MUSIC NEWS: The Script’s Danny O’Donoghue and co have been busy touring, with Hot Press also reporting the band recently shot the video for their single ‘Superheroes’ in a township in Johannesburg.

West Cork was traditionally renowned as a haven for potters — but harsh times mean many are now being forced to support themselves by teaching, or working in call centres or jobs in the retail sector.

LIFTING our heads above the drizzle and grey clouds becomes more challenging as our so-called summer progresses towards darker evenings, leaving us with the feeling summer has by-passed us altogether.