The organisers of Rebel Week have defended their decision to award the print contract for the event brochure to a Dublin firm.

Cork’s Rebel Week organisers have put the “Big Fella langer” controversy behind them to unveil full details of the city and county’s flagship Gathering event.

Former justice minister Nora Owen has said she was “offended” by the description of her ancestor Michael Collins as a “langer” in the official Rebel Week programme.

The promoters of Rebel Week in Cork have apologised and withdrawn 100,000 event brochures which described General Michael Collins as a 'langer'.

An appeal has gone out to businesses in Cork City to “jazz up their premises” ahead of what is the biggest money-making festival in the city’s calendar.

The third Going International Conference will be held on Oct 16 at the Fota Island Hotel and Resort.

It seems like the Vatican in Rome might be the only landmark on the planet that isn’t turning green to mark St Patrick’s Day around the world.

Nice wan, like — the People’s Republic of Cork is getting its own “rebel passport” to mark the Gathering.