The daughter of a journalist, brought up in a house full of books, Fiona always loved writing.

THE ordination of two seminarians this summer in the Diocese of Killaloe “will provide an extraordinary morale boost to priests in the diocese”, its director of vocations said yesterday.

PRIMARY school children who planted seeds in their classrooms last February yesterday enjoyed the fruits of their labour.

DESPITE cuts in public spending, up to 9,000 pupils have been promised new classrooms as part of a school building and refurbishment programme, which is to get under way by the end of the year.

YET another West Cork convent property has come on the market — this time St Mary’s Convent and school buildings in Dunmanway town are being vacated and being made available for redevelopment.