Two years ago, Gerry Murphy was living in Abu Dhabi when, tuning into RTÉ radio, he heard the unmistakable strains of tunes painstakingly preserved by his grandfather 80 years previously.

Kilshannig celebrated All-Ireland glory last Saturday, the Cork club winning the Ceol Uirlise (Instrumental Music) competition at the All-Ireland Scór Sinsir final in Castlebar.

MANY leaders of nations would gladly give their right arms to swap places with a young Cork woman who is set to entertain President Barack Obama.

The jury in the Central Criminal Court trial of a man accused on murdering his wife in south Dublin two years ago have been hearing from emergency service personnel who attended the scene of the death.

LOUIS OSBOURNE, the eldest son of self-styled Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne, spurned the celebrity route when he married Irish girl Louise Lennon yesterday.