Alannah Hopkin discusses the inspiration behind her new book of poems and songs about Cork City, On the Banks.

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THE route is all left turns, easily followed from the map. As we proceed north, and then west, we have views of the forested slopes of the Ballyhoura Range, Caroline Mountain, Knockduv, Carron and Seefin.

Gerald Killingworth

The Hilliard Ensemble’s appearance at Triskel Christchurch is a dream come true for the organiser, writes Jo Kerrigan

The crypt and church of an East Cork town, with links to Walter Raleigh and Oliver Cromwell, is the focal point this weekend for the 10th annual Youghal Celebrates History conference.

BAILE na nGall means the foreigners’ town, referring to a 9th century Viking settlement at Smerwick, a Norse name meaning the butter harbour.

You wait decades for a wedding — then two come along at once.

A €10 MILLION plan to turn a stately mansion and its extensive grounds into a major tourist attraction rivalling the Rock of Cashel and Muckross House is to be discussed next month by Fáilte Ireland and the Office of Public Works (OPW).

The River Book: A Celebration of the Suir

Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney has called for Ted Hughes to be honoured in the Poets’ Corner of Westminster Abbey.

DID you hear the one about how north Cork fairies inspired one of Shakespeare’s biggest hits?