They won Cookbook of the Year for their compilation of recipes inspired by local ingredients. James Kavanagh and William Murray – the duo behind Currabinny – will have the same focus on Irish produce in their new ‘Weekend’ food column, writes Esther McCarthy.

They won Cookbook of the Year for their compilation of recipes inspired by local ingredients. James Kavanagh and William Murray – the duo behind Currabinny – will have the same focus on Irish produce in their new ‘Weekend’ food column, writes Esther McCarthy.

They won Cookbook of the Year for their compilation of recipes inspired by local ingredients. James Kavanagh and William Murray – the duo behind Currabinny – will have the same focus on Irish produce in their new ‘Weekend’ food column, writes Esther McCarthy.

Shame was the base and the root of the Church’s power. But not their shame... but of their victims, writes Fergus Finlay

The tragic life of a baby girl born after her dying unmarried mother was coldly turned away from two Kerry hospitals in the advanced labour near 70 years ago has been uncovered in an RTÉ documentary.

When Pádraig Harrington won three major championships in little more than a 12-month span in 2007-08, he said he received an honorary membership at nearly every club in Ireland.

A volunteer who is the powerhouse behind Cork’s Penny Dinners first developed the helping gene when she realised that when her father went “missing” on Christmas morning he was actually out feeding the city’s elderly.

We love a bit of Ed. Actually, scrap that — we love a lot of Ed.

Gabriel Byrne is a man of many parts. The former archaelogist, novice priest, schoolteacher, cook, messenger boy and plumber — who even tried his hand at bullfighting — has long since morphed into a multi-award winning actor, film director, film producer, writer, cultural ambassador and audiobook narrator.

It’s true what they say really, the Irish are fond of a sup of the good stuff in their local, writes Breda Graham.

As children who grew up in Ireland, we are all too familiar with the story of the First Christmas, writes Breda Graham.

Twitter user Derek Byrne spotted one of the most unusual scenes today in Wicklow town, writes Breda Graham.

We have seen many positive promotions of mental health in the past, how it is okay not to be okay and how a problem shared is a problem halved, but the staff of Portlaoise College have gone and put out all the stops, writes Breda Graham.

The city of Leeds was luminous in colour for the Light Night Leeds Multi arts and light festival this week.

A Waterford community is being split in two by plans for a proposed windfarm. Michael Clifford looks at the issues involved and the rifts they have caused

A man who knocked down and killed a Kildare County Councillor has been jailed for four years.

The family of a Kildare County Councillor who was allegedly killed by a dangerous driver say they are not seeking vengeance but hope to see justice.

TOP Irish athlete Thomas Barr knows the value of staying the course, even when he doesn’t win. 

Dan McCarthy speaks to the people taking over at the new An Oige hostel as it moves to Wellington Road.

A Wexford woman, who spent teenage summers learning Irish in Ring where she was never off the céilí dance floor, is the national winner in a new ICA competition sponsored by Gael Linn.

A teenager who was at the centre of a national campaign to secure her a bed in intensive care and a life- saving operation has passed away, aged just 19.

A flood relief candidate hopes to be Cork South West’s very first female TD, says Catherine Shanahan

PJ Mara was the most famous political spin doctor in modern Irish history, having played a leading role in Fianna Fáil for more than 30 years.

This is the last picture taken of Irishman David Keogh before he drowned in a pool in Portugal on what should have been the family holiday of a lifetime to celebrate his dad being cancer-free.

It was jersey day yesterday at the school which must surely hold a claim to the title of Kerry GAA football nursery.

Well if this doesn’t brighten your day, then nothing will.

Get the tissues!

After raising her children, Breda Grinsell returned to college to study business information systems at the age of 54. She’s enjoying the challenge, says Marjorie Brennan.

Walking through Cork City yesterday, you’d be forgiven for thinking you had woken up in some sort of post-apocalyptic dystopia.

DECLUTTERING teaches people to shop selectively,” says Breda Stack, Limerick-based owner of LifeStyle Coach, a decluttering and styling company. 

I am trying to contact an old, army nursing friend. Her name is Breda Scannell and she lived at Hettyfield Mews, in Douglas, in Cork.

Stephanie Meadow and Graeme McDowell both won nine times during their US college careers but Leona Maguire could blow their records out of the water after a sensational start to life at Duke University in North Carolina.

The make-up of a review team to examine at least 12 cases of questionable care of newborns at Portiuncula Hospital which left some babies dead and others brain damaged has been announced.

Following a very recent ‘sale agreed’ on the 19th century seven-bed Tralee area guesthouse Glenduff House, on 6.7 acres for c €500,00 via agents DNG Stack, comes another guest and bar business — with an even longer pedigree.