Raymond Ryan and Donal O’Riordan had the first two wins in the 2019 Munster intermediate championship.

€5m has been spent on this Cork harbour castle rescue by Garry and Anne Wilson, writes Tommy Barker.

IN A previous life, the comedian Chris Kent used to work as an electrician. He says on stage that whenever he used to see a fire engine whistling past on his home patch, Cork city, he’d bless himself — in case his wiring work might have caused the fire.

As Syria nears the eighth anniversary of conflict, 500,000 people have been killed, 6.5m people have fled, and 6m are displaced.

Cork’s newest bridge is to be named after Mary Elmes, dubbed Ireland’s Oskar Schindler, following public involvement in the process.

James O’Donovan grabbed the limelight with two great wins in the busiest bowling week of 2018.

Gavin Twohig closed with a brilliant bowl at Grange to grab a last-shot win over Michael Harrington in the Willie Whelton Cup.

Team Éamon Bowen (Éamon Bowen, Michael Barry and Denis Murphy) won the first big prize of 2018 when they beat Team Joseph Murphy (Joseph Murphy, Denis Connolly, Celly Spillane) in the John O’Donovan Cup final at Bottlehill on New Year’s Day.

Providing backing vocals to Kesha is a measure of the progress Australian group All Our Exes Live In Texas have even made since their last visit to Ireland, writes Eoghan O’Sullivan

Catch all you need-to-know entertainment news with Eoghan O’Sullivan.

The musicality of the Cork accent has a captivating charm which is to the advantage of harmonising swing trio The Stargazers, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

European champion David Murphy and recent Phair Cup winner Martin Coppinger face each other today in the feature score of the RNLI annual fundraising day at Castletownbere.

We all know that Gerry Adams is the “elephant in the room”. He/Sinn Féin do not respect the laws of the land or even Dáil Éireann.

Usage of cannabis among adolescents is higher in countries that have liberalised drug laws, according to a study.

Thomas Mackle finished with three record bowls at Shannonvale on Sunday to win the Noel Phair Cup final from Edmond Sexton and Gary Daly.

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Alan Rickman’s latest role as King Louis is another example of his penchant for playing real people, writes Ed Power.

Christy Mullins had a decisive win over James O’Donovan at Shannonvale.

NOBODY is quite sure when John Spillane began his residency in De Barra’s Folk Club in Clonakilty, West Cork.

From traditional music to West End stars and a tribute to a legendary guitarist — there’s an eclectic mix of music events and festivals for all tastes this weekend — with a French food festival thrown in for good measure.

Tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Noel Redding, the Jimi Hendrix Experience bassist who came to call West Cork his home, writes Noel Baker

The Irish Government won a 2006 European Court of Human Rights case against a woman on the right to terminate a non-viable pregnancy by arguing it would not have prevented the move if asked.

IF you thought the ukulele was an outdated musical instrument associated with eccentric ditties like George Formby’s When I’m Cleaning Windows or Tiny Tim’s Tiptoe Through The Tulips, a group of West Cork musicians aim to completely debunk the notion.

JAMES O’DONOVAN and Ian Callanan gelled into a perfect team in their bowl of odds win over Christy Mullins and Jerry Gibbons in the annual St. Stephen’s Day challenge at Grange.

MORE than 1,200 complaints were made to the Office of the Ombudsman for Children last year, including some from children in the care system.

GAVIN TWOHIG and James O’Donovan put in a tremendous second half at Grange where they beat Éamon Bowen and Gary Daly by almost two bowls of odds in the annual St Stephen’s Day challenge.

DAVID MURPHY just edged past All-Ireland champion Martin Coppinger in the O’Connell-Dullea Cup at Ballygurteen on Sunday.

FAMILIES, carers, and friends of those with intellectual disabilities must stand back more and let them make some of their own choices, in line with their needs, wishes and views, a support group has urged.