For the past five years, she has wowed audiences in community halls and theatres all over Co Cork — now a middle-aged, control-freak housewife from West Cork is the star of a new film.

A group that works with marginalised young men has said that the Portuguese model of not criminalising people for possessing drugs would have a “positive impact”, especially for those trying to overcome their addiction.

Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa (CSN) will hold it’s Annual Plant Sale on Tuesday and Wednesday May 12,13. 

Kanturk Flower and Garden Club will meet on March 11 in the Temperance Hall Kanturk at 8.00pm. 

Cobh Flower and Horticulture Club holds its next meeting in Cobh Community Centre on Monday 2nd March at 8pm. 

A Christmas floral demonstration by Eileen O’Brien will take place on Thursday December 4 at 8pm in Belgooly Community Centre. Entry €10 (including refreshments) and details from Nicola Desmond 086 8515371.

Milford (Cork) 0-14 Granagh/Ballingarry (Limerick) 0-6

Kinsale Garden & Flower Club will present a Christmas demonstration by Sandra Jackson, AOIFA, on November 13 in St Multose Hall at 8pm. Visitors welcome.

* Kanturk Flower and Garden Club will meet on Wednesday May 14 at 8.00pm with guest speaker Rachel Budd, Organic Horticulturalist. Everyone welcome, €5 with refreshments served.

¦ Castlelyons Home and Garden Club are hosting ’Flowers and Food for Christmas Entertaining’ at 8pm, on Friday, Nov 8, in Castlelyons community centre.

An archive exhibition celebrates the work of Cork theatrical legend James N Healy, writes Colette Sheridan

Arty McGlynn will showcase his hybrid mix of musical styles at the Ennis Trad Festival, says Gerry Quinn.

A PHOTOGRAPHIC exhibition, some retro-style singing, tango-dancing as well as arts and crafts are among the elements being celebrated this Friday in south Tipperary as the county marks Culture Night for the first time.

Gala All-Ireland camogie champions Cork dominate the nominations for this year’s Camogie All Stars with nine players in contention for awards.

Kilkenny repeated their National League final victory over Galway by scoring a 1-13 to 1-9 victory against the Tribeswomen in the Gala All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship today.

Last year’s beaten finalists Cork qualified for the semi-finals of this year’s Gala All-Ireland senior camogie championship with a 2-21 to 1-5 victory against outclassed Limerick on Saturday.

Reigning champions Wexford slumped to a second successive defeat in this year’s Gala All-Ireland senior camogie championship as the prolific Jessica Gill fired Galway to within touching distance of the semi-finals.

2007 runners-up Cork turned the tables on champions Wexford with a comfortable 3-6 to 0-5 victory in the Gala All-Ireland senior camogie championship today.

Gala All-Ireland champions Wexford dominate the nominations for this year’s Energise Sport Camogie All-Stars with 11 in contention for awards.

THE Christmas holiday period has been marked by a series of single-vehicle collisions that have claimed the lives of three young men in separate accidents.

“PEOPLE are nearly all prayed out, nearly all cried out. It’s just one tragedy after another.”

St Lactain’s (Kilkenny) 2-8 Granagh-Ballingarry (Limerick) 0-7

DEFENDING champions Cork meet Galway while a resurgent Limerick battle with Tipperary in the Foras na Gaeilge All-Ireland senior camogie championship semi-finals at Cusack Park, Ennis this afternoon.

EXACTLY one year ago, Waterford mother-of-two Margaret Turner was diagnosed with a cancerous tumour in her right breast. She’s the third member of her family to be struck with cancer, yet the malignant growth still hasn’t been removed.