Dust off your Santa hat, root out that reindeer nose — Christmas in Cork has officially begun as the annual Glow festival dons its festive baubles once again.

While none of the films are new to the internet, many of them are already widely circulated. For instance, Great Cork Treaty (1922), a silent panorama of Michael Collins addressing thousands of people on Cork’s Grand Parade, when the throng is thrown into disarray by gunshots...

An online archive of documentary film spanning more than a century is yielding new glimpses into Irish history — including the rediscovery of film shot in Cobh, Co Cork, of the aftermath of the Lusitania disaster in 1915.

While vegetarian curry may not be the most traditional of native nosh, The Menu shall nonetheless join the anticipated 5,000 diners on Cork’s Grand Parade at Feed The City (March 15), one strand of the city’s St Patrick’s Festival weekend.(www.corkstpatricksfestival.ie)

GARDAÍ have appealed for witnesses to come forward after a serious assault on a man triggered a wave of attacks in a crowd of up to 120 late-night revellers.