Although she is from Watergrasshill, Cork, Emer O’Sullivan’s heart has always been in Tipperary.

Is Middle Child Syndrome really a thing? Or do we use it to explain human behaviour, asks

Former Labour Party TD and Minister for State Joe Costello has settled a High Court defamation action over an article in the Irish Mail on Sunday.

David and Conor Harte are set to return to the scene of their first international caps following their inclusion in the Irish men’s squad for the FIH Series finals in Le Touquet, France.

All Fine Gael members selected to run in the next general election will gather today, adding to speculation that Leo Varadkar is preparing to go to the country.

My wife Emer is also a GP and we work at the same practice.

Where once just Bandon was the last outpost beyond Cork’s city limits, a hockey revolution of sorts is spreading south and west of the county, giving optimism for further expansion.

They may not be household names but these five Irish people work behind the scenes at some of the world’s biggest fashion organisations. From high ranking positions in Vivienne Westwood to Dries Van Noten, Carolyn Moore charts their rise

Denise O'Donoghue chats to Belfast-based blogger Emer Dooris

Every Irish woman will identify with Aisling, the comic creation of friends, Sarah Breen and Emer McLysaght, says Ciara McDonnell.

Legal colleagues and the sporting community in West Cork have paid tributes to the late PJ O’Driscoll, a West Cork-based solicitor who died suddenly on Sunday.

Sparks were flying at Cork Airport yesterday when an electrician, home for Christmas, dropped down on one knee to propose to his girlfriend waiting for him in arrivals.

All seven of Elizabeth and Jim Lenihan’s children have been immersed in sport growing up in Deliga, near Milford.

Emer Glanville from Cobh, in Co Cork, dropped out of school when she was 16 and became pregnant a year later.

Ovarian cancer is the disease that whispers, so people should listen carefully, advises Juliette Casey whose daughter, Emer, died ten years ago from the disease.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

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Ten years ago, Emer Casey, from Youghal, Co Cork, was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She passed away four months later, just four days after her 28th birthday.

WELL, Lent is almost over and if you are one of those virtuous souls who have been abstaining for the past seven weeks now is the time to feast and savour the rewards of your fasting. 

On International Women’s Day, Joyce Fegan a bride-to-be, has had it with a world where women relish sneering at other women because of their appearance.

The young man in a blue morph suit with a squid on his head was eager to discuss the pros and cons of his outfit.

Sarah Sexton is smiling but the moistening of the eyes reveals the hurt. A tough, uncompromising defender, an inspirational leader, her ethos is centred on the primacy of the unit, the team.

Irish hockey fans have long claimed national captain David Harte as one of the world’s best goalkeepers, and extra validation came yesterday as he was named as hockey’s top netminder for 2015.

Not a town usually associated with going out of your way for, Corofin has been rejuvenated in recent years thanks to the hard work and dedication of its locals. Put it in your satnav the next time you’re passing out west.    

A farmer, his wife, and several other people, including anti-eviction activist Ben Gilroy, are facing jail over alleged interference with a receiver appointed over lands in Co Kildare.

Brendan O’Laoire shows off his stunning collection of motorbikes.

The event which enveloped O’Connell St on Easter Monday was a crass tribute to the realities of Dublin and Ireland in 1915, when poverty and war was everywhere, writes Emer O’Kelly            

A Cork schoolgirl is being hailed an “inspiration” after using €1,000 of prize money she won to fund lifesaving surgery for a baby in the Ukraine.

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This week is National Tree Week, so holistic gardener Fiann Ó Nualláin has been looking at what varieties are best for you and your garden

Ready for some Christmas cheer from Cork? This one is special.

Remember the Cork family going through a tough time who won the Christmas of their dreams last week thanks to Cork's RedFM? Now you can watch their dreams come through in a new heartwarming video.

A family whose house burned down while the father was out of work are set to have the best Christmas ever.

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Afric McGlinchey wanted to know how pupils at a Co Cork school are picking up awards worldwide

Three schoolgirls from Kinsale have been listed by Time magazine as among the 25 Most Influential Teens of the Year.

Cheering crowds, hundreds of handshakes, and plenty of pats on the back. It’s not every day you win the world’s top science competition, but these three Cork girls almost make it look easy.

Three Cork teenagers have bagged the top prize at this year’s Google Science Fair for their project, Natural Bacteria Combating World Hunger.