Cork cellist Sinéad O’Halloran is seeking to raise funds to buy her ‘dream’ cello. She explains why to Marjorie Brennan.

The “heroic and inspirational” traits of swimmer Páraic Casey who died while attempting to cross the English Channel for charity were remembered at his requiem Mass over the weekend.

THE prestigious European Youth Orchestra graced City Hall recently under the auspices of Cork 2005. Added to the prospect of having such a classy orchestra in Cork was the presence of John Eliot Gardiner, one of the world’s greatest conductors.