Sorting out Cork people for ages

A homeless chef who was killed on the streets of Cork said in a moving radio interview last winter that he felt unsafe on the streets and had been hospitalised three times following assaults on his person.

Kilruane MacDonagh ruthlessly ended Clonoulty-Rossmore’s reign as Tipperary SHC champions yesterday, but they may well have lost two of their county stars in the process.

As they celebrate four decades of Cork Folk Festival, organisers William ‘Hammy’ Hammond and Jim Walsh select some standout memories, writes

Diarmuid Cohalan joined the Beef Plan Movement protest and found no airs and graces, but plenty humour

Reggie Jnr came home yesterday morning with his Leaving Cert Results and without giving anything away about the hopeless thicko

On this day fifty years ago, West Cork-based Jim Fielder was on his way to play at the music festival that defined an era. He tells Ellie O’Byrne

Already, huge damage is being done to relations between Ireland and Britain, writes Daniel McConnell

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

"I MIGHT give sports day a miss next year."

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A children’s book published in time for Christmas could make parents think twice about snapping up the latest computer game for their offspring.

There are few occasions when ornamentation is used to such an uplifting effect as when a good, naturally rhythmic fiddle-and-box duo play one of the high-energy polkas from the Sliabh Luachra tradition.

“A colourful character, incredibly exuberant, he spent his life teaching people about the set dancing and the music of the area he loved.”

It’s a fair bet there hasn’t been a man wielding a sword in the parish hall in Schull in a while — but sure enough, there was yesterday.

It’s time to tell you about Pollyanna. We’ve known each other for well over a year now. She’s a stand-up gal, always there for you (literally) and a great listener. She is also a stuffed dummy. Who sits astride a bicycle day in, day out. An ever-smiling sentry. Guardian of the bad bend in the road, writes Lindsay Woods.

Trainer Timmy Hyde completed a bumper double with Feelin’ Groovy and Kelp Forest on a memorable day for his family in Limerick yesterday.

The funeral of bestselling author Emma Hannigan has taken place in Dublin today.

The 1987 snow ruined me. Because it raised expectations that there would be similar snow every year. But most snows since then have been, quite frankly, crap, writes Colm O’Regan

A Limerick teenager who risked her own safety to help rescue younger children after their school bus crashed into a field said the dramatic incident has inspired her to one day become a paramedic.

Georgia Humphreys talks to some of those involved in the major plotlines of season seven

The school holidays are nearly here and with it being so cold outside, it can be a challenge entertaining kids every day for two weeks.

The school holidays are nearly here and with it being so cold outside, it can be a challenge entertaining kids every day for two weeks.

Sorting out Cork people for ages...

She’s been sorting out Cork people for years - here’s Audrey’s latest musings.

GERMAN-speaking army first lieutenant Paul Duggan is promoted to G2 Intelligence to investigate the activities of a German spy in 1940’s Dublin. 

Parents have urged the Department of Children and Youth Affairs to provide staff funding to seven community creches in Cork city which are at risk of closure.

The trainer of champion greyhound Clares Rocket, who was dramatically found alive and well after been kidnapped and held for a ransom, broke down in tears of joy having been reunited with the dog, and declared: “It’s like winning the Derby again.”

"I think everybody thought, like we did, that we'd never see the dog again, a bit like Shergar."

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"His name is Noel. He’s got two wrists of solid gold."

You might think Cork's leading evening newspaper, The Evening Echo, is an unlikely home for a summer soap series. Well, you'd be wrong.

Former Tipperary star John Leahy says the GAA requires a culture change to deal with the problem of gambling within the organisation.

Many a campaign was plotted in the front room of John and Maureen McNamara’s house on Shamrock Hill in Clonmel, many a victory celebrated, many a defeat mourned, many a cup of tea shared over the years on good footballing days and bad.

Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for years...

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

Cork defender Lorcan McLoughlin looks certain to miss Cork’s Munster Championship opener with Waterford after sustaining a suspected broken collarbone playing for his club Kanturk last night.

Grand National-winning rider Timmy Murphy claimed his first winner as a fully-fledged Flat jockey aboard Houdini in the Roger & Mary Marsh Handicap at Wolverhampton yesterday.