“It’s a disaster for the village,” is how the owner of Falvey’s pharmacy, Conor Falvey, summed up the fallout from the weekend fire in Douglas Shopping Centre that has forced its temporary closure.

Gardaí raided an apartment for a drugs search and a young man jumped out of bed and threw a packet of heroin out the window.

Trish Dromey looks at a significantly extended home in Tower, Co Cork.

An Irish father of two has died while attempting a climb on the world’s highest mountain.

The search for the Wicklow man missing on Mount Everest won't resume until late next week.

The search is unlikely to get back underway today as night falls on the mountain and the situation will be reassessed tomorrow morning

Adventurer Pat Falvey has launched a new initiative to help people over the age of 50 to shift attitudes and achieve their goals, writes Margaret Jennings.

By John Hudson University of Limerick will bid for their first ever Irish Universities Collingwood Cup win when they take on UCC in an all-Munster final at Limerick’s Market’s Field today (kick-off 2.30pm).

A rallying year which began with uncertainty ends in style tomorrow with a capacity entry list for the Rentokil-Initial Killarney Historic Rally.

Kerry 0-21 Galway 1-14

Former Irish rugby and Lions team doctor Eanna Falvey tells a great story about how Joe Schmidt’s attitude is reflected in his players.

Kerry 1-15 Tipperary 0-4

Máire Falvey has enjoyed playing golf for 48 years but Saturday morning in Malone Golf Club ranks amongst her proudest moments.

British and Irish Lions bosses insist they have not gambled by handing their players two days off in Queenstown ahead of Saturday's Test series decider with New Zealand.

Pat Falvey’s new theatre show tells how a builder from the north side of Cork climbed Everest and undertook other great feats of exploration, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

A boy kicked a live electric wire out of his 10-year-old friend’s hand when he saw he was being electrocuted, a court was told yesterday.

Former Ireland team medic Eanna Falvey is to be the British & Irish Lions lead doctor for this summer’s tour to New Zealand.

Munster women’s head coach Wayne Falvey looks forward to seeing what the next crop of young talent in the province can offer as they begin their interpro title defence against Ulster at Kingspan Stadium this afternoon (3pm).

Helen O’Callaghan learns why research on housing is more important than ever

The shortage of rental accommodation is making it more difficult for new entrants to find places to live as existing students rely more on purpose-built complexes.

Cork SFC - Castlehaven 0-14 Clonakilty 0-13: Celebratory team photos are rare enough after first round clashes, but the Castlehaven lads had no problem posing for the one supporter who managed to meander her way through the several high-vis jackets guarding the entry to the pitch at full-time on Saturday evening.

They’ve worked for years for this moment, representing Ireland at the World Cup -then two days before a game they get a bad bout of diarrhoea, lose 3kg and can’t play. Irish team physician, Dr Eanna Falvey on the ‘you are what you eat’ philosophy of modern-day rugby.

The IRFU has enlisted the aid of a cutting-edge healthcare company based in Cork to ensure its players are in top physical shape for next month’s World Cup.

These are busy times for Conor Cusack in the sporting arena and beyond but he is rising to the challenge with his customary passion, writes Kieran Shannon.

Irish rugby team doctor Éanna Falvey says understanding in the area of concussion is "evolving" and believes huge progress has been made in the last three years.

The six former staff members of the Highway Retail Ltd-run filling station in Ballyvolane have said they are "delighted" to know that they will spend Christmas at home, having ended their 15-day sit-in.

Scores of well-wishers have been visiting a petrol station in Cork to show solidarity with members of staff who have mounted a sit-in to get their outstanding wages, sick pay, and other entitlements.

A man who gave another man a hiding with a hammer at the height of a feud was jailed for two years as the sentencing judge said the attack was so serious it could have caused death.

Colin Falvey used to scrape by on meagre wages at Cobh Ramblers. Now, he is being paid to stop World Cup winners like Alessandro Del Piero and David Trezeguet.

He’s climbed Everest twice and walked to the South Pole, but adventurer Pat Falvey said the last week has been one of the toughest of his life after his father suffered a serious health scare in Spain.

The recent tragedy on Mount Everest has sparked an avalanche of bitter accusations among local Sherpas, Western climbers and others with stakes in the world’s highest mountain, writes John Hearne.

Sq m: 83 (900 sq ft)

Beyond the work, the pressure and the spotlight, Eanna Falvey enjoyed the ride.

Anyone picking up a newspaper recently has seen that GAA players seem to be undergoing hip operations more often now than ever before.

Triumph and tragedy rarely comes in such close proximity in place and time.

Not only is there a fine, well-built and highly specified home on a half-acre county village site, but there’s also a guest apartment alongside — making for 2,800 sq ft of accommodation for €275,000.