FESTIVAL fever is set to cause ‘Cosmic Chaos’ on the streets of Cork tomorrow with thousands turning out for the St Patrick’s Day parade.

THE lord mayor of Cork has the Terminator in his sights.

THE public has been urged to boldly go where no-one has gone before — on a walk through our solar system which been “shrunk” to fit along the Banks of the Lee.

IRELAND’S adopted astronaut revealed last night how his favourite Irish pub helped lift his spirits during his toughest space mission yet.

IRELAND’S adopted astronaut returned to Earth after 101 days in space yesterday to an emotional reunion with his wife and children.

WHAT do you do when it’s your birthday and you are miles from nowhere with neither home nor hostelry in sight? Throw a party, of course, with the help of friends, family — and NASA.

A NASA astronaut will today unveil what life is like on board the International Space Station with a group of Cork schoolchildren.

BIRTHDAY wishes will be beamed into space today to an astronaut mourning the death of his mother while he was on his mission.

A live link between an astronaut on board the International Space Station and his Irish in-laws will be televised tomorrow.

AN ASTRONAUT with strong family ties to Cork sent best wishes from space yesterday to mark the official opening of the country’s newest and most advanced observatory and space education centre.

AN IRISH family which runs one of the country’s biggest optician firms watched in awe yesterday as the space shuttle Discovery blasted off with a loved one on board.