Cork’s landmark Arbutus Lodge is spacious and packed with original features. It is also Pure Cork, writes Tommy Barker.

A 1-6 haul for Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh was enough for Kerry to book their place in the Lidl National League Division 2 final, where they’ll face either Cavan or Waterford in two weeks’ time.

Hundreds of people rallied in Cork tonight demanding radical action to address the housing crisis as new figures showed that 400 new homes could be developed in vacant upper floors in the heart of the city.

A recommendation that the selection of Kerry football captain be taken away from the county senior championship-winning club and put in the hands of Kerry management was met with strong opposition at Monday’s county convention.

The Galway senior ladies football management have hit out at the appointment of Gerry Carmody to referee their Connacht final meeting with Mayo on Sunday.

Behind every team there’s another team.

Latest: Gardaí have upgraded the death of 78-year-old Rose Hanrahan to a murder investigation.

The holders and league champions-elect Cork City brushed aside the token challenge of Athlone Town to reach the last eight of the Irish Daily Mail sponsored FAI Cup at Turner’s Cross tonight.

Prior to last year’s All-Ireland U21 hurling decider, Waterford selector Paul Flynn opened up on why the grade is his favourite competition

Obituary of Cappamore native Mike Cunningham, mountain runner and endurance athlete.

THE setting is Victorian Dublin, as newly promoted detective inspector, Joe Swallow investigates an outbreak of sexual assaults on women. 

Fad diets are no good when it comes to long-term weight loss, writes Ciara McDonnell.

Three counties are set for a significant employment boost today with healthcare company MSD to announce 200 new jobs across a range of disciplines in Cork, Carlow, and Tipperary.

Eva Orsmond’s Sugar Crash documentary on RTÉ woke up hundreds of thousands of people to the dangers of our excessive sugar consumption. But it’s not just our physical health that suffers. It’s also our mood and mental health, says Olivia Kelleher

The Animal Rights Action Network has described as horrific, a segment on last night's Late Late Show in which a lamb was restrained.

Castlehaven are through to a fourth county final in five seasons after overcoming near-neighbours, O’Donovan Rossa, in an exciting semi-final at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.

It’s “a Tralee Rose, the pick of the bunch,” says estate agent Ger Carmody about this well-put together, all-singing, all-dancing Kerry home - and, as a former Rose of Tralee escort himself, he’s entitled to the assessment.

An animal rights group has offered a further €5,000 reward for any information on the brutal stabbing and killing of a pet dog in Cork City.

O’Donovan Rossa 2-11 Beara 0-8 (Cork SFC): If the outcome of this fourth-round clash was ever truly in doubt, then one sweeping passage of play on 41 minutes laid to rest all uncertainty.

Animal rights activists are urging organisers of the Puck Fair in Killorglin, Co Kerry “to take the live goat out of the festival”, saying tradition can never be used to expose animals to physical and psychological damage.

Kerry strode to a 1-20 to 0-12 victory over Derry in the Christy Ring Cup final, lifting their second title and avoiding a third successive defeat in the Croke Park decider.

Two members of An Garda Siochána dealing with a domestic disturbance were assaulted by a teenager, with one officer knocked to the ground and the teen’s legs wrapped around her neck.

“On the night it happened I was in my nan’s house. Gardaí came and my mam collected me and took me to my auntie’s house. I heard one of them saying my dad was in prison. I was very sad. I was heartbroken. I will always remember that night.”

KERRY 2-16 ANTRIM 1-18: An hour after Saturday’s game had ended, the Kerry players were still lifting the roof of their Parnell Park dressing-room with song.

Kerry manager Eamonn Kelly insisted the Christy Ring Cup was still the county’s number one priority for the summer, despite his side earning a shot at Division 1B hurling.

Wicklow 1-6 Kerry 2-20: Kerry hurling manager Eamonn Kelly was happy with his side’s improvement as they ran out 17-point winners over Wicklow in Division 2A at Arklow.

Fitzgibbon Cup Group B - UCC 1-14 UL 1-14: This certainly didn’t feature in the script, Jason Forde’s injury-time point bringing the curtain down on UCC’s Fitzgibbon Cup involvement. 

Munster Senior Cup: Ardscoil Rís 21 St Munchin’s College 13

Future primary teachers have called for better checks on standards of residential Irish language courses they must spend thousands of euro to attend.

Hoisting a wild puck goat in the air in a small cage for three days above noisy crowds and loud music terrifies the animal and is in breach of new animal welfare legislation say anti-cruelty organisations.

Ireland’s national circus has threatened legal action against a rival group after gardaí were called to a tents standoff in Cork.

Kerry SFC: Rangers 1-15 St Brendan’s 0-12

The 100-bed Central Hotel in the centre of Tralee town, and built as the Abbeygate 20 years ago, is for sale for €1m.

Offaly 3-19 Kerry 0-14

A GAA spectator was yesterday returned for trial concerning an alleged on-pitch assault that resulted in a footballer losing three teeth and being rendered unconscious.

A man who scaled the wall of Heineken brewery and stole a keg of beer used a wheelie bin for his getaway with the stolen drink.

There have been plenty of National Hunt jockeys with far more talent than Tony McCoy, but none with the almost savage will to win, durability and the sheer bloody- mindedness of the man most refer to as AP.

Former GP Paschal Carmody is to pay €500 a month to the Irish Medicines Board in connection with a court order for payment of €10,000 arising from a trial in 2005.