The spirit of murdered Lord Mayor of Cork, Tomás MacCurtain, was honoured last night as Cork officially embarked on its programme of 1920 commemorations.

By now, pubs and homes are well stocked with booze for Christmas but, given the time of year that’s in it, few give a thought to what to do with the huge amount of waste from the brewing process.

A new health risk associated with e-cigarettes has been identified.

There is probably a higher awareness of mycotoxins in the animal feed industry than in human nutrition.

A new study led by Queen’s University Belfast has found social media messaging has a significant positive effect on the health of teenagers.

Everyone knows there’s no chance of the Government reaching its target that such cars should make up 10% of all vehicles.

Social justice campaigner and academic Phil Scraton speaks to Donal O’Keeffe about Hillsborough,and why he thinks the Leaving Cert are unfair.

Scientists have found a protein which can repair damaged blood vessels especially around the heart, an Ireland based study has found.

As if mankind’s effects on the planet and the natural world was not profound enough, it now emerges that our noisy presence is disturbing bird life. New research from Queen’s University Belfast shows manmade sounds mask signals between birds, hampering their ability to communicate with each other through song.

Discovering new species and protecting them is all in a day’s work for Professor Louise Allcock, as she explores one of the planet’s last great frontiers, writes Lorna Siggins.

Irish researchers have found that one in 10 deaths in the UK is associated with spending too much time sitting down.

The North would vote more strongly to remain in the EU if there was another Brexit poll, a study suggested.

A genetics expert said modern forensics could be used to test for DNA at the Tuam mother and baby home site.

A major study involving over 100 people in the early stages of the most common cause of blindness has shown an improvement in the vision of those taking a dietary supplement of carotenoids.

A former IRA hunger striker is making a name for himself as a playwright, writes Colette Sheridan

Medical experts have urged people to destigmatise obesity by changing the words used to describe it.

"As soon as you start to recognise trends in architecture, you should resist the temptation to resort to them, because you risk being generic and lazy."

As the Irish assault in Racice last Friday began, another positive development for Irish rowing was emerging at home; it was announced that Antonio Maurogiovanni had been confirmed as Rowing Ireland’s new High Performance Director, succeeding Morten Espersen who resigned earlier this year.

Ruan Pienaar will be available for his Ulster swansong this Saturday afternoon when the province bring the curtain down on a very disappointing Guinness PRO12 season by welcoming Leinster to the Kingspan Stadium.

Parents unaware they may have to pay medical bills, expert warns

Tributes have been paid to Tom Savage, former chairman of the RTÉ Authority, who died yesterday following a short illness at the age of 76.

Ireland 27 France 22: Not a performance to shout about, but Ireland’s U20s did just about enough to make it three wins from three in this year’s Six Nations at Donnybrook last night.

Almost half of men who paid for sex are in a relationship, including marriage, with a similar percentage stating they paid for sex a few times a year.

Asthma inhalers are being dished out like “fashion accessories”, two leading British doctors have said, as they warned that medics are over-diagnosing asthma in children.

Humans lived in Ireland 2,500 years earlier than was previously thought.

Fine Gael engaged in the most negative campaigning online during the election campaign, analysts have revealed.

A ground-breaking study has found evidence of “harassment and bullying” of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) inmates in Irish prisons.

Limerick-born Queen’s University professor Jack Anderson has been appointed to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

The Irish Universities Football Union (IUFU) and the Colleges Football Association of Ireland (CFAI) will create a joint third level national team to help raise the profile and standard of college soccer in Ireland.

Continuing uncertainty about Britain’s future in the EU could lead to severe adverse effects for Ireland north and south, Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan said yesterday.

The Government must move quickly to draft legislation to allow children in foster care to be adopted, senator Averil Power has urged, in line with the Children’s Rights Referendum, which was passed in 2012.

More specific sex education should be considered at primary school level, according to one of the speakers at an international conference on the treatment of sex offenders which opens in Dublin today .