A DIRECTOR of Thomas Crosbie Holdings, owners of the Irish Examiner, was one of five luminaries to receive honorary doctorates at University College Cork (UCC) yesterday.

A DIRECTOR of Thomas Crosbie Holdings —which includes the Irish Examiner— is one of five key figures in the worlds of education, literature, business and philanthropy to be awarded honorary degrees at University College Cork next month.

HAVING surmounted planning problems, the North Kerry Literary Trust will unveil a memorial to Listowel writer Bryan MacMahon, on February 12.

The Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern, has expressed confidence the peace process in the North can be rescued.

BILL CULLEN was a long, long way from penny apples when he received the Princess Grace Humanitarian Award for his enormous contribution and devotion to underprivileged children in Ireland.

The International Fund for Ireland approved grants of €43m to 250 projects on both sides of the border last year, according to the organisation’s annual report for 2003.