabis are scrutinised in a probing TG4 documentary due to air tomorrow night.

Rugby the people’s choice but what is the women’s game?

They’re calling it the Christmas-Tree Formation, but it’s no longer typical of any moves gracing football stadiums.

An Irish student's hilarious ID card is going viral.

An Irish student’s hilarious ID card is going viral.

Police in the North are becoming increasingly concerned about the whereabouts of two young people from Co Armagh.

A co-founder of the Web Summit and one of Forbes magazine’s rising young stars has been named Cork Person of the Month for March.

The Web Summit is entering its second day and despite the thousands of delegates and dozens of prestigious speakers, the controversies just won’t go away.

Enjoy the parade of sail during the Summer Swing event in Cobh.

Parents need to sit down and play their kids’ video games if they want to protect them, says Arlene Harris

It was love at first fare.

Young Dáire Gorman had the best day ever this week as he got to meet his hero, Irish wrestling superstar Sheamus from World Wrestling Entertainment.

Young Dáire Gorman had the best day ever yesterday as he got to meet his hero, Irish wrestling superstar Sheamus from the WWE.

Young Monaghan toddler, Dáire Gorman, had the best day ever yesterday as he got to meet his hero, Irish wrestling superstar Seamus from the WWE.

The arts and sciences might not often merge in universities, but a medical consultant has combined them in a unique way for an exhibition at UCC’s school of medicine.

Killeagh 2-11 Courcey Rovers 2-14

Making fresh cider or restoring centuries-old furniture and art are among the exciting work available to volunteers for the year ahead at Fota House.

If there are any frazzled new parents out there, desperately struggling to come to terms with the arrival of a firstborn child and its mighty impact on a previously well-ordered life, well, here’s the perfect prescription — an inspirational dose of cookbook author Sheila Kiely’s own personal history.

Courcey Rovers maintained their good start in the Cork senior hurling league as they lead the RedFM SHL after two games.

THE mother of a baby girl who died six days after her birth has settled her action for medical negligence against the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street.

COURCEY ROVERS are just one step from senior ranks after surviving a stern test from Kilbrittain before a big crowd at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday.

ANTHONY DALY is a smiler.

ORLA Howard’s family is featured in a groundbreaking campaign that puts the spotlight on lesbian and gay families.

JUST a few hundred yards from the Holy Cross Church in Dublin lies the Dundrum Luas stop.

THE funeral took place of former Government minister Seamus Brennan in Dublin yesterday.

Former Government minister Seamus Brennan was a distinguished patriot who helped shape a more modern and confident Ireland, the Taoiseach said today.

PRESIDENT Mary McAleese, Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Tánaiste Mary Coughlan were among those at the removal of former Fianna Fáil minister Seamus Brennan last night.

AMONG the more unusual names Irish parents gave their children last year were Elvis, Kylie, Setanta, Shakira and Paris.

WHEN Oscar-winning actor Al Pacino agreed to address Trinity College’s Philosophical Society, he was merely following in a long line of distinguished figures which includes writers, academics, international politicians, and even “the Hoff.”

SCHOOLS Technology Competition winner Daire O’Shea, of Ballinora National School, was presented with his prize by the Lord Mayor, Cllr Deirdre Clune, at gala ceremony in City Hall yesterday.

AT the beginning of the year Bride Rovers and Inniscarra would have been on few people’s lists to reach the Permanent tsb Cork IHC final.

For the second year in a row, Jack and Sarah have proved the most popular names chosen by parents for their babies when registering births in Ireland.