A paramedic told gardaí that he used a choke manoeuvre with his girlfriend during sex in an intimate setting without knocking her out.

No matter how long it’s been (not that long, ok?!), the opening words of the Irish aural exam is enough for to trigger flashbacks for everyone who did the Leaving.

IF you chose your concerts wisely this past Cork jazz weekend, your experience would have belied the negative media previews, which focused on the dilution of jazz in favour of a mélange of soul, rock and pop.

A Limerick man appeared in court charged in connection with a burglary at the lakeside mansion owned by the son of Euromillions winner, Dolores McNamara.

An appeal has gone out to businesses in Cork City to “jazz up their premises” ahead of what is the biggest money-making festival in the city’s calendar.

"If you're four players short of a full panel, if no one else can help, and if you can find them....maybe you can hire... The B-Team."

They’re holding out for a Febreze sponsorship — and it looks like they are going to need it.

THE organising committee of the Cork Jazz Festival won the second-quarter Cork Business Association award yesterday.