Denise O’Donoghue hears how a hand-picked assistance dog changed the Myers family’s lives and their wheelchair-bound son Noah who has Escobar syndrome.

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Professor George Shorten will be running the Cork City Marathon for a cause close to his heart.

There is no doubting the popularity Penneys has with the Irish public, but this price tag found in one of their stores today raises a few eyebrows.

Who said romance was dead?

An Irish woman and her two-year-old daughter were killed in a car crash in Poland, President Michael D Higgins has lead a commemoration ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania, Joan Burton has defended plans to deduct Irish Water bills from wages and Irish sporting personality Arthur Spring has died. Catch up with this evening’s top and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

Finance Minister Michael Noonan’s comments about unemployed people have drawn sharp criticism, IT group it@Cork is seeking Government funding for an initiative that could create 1,300 jobs, Man United have signed Memphis Depay and today’s Lusitania Centenary events live. These are some of the latest and most read stories on irishexaminer.com.

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Coaches and teachers who have helped Rob Heffernan since he was a boy paid tribute to an athlete who started out in Togher and went all the way to the top of the world.

A man who has been responsible for showering people with accolades for two decades was on the receiving end yesterday when he was lauded by the Lord Mayor of Cork.