International law firm William Fry has opened an office in Cork because of continued growth in its Munster business, including tech and life sciences, it said.

A new manufacturing facility in Cork has created 70 new jobs, with 30 of these roles already filled in recent months.

Donald Trump has said he wants to send man back to the moon - and on to Mars.

Cork PIHC Round 3: Valley Rovers 1-21 - Blarney 1-8: Cork panellist Chris O’Leary scored 12 points as Valley Rovers took victory last night in the first game in the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Too many games is never a bad complaint but this past weekend’s inter-county GAA action and affairs takes a lot of digesting.

It isn’t every day that an Irish publican gets a call from an astronaut on the International Space Station. 

The Irish space industry took a giant leap forward yesterday as Cork welcomed delegates to the International Space Studies Program, where 320 international professionals, academics and astronauts will spend the next nine weeks in the city.

Cork Midsummer Festival June 14-25, 2017. 

Cork Midsummer Festival launches today for 10 days of theatre, art and family fun. Des O’Driscoll selects a few of the upcoming highlights.

The SSP runs from from June 26 to August 25.

There will be lots of free events throughout the month

Up to 50 events, featuring rocket launches and talks by astronauts, including legendary moonwalker Buzz Aldrin will take place in Cork during a two-month celebration of space exploration.

Lorraine Kelly tells Gabrielle Fagan how her health regime is helping her beat back the years and kick middle-age into touch and how she plans to never retire

When Buzz Aldrin comes to Cork in June, he will give a public talk with a large replica of the lunar surface he once walked upon above his head.

MUSIC NEWS: Radiohead may have got some stick recently for playing in Israel, but Thom Yorke and co are back on more solid ground with the announcement of a 20th anniversary release of their classic OK Computer album.

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Last week, John Bercow, Britain’s Commons speaker, was accused of “obscene waste” after racking up a £172 bill for being chauffeur-driven to a conference just 0.7 miles (1.1km) from Parliament.

Cork-based couple Nora and Katriona go for a casino-themed event on Don’t Tell The Bride, on RTÉ2 on Thursday.

A cloth bag full of souvenirs brought back by astronaut Neil Armstrong has come to light, more than 40 years after the Apollo 11 moon landing.

It's the social media sensation that presidents, taosigh, astronauts, sportstars and even grannies couldn't resist, says Kelly O'Brien

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On July 20, 1969, Buzz Aldrin was "out of town" when the world united and rejoiced in a way never seen before or since.

Highlights include Who’s Buying Ireland? and a discussion of pre-nups on Ear To The Ground

Despite having to deal with splatter attacks by crows, a facility in Co Cork is at the centre of Irish satellite technology, writes Claire Droney.

This Magnificent Desolation

Two astronauts were on hand to help launch the biggest EU science conference in the European Parliament involving more than 100 countries over five days.

Stag parties on Saturn, vacations on Venus — once Neil Armstrong took that one small step back in 1969 the world awaited giant leaps in space tourism. And it’s finally coming.

Americans bid farewell yesterday to Neil Armstrong, the first man to take a giant leap on to the moon.

Americans bid farewell today to Neil Armstrong, the first man to take a giant leap on to the moon.

Neil Armstrong made “one giant leap for mankind” with a small step onto the moon.

Neil Armstrong was a quiet, self-described “nerdy” engineer who became a global hero when as a steely nerved US pilot he made “one giant leap for mankind” with the first step on the Moon.

REACHING a 500th episode is an enormous milestone in TV.

THE Very Noisy Jungle by Kathryn White and Gill Guile (Little Tiger; €9.50 HB)

WITH his usual flair, British billionaire Richard Branson rappelled from a balcony, shook up a big bottle of champagne and took a swig while christening the world’s first commercial spaceport.

IF this had been a space shuttle mission, the driving wind and rain would have grounded it, but not even foul weather could halt the launch yesterday of a series of rockets in the shadow of Blackrock Castle in Cork.

LEAVING Certificate English higher level Paper 1 had a theme of mystery running through it.

A woman who tried to sell a rare hunk of moon rock for $1.7m (€1.2m) was detained when her prospective customer turned out to be an undercover Nasa investigator, officials said.

THE Apprentice’s Bill Cullen has reasserted his claim to be the first Irishman in orbit after comments from another Irish businessman suggested he could be beaten to the spacecraft door.

The dream of whisking tourists to space for a few minutes of weightlessness edged closer to reality when the runway at the world's first commercial spaceport officially opened.

The first man to walk on the moon told senators that new plans by Barack Obama would cede America's long-time space programme leadership to other nations.

Former 'Baywatch' star Pamela Anderson was ousted from 'Dancing With The Stars', the US version of 'Strictly Come Dancing'.