Warm tributes have been paid to retired circuit court Judge John Clifford whose death took place on Thursday night at the age of 84.

A Limerick mother has lost her eldest and youngest children in road traffic crashes — 13 years apart.

Kian Anthony Bourke, who weighed in at 3.31kg, became the first baby arrival in Ireland for 2015, popping into the world just four seconds after midnight.

St Mary’s Church of Ireland on Jacknell Street, Dungarvan Co Waterford is the setting for a pop-up, vintage tea rooms as part of a fund-raising, afternoon event for the charity, ‘To Russia with Love’. 

The Water Margin Garden in Cappanacush East, Kenmare, will be open to the public, in aid of Cork Simon, during the August bank holiday weekend.

Turf-cutting is a skill farmers know is dying. But a new film captures the camaraderie at the bog, says Áilín Quinlan

MUSICIANS in Cork have been saddened at news of the death of music shop owner Michael Crowley.

FOR the third day in a row, the gods smiled on Crosshaven yesterday, confounding the weather watchers’ predictions of atrocious conditions and delivering what was, by consensus, the best day’s sailing so far of Cork Week.

WHEN ESB officials attend the Oireachtas Environment Committee this afternoon, they could be forgiven for focusing only on the politicians throwing questions their way.

MORE than 1,000 people attended the funeral of MEP Brian Crowley’s brother, Flor, yesterday including Taoiseach Brian Cowen and former taoiseach Albert Reynolds.

THE brother of Cork Fianna Fáil MEP Brian Crowley was one of five people killed in road accidents over the Christmas holiday period.

SHOWBAND legend Brendan O’Brien died of cardiac failure in association with acute alcohol intoxication, an inquest was told.

SHOWBAND colleagues, family, friends and fans of Brendan O’Brien attended his removal in Cork City last night.

The funeral of the Inspector of Prisons, former High Court judge Dermot Kinlen, is taking place today.

Parents of deaf children living outside Dublin face an education dilemma, writes Conor Ryan