St Brendan's College Killarney staged a dramatic second-half comeback with this last-ditch Corn Uí Mhuirí quarter-final win over St Flannan's in Ballyagran.

With the Corn Uí Mhuirí now at quarter-final stage, Denis Hurley runs the rule over eight talents who have impressed in the campaign.

We are often fascinated by the twists of fate in the lives by our favourite music artists.

For a glimpse of the vibrant state of the Irish music scene as we enter a new decade, St James’ Church in the heart of Dingle on the first night of Other Voices would be a good place to start.

After a titanic battle, St Brendan's College Killarney just edged out rivals Tralee CBS to top Group D of the Corn Uí Mhuirí at Connolly Park this afternoon.

Four Cork colleges begin their Corn Uí Mhuirí campaign Wednesday afternoon, each one hoping to bring an end to Kerry’s almost decade-long dominance of the competition.

Girl Band’s new album underlines their reputation as one of the most interesting groups in the Irish music scene, writes Eoghan O’Sullivan

As the highly-rated Girl Band release a new album, Eoghan O’Sullivan chats to the group about their reputation for reviving the fortunes of Ireland's guitar groups

Kerry fought back to score a convincing victory over Tyrone at Tullamore and remain on course for a sixth successive All-Ireland MFC title.

Cian Ó Cíobháin marks 20 years of his Taobh Tuathail show on RnaG, writes Eoghan O’Sullivan

Judges on tonight’s Choice Music Prize face a tough task trying to select a winner from a diverse range of strong albums. Eoghan O’Sullivan runs his rule over the nominees

It’s hard to imagine people picking up ‘The End’ who aren’t already Knausgaard fans, even if there are sighs of resignation at going through the emotional rollercoaster with him again, writes Eoghan O’Sullivan

Here's your lunchtime bulletin.

Here's your morning bulletin.

Eoghan O’Sullivan shares the latest from the entertainment world

In advance of the Crosstown Drift event, Eoghan O’Sullivan asked some of the participating authors about what makes Cork a special place for them.

Peter Power looks to examine the human struggle to understand scientific theory, natural phenomena and human behaviour in In Clouds, writes Eoghan O’Sullivan

Your lunchtime news bulletin.

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

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PICNIC PARTICULARS: The programmers at Electric Picnic have been doing their stuff for quite a few years, so hopefully the mellow tones of Portishead won’t jar with the exuberance of the Saturday mainstage crowd at 10.30pm.

A bride broke down in tears as she told a judge how a photographer she paid to record the most special occasion of her life took the money and the pictures and ran.

THE bankers should have been an example to people in other industries that too much of a good thing can never last.

So what’s there to do on a sun holiday when there’s no sun? Well as Eoghan O’Sullivan discovered, quite a lot, if you have a can-do attitude and are somewhat imaginative.

Irish music fans have the chance to vote for the Meteor song of the year for 2012 after the shortlist was announced yesterday.

Well-known traditional accordionist Dan Herlihy will be honoured at the Patrick O’Keeffe Traditional Music Festival in Castleisland, Co Kerry, this weekend.

A leading cancer charity has defended internet sensation Sminky Animation’s humorous ‘hands-on’ approach to promote its latest breast awareness campaign.

Hard Working Class Heroes is a forum for new acts to showcase their music and meet with agents and managers, says Eoghan O’Sullivan

Major champions Darren Clarke, Pádraig Harrington and Rory McIlroy were fine-tuning their British Open preparations yesterday and so missed out on a special day at Mullingar Golf Club.

Singer Richie Egan tells Eoghan O’Sullivan he is aiming for a slower, less in-your-face style with the band’s fourth album

THE crowds who turned out to honour those who helped create the Irish state were asked to pray for those who have brought it to its knees.

A DYNAMIC Cork-based technology marketing company has been short-listed for a national internet award.

THIRD-level scholarships worth up to €160,000 and financed by JP McManus were last night presented to eight students who completed their Leaving Certificate exams at CBS Sexton Street in Limerick.

DEMAND from hospitals for blood donations has soared in recent months, making the latest campaign to persuade people to donate blood even more urgent.

THE importance of knowing the difference between a vintage wine and cheap plonk was highlighted during efforts to find the country’s finest off-licence yesterday.