A mother who donated a kidney to her four-year-old daughter who had lost her own kidneys to cancer is appealing to everyone to consider being an organ donor.

A day in the life of community pharmacist Elizabeth Lang of Burke’s Life Pharmacy, Sligo.

The Court of Appeal ruling follows nearly 20 years of litigation over the sale by Mark Monks’ late father James and his mother Ella of the land at Huntstown House, Cloghran

Mica Paris kicks off the Cork Jazz Festival tomorrow night with a show featuring the songs of Ella Fitzgerald. She tells Ellie O’Byrne about her own rise to fame and her love of the American legend.

Earlier this week a Glanmire school in Co Cork introduced seven sets of twins starting their first day of secondary school.

Women are breaking the old ‘taboo’ to talk about period waste and campaign for sustainable feminine hygiene options, writes Ellie O'Byrne.

An Irishman who was instrumental in bringing Hollywood actor George Clooney to Ireland for the first time claims his business has been the target of hackers since the actor’s visit.

Hollywood actor George Clooney has revealed he and his wife, Amal, spent Easter Sunday with U2’s frontman Bono at his home in Dublin.

Hollywood actor George Clooney plans to return to Ireland next year following a brief visit to meet his cousins over the Easter break.

Hollywood A-lister George Clooney along with his wife Amal and two children spent several days of Easter in Laois getting to know his Irish cousins.

The number of people they saw using dirty makeup brushes inspired makeup artist Charlene Flanagan and skin therapist Niamh Ryan to join forces and come up with a solution.

George is crying, we’re crying, everyone’s crying.

“She’s never going to know her sister, that’s what gets me the most. And the fact now that there’s no answers, it makes it 100 times worse.”

Ella Martin suffered nothing more than routine minor childhood illness until her sudden death, aged 3. Her distraught family is hoping an inquest this week can clarify what happened on that fateful day in 2015, writes Health Correspondent Catherine Shanahan.

A family trapped by snow have issued an emotional thank you to an “army of angels” who helped ensure the safe delivery of a very special snow-storm baby.

ELLA Van Poucke’s career took a big leap forward last July when she emerged as the “Golden Star” of the prestigious Premio Chigiana held in Siena in Italy, writes Cathy Desmond.

A Meath dad unexpectedly delivered his new baby in his own sitting room last week, while his four year old was adorably shouting 'Be Brave Mammy' through the door.

A High Court action brought by a 12-year-old girl has been adjourned to allow a body that governs Irish dancing consider her application for an exemption to allow her dance in a forthcoming world championship qualifier.

A 12-year-old girl has launched High Court proceedings against a body that governs Irish dancing aimed at allowing her participate in a world championship qualifier due to take place next month.

The First Lady of Song played two memorable concerts at the jazz festival in 1980, writes Des O’Driscoll

I Have No Secrets by Penny Joelson (Electric Monkey, €9.20) 

Actor George Clooney's wife Amal has given birth to twins, the couple's publicist said.

Ella Queen of Jazz by Helen Hancocks (Frances Lincoln, €13.90 HB)

Esther N McCarthy looks at the best picks to help you sizzle this season, from travel-friendly fragrances to summer salads and must-have make-up palettes.

A man has been charged over a dog attack in England which left a two-year-old girl with serious injuries to her head and body.

The aunt of a two-year-old girl screamed "The dog's got the baby!" after her niece was savaged by the animal as she played in her garden in England.

Girls in their tweens and teens are facing complex challenges and need guidance about what really matters — their self-worth. Helen O’Callaghan reports.

By the time Ella Fitzgerald came to perform at the Cork Jazz Festival in October 1980, she was the well-established and undisputed singing queen of the world jazz scene. Fitzgerald’s stint at Cork Opera House was a welcome boost for the then burgeoning festival, whose organisers shelled out a reported £16,000 for the star.

Star Wars actor Mark Hamill has paid tribute to original Lois Lane actress Noel Neill, who has died at the age of 95.

In this ‘Titanic enterprise’, Simon Sebag Montefiore is not afraid to suggest that something of what made the Romanovs powerful remains in the Russian psyche and Russian leadership today, writes Mary Leland.

Kya deLongchamps reviews a range of publications that would make ideal gifts for those with an interest in interiors, food and other home-related topics.

Mental health experts have recommended against changing the law to allow for greater family involvement in the care of a person with mental illness.

The campaign, which aims to try to prevent future tragedies, may be dashed as a government-appointed expert group advise against a change in the law in relation to family involvement and the doctor-patient relationship, writes Eoin English

LAST Sunday, in an event that in so many ways transcended sport, Cork camogie captain Ashling Thompson captained her county team to win the All Ireland title decisively. Even though Galway supporters — and even some neutrals — might have preferred a different conclusion anyone who knows the personal journey successfully negotiated by Thompson will recognise that her sport was a just a conduit to redemption.

A woman whose husband killed their two daughters before taking his own life has expressed disappointment that a HSE review of his psychiatric care has failed to take on board her calls for greater family involvement in the care of people with mental illness.

A tiny calf little more than a foot high could be the world’s smallest cow.