Fianna Fáil brought us terrible times, but all we can remember is the good time, writes Fergus Finlay

Chris Wasser takes a closer look at the enduring legacy and phenomenal impact on literature and film of Charles Dickens’ life-affirming classic, ‘A Christmas Carol’

“Charlie is a decent man, but he has over stepped the mark,” Mr Howlin told RTÉ Radio’s Today with Séan O’Rourke show.

Before his departure, Mark Tumilty spoke with an old friend, Garry Doyle, about the joy he still gets daily from ‘an unbelievable sport’.

Cavan football followers feel their team should have won the All-Ireland in 1967 but their dreams were shattered by Cork in a controversial All-Ireland semi-final. In this exclusive extract from ‘Charlie: The Story of Charlie Gallagher, the GAA’s Lost Icon’, author Paul Fitzpatrick details a game which still haunts the Breffni men.

A four-year-old Cork boy has celebrated beating cancer by meeting his Munster rugby heroes and starting his first day of school.

Despite being seen by some as a novelty act, The Proclaimers have always had apolitical edge. It’s a side of the twin duo that has become even sharper with Brexit looming, writes Ed Power.

Tom Jordan died in June of this year.

It’s confirmed, being a dog owner is good for you. Esther McCarthy spoke to four celebrities about pride in their pooches.

“I was f****** frozen. I came out a little bit rattled from that.”

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Tiger Woods will favour quality over quantity in a bid to prolong his career after admitting he was emotionally and physically drained by his Masters triumph.

Some people are better than others at getting their way. They know the buttons to press, where to expend charm, and when to wield a stick rather than offer a carrot.

Mary Greene is originally from Waterford, but has been resident in Cork for many years and is a member of family trio Greenshine, along with husband Noel Shine and daughter Ellie Shine.

Sometimes, you get that sinking feeling when playing a game. Other times, a game floats your boat immediately. The Sinking City is one of those rare experiences that might just do both.

Blue Point clung on grimly to complete a remarkable Royal Ascot double in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes.

Kevin Barry’s latest novel flits between the seamier side of Spain and his old haunts on Leeside, writes Marjorie Brennan.

I write with somewhat shock and yet gratitude for the announcement this week by Fianna Fáil’s Charlie McConalogue, Donegal, who stated:

Former Spurs defender and Leyton Orient manager Justin Edinburgh has died aged 49.

THE arrival of Monkstown’s oft-coveted Castle House for sale on a weekend when Cork celebrates all things ocean and harbour related is an irony that would not have been lost on this home’s long-time owner, the late, great and erudite Cork gentleman Charlie Hennessy.

The ‘Irish Examiner’ last year published claims about covert surveillance in prisons. A report was made — but will it be published and followed up on, asks Michael Clifford.

I was very interested in your editorial ‘Fundamentalist excluded — Ban on hate preacher is appropriate’ (Irish Examiner, May 14).

Galway’s Ronan Mullarney will take a healthy four-shot lead into today’s second round at the Flogas Irish Amateur Open Championship after setting the pace with a course-record and career-low 62 in Sligo.

In July 2017, Tiger Woods arranged for his two kids to meet Argentine forward Lionel Messi while Barcelona were in Florida for a pre-season match.

Proving that age is just a number, Berkshire Hathaway chief executive, Warren Buffett, 88, and vice-chairman, Charlie Munger, 95, answered questions for seven hours at the company’s AGM this weekend.

Ian McEwan’s latest novel features synthetic humans that are that bit too evolved for comfort, writes Hannah Stephenson

An army of Republic of Ireland supporters from Brideview United in Tallow, County Waterford will descend on the Aviva Stadium for the EURO 2020 Qualifier against Georgia after manager Mick McCarthy donated more than 50 tickets to the club.

So that’s nearly Friday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Hanging by the telephone, waiting for offers of work, was not something that actor and writer, Clare Monnelly, could tolerate.

Vinny Browne is manager of Charlie Byrne’s in Galway, one of Ireland’s best-known independent bookshops.

Noel Baker It was black tie night on Dancing With The Stars, but not all contestants will go to the ball.

In an excerpt from his book on Cork in the 1980s, Michael Moynihan looks behind the scenes at the shenanigans that saved the city’s film festival.

Charlie Landsborough begins his farewell tour of Ireland at the end of the month — the music star wants to quit while he’s ahead, he tells Margaret Jennings.

Westmeath student Charlie Drumm's new Freshgraze system, an automated cloud-controlled moving fence for livestock, is attracting a lot of attention.

As everyone’s favourite nanny returns to screens, UK children’s laureate Lauren Child talks to Hannah Stephenson about the iconic character’s reboot

Six months on, whose love has lasted the distance, who has scores to settle, and who is feeling single and ready to mingle once again?

An Irish tag-rugby team has achieved what Joe Schmidt and company have failed to achieve — win a World Cup.

The justice minister claims he wants to sit down with McCabe and discuss his legacy. It’s all a far cry from the government line just a few years ago, writes Michael Clifford.

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As Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane pitch into battle tonight without the services of disenchanted Harry Arter, former Ireland boss Mick McCarthy is calling on him to mount a reconciliation bid.

Charlie Redmond was in Omagh for Dublin’s Super 8s game last month when a couple of Tyrone teenagers cheekily brought up 1995.

“That’s not how I remembered it!”

A four-year-old boy who sued over the circumstances of his birth at Midwestern Regional Maternity Hospital, Limerick has settled his High Court action with a final lump sum payment of €15.5m.

Three bottles of Marissa Carter’s self tan sell every minute - and we can expect the same success from her brand new make up line, writes Carolyn Moore.