Musician and broadcaster Philip King is originally from Cork, but has been living on the Dingle peninsula for many years.

President Michael D Higgins has lashed out at Donald Trump’s “regressive and pernicious” record on climate change as he arrives in Ireland today.

Over the next few years, we will find ourselves in a whirlwind of War of Independence centenary commemorations. It was a nationwide fight for freedom and here the rebel streets of Cork city heaved with revolution.

Martin O’Neill says he could turn to Bohemians stopper Shane Supple to alleviate his goalkeeping crisis.

Striker Kurtis Byrne has agreed a move to Irish League champions Linfield.

The best young drivers line up to contest the Circuit of Ireland that gets underway today in Antrim.

With consistent performances on the opening four rounds of the Valvoline Irish Forest Rally Championship, London-based Cork driver Michael O’Brien (Ford Focus WRC) makes another trip across the Irish Sea for tomorrow’s TuffMac Trailers Lakeland Rally in Enniskillen. The event also counts towards the Northern Ireland McGrady Insurance and Carryduff Forklift Championship.

Connections of Diamondsandrubies are expecting a stern examination of their filly as she lines up in the Qatar Nassau Stakes at Goodwood today.

The Queen Anne Stakes is an intriguing race with which to start Royal Ascot, and the Richard Hannon-trained Night Of Thunder looks to represent tremendous each-way value.

LONDON-BASED composer and saxophonist Jason Yarde teams up with Music Generation Cork City for a performance of his work, ‘Bold as Brass’, by 100 musicians on June 21 as part of Cork Midsummer Festival.

Cork businesses have welcomed Irish Rail’s announcement that it is to provide a non-stop express service starting next Monday morning.

European governments have agreed to synchronise their laws to bar citizens from going abroad to fight for Islamic State and other extremists.

Helen O’Callaghan talks to former TV musical director Frank McNamara about his phone app aimed at helping Leaving Cert and Junior Cert students study for their exams.

Eddie Howe says seeing his Bournemouth side on Match of the Day next season will be beyond his wildest dreams after the Cherries effectively sealed their promotion to the Barclays Premier League on Monday.

Ulster Council chiefs aim to complete the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup on schedule despite the postponement of four group stage fixtures last night.

Ryan Moore is set to be reunited with The Grey Gatsby in the Qipco Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny gave no sartorial hint as to what team he will be supporting in tomorrow’s All-Ireland hurling final replay.

Limerick is to enjoy an annual international arts festival to coincide with its designation as National City of Culture 2014.

Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has confirmed that his department paid international consultancy firm Booz Consultants €119,350 for its report on the future of Cork and Shannon airports.

Mahbooba arrived with a late rattle to claim the Balanchine, sponsored By SOG Operations, at Meydan today.

A MAN was impaled on railings after falling from a monument in Co Cork which marks the place where War of Independence hero Michael Collins was shot dead in 1922.

PAUL CUTLER will hold many lasting memories from his tripto the Irish Open in Killarney.

THE Punchestown executive must be smacking their collective lips in expectation of a massive spin-off from Cheltenham for their forthcoming festival.

DOZENS of people were injured in clashes in Benghazi, a hospital in the eastern city said yesterday, as Libya braced for a “Day of Anger” following revolts in neighbouring Egypt and Tunisia.

IT’S no easy task being in charge of the kitchens on the world’s second largest luxury liner that produces more than 100,000 main courses a week.

IT’S long way from Donegal to Waterford, but the trip paid off for rookie trainer, Emmet Butterly, when Cybersnow landed the Irish Racegoers’ Club Handicap Hurdle with plenty to spare at Tramore last night.

Nicholas Roche will carry Irish hopes at this year's Tour de France which starts this Saturday with an 8.9 kilometre prologue around Rotterdam.

YOU have to hand it to the spin doctors who work for BP.

Poquelin and Tranquil Sea feature among a fascinating field of 13 runners in the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham on Thursday.

HIDING behind a long white beard and glasses, Europe’s most wanted man Radovan Karadzic was living a new life, practicing alternative medicine, when he was finally arrested.

Simply Perfect will bid to secure her second Group One success of the season - and her third in all – in the Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.

Martin McGuinness is to discuss devolution of policing and justice powers to the North with the Taoiseach today.

Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged to increase Germany’s aid contribution to poorer countries, including Africa, by €750m annually until 2011, ahead of next week’s Group of Eight summit.

Helping to bring peace and powersharing to the North is Taoiseach Bertie Ahern’s biggest achievement in office, he said today.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern tonight hoped the media spotlight would shift from his controversial financial affairs to his party’s manifesto being launched tomorrow.

Manduro bids to end a year-long winless spell in tomorrow’s Weatherbys Earl Of Sefton Stakes at Newmarket.

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was today urged by the Reverend Ian Paisley to ensure criminals who flee over the border will be arrested.

War Of Attrition has been given a clean bill of health after finishing second to In Compliance at Punchestown on Sunday.

In Compliance trumped Cheltenham Gold Cup hero War Of Attrition to run out an impressive winner of the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase.

Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup winner War Of Attrition is on course to make his third start of the campaign in the John Durkan Memorial Chase at Punchestown next Sunday.

IRELAND has become the 66th international member of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) — the organisation aimed at improving the welfare of poorest people in Asia and the south Pacific region.

Foreign ministers from the six powers pushing Iran to accept a package of incentives to suspend its nuclear programme met behind closed doors in Paris on Wednesday – the latest deadline in the stand-off, and one that Tehran looked set to ignore.

I HAVE seen the opening and some of the closing ceremonies of Cork’s Capital of Culture celebrations for 2005.

Le Roi Miguel could make his seasonal bow in Sunday’s Grade Two bonusprint.com Old Roan Chase at Aintree.

THE Government yesterday announced another €15 million in funding for a new visitor centre at the Battle of the Boyne site.

The BA Festival of Science, which aims to help foster a greater understanding of the importance of scientific endeavour, kicks off in Dublin's Trinity College today.