Michelle O’Brien, mezzo-soprano, was born and raised under the magic of the Shandon bells in Cork (hence her nickname ‘Shellybelles’).

Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell has paid tribute to former co-star Liz Dawn, describing her as the “matriarch” of the soap.

Margaret Jennings hears how Corry Uí Dhálaigh — a passionate advocate of exercise in later years — is inspired by her mother, who is still active in her 80s

In recent years, the actor has landed roles on The Good Wife, The Fall, Moone Boy, The Conjuring 2 and Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie.

HAPPY Christmas, Apollo House. There are a couple of reasons to cast a jaundiced eye at the occupation of Apollo House in Dublin city centre, writes Michael Clifford. 

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A play inspired by the tragic death of homeless man Jonathan Corrie near the Dáil in December 2014 is to be performed at a renowned theatre in West Cork tomorrow night.

Let’s just say it’s going to be ‘eventful’.

After suffering for years with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Zoe Salmon-Corrie found relief by taking over-the-counter probiotics. 

Awkward.

Tony Warren was just 24 when he devised Coronation Street, one of the most beloved shows in British television history and the world’s longest-running soap.

WHEN is it acceptable to use the dead to make a political point, asks Michael Clifford

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Hundreds of new beds are available to homeless people since Jonathan Corrie’s death galvanised us into action. But the number of people on the street is still growing, writes Elaine Loughlin

A public memorial service for Anne Kirkbride will take place on May 30.

JUST moments into Caitlin Moran’s guided tour of her home town, and the popular columnist and author is dangling a lacy black bra in the air.

LUCY FALLON, Coronation Street’s newest star, has her driving licence with her at all times. 

'Coronation Street' actor Michael Le Vell has been battling his drug habit at a holiday camp.

Kym Marsh wants to "play other parts".

Georgia May Foote doesn't think she'll return to 'Coronation Street'.

Coronation Street suspended filming to give the cast and crew a chance to come to terms with the loss of “vibrant presence” Anne Kirkbride following her death from cancer.

If you want to look and feel better, Tanya Sweeney says the best way of tackling a New Year to-do list is to conquer a manageable goal every month.

Emergency moves to bring in rent controls and increase allowances are needed to head-off a surge in homelessness, the Dáil heard.

This month, Jonathan Corrie was found dead in an office block doorway on Molesworth Street.

Reports circulating of a rogue batch of high-strength heroin in Cork following the recent drug-related deaths of two homeless people have been discounted after tests found nothing unusual in samples tested.

Rent allowance must be increased if the Government is serious about ending homelessness, opposition TDs insisted as the Dáil remembered the death of rough sleeper Jonathan Corrie.

“But now that he had died, any threat that he might have posed as an unkempt figure in a doorway was gone. He could no longer extend a cup with the threat of imposing on your conscience.”

Two homeless men have died in Cork City centre of suspected drugs overdoses in the past week amid growing calls for measures to ease Dublin’s rough-sleeper crisis to be rolled-out to the rest of the country.

HEATED talk about belated action inside the Dáil sparked by concern for a cold corpse found outside it.

Jonathan Corrie’s death has illuminated the multifaceted nature of homelessness — and revealed that only a multifaceted approach can solve it, writes Special Correspondent Michael Clifford

While it is right that the abject failure of Irish governments, especially this one, to tackle homelessness should be highlighted it is also important to remember it wasn’t just the other evening the State failed one of its citizens.

The emergency summit to be held today on the homelessness crisis is likely to focus on short-term measures that can be implemented quickly, the Department of the Environment has said.

A summit to address the homeless crisis will take place tomorrow after an outpouring of grief over the death of Jonathan Corrie just metres from Leinster House. 

The Dáil has been accused of repeatedly failing to address Ireland’s homeless crisis until the issue came to its doorstep, after a middle-aged man was found dead in the shadow of Leinster House.

A Coronation Street star is to take a leave of absence.

'Coronation Street' bosses have reportedly begun handing out fines to badly behaved cast members.

Michelle Keegan is said to have turned down the chance to be Holly Willoughby’s Celebrity Juice maternity cover.

Coronation Street star Charles Lawson thought the bank robbery storyline that resulted in his character ending up behind bars was "stupid".

Michael Le Vell is in “advanced talks” for this years Celebrity Big Brother.

Julie Walters is set to land her dream 'Coronation Street' role.