THE recent announcement of a laureate for Irish fiction, for which the recipient will be awarded €150,000 over three years, is welcome for writers and readers.

The Bradshaw Literary Festival runs in Cork over the next two days, until Nov 22.

The man staging a charity variety show in a landmark former church says he hopes the event will demonstrate the historic venue’s potential as a valuable community resource.

CORK’S former archives building looks set to get a new lease of life as a theatre.