Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons has weighed into the campaign against a plastics factory in Skibbereen, calling the plan a “hopeless misjudgement” and vowing to fight it.

A powerful recitation was given by a local resident in West Cork today of a letter sent by an Irish man to the Duke Of Wellington during the Great Famine.

Quiz question number one: What have Jeremy Irons, Graham Norton and Twiggy got in common?

Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons will be among the presenters at the Gradam Ceoil TG4 Traditional Irish Music Awards which will take place at Cork Opera House next Sunday.

Oscar winning actor Jeremy Irons will be speaking at the Hunt Museum this weekend.