Catch up on the headlines.

Bride and groom Aoife O’Callaghan and Finbarr McCarthy returned to the scene of their first encounter — and first date — on their big day.

St Finbarr’s warhorses Eoin Keane and Glenn O’Connor stood up and showed their mettle, resulting in the southsiders edging past northside rivals Na Piarsaigh and into the quarter-final draw.

At both primary and secondary level, school places for special needs children are at a premium and parents are under huge pressure with the lack of supports, writes Noel Baker

St Finbarr’s held out for a hard-earned win over Douglas in a drab first round IHC clash at Páirc Uí Rinn today.

St Finbarr’s easily accounted for Carrigtwohill on Saturday evening in a resplendent Riverstown with a magnificent performance in the first round of the Cork SHC.

So that’s Friday nearly wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

A massacre at Lewis Road. 5-20 from Crokes, each one of their 25 scores arriving from play.

Cork underage chiefs are awaiting a referee’s report into a mass brawl which marred Monday night’s Rebel Óg Premier 2 county minor football final in Páirc Uí Rinn.

The definition of professional attire is evolving, especially for men. Want to be stylish and still be taken seriously? Look no further than Cork-based school principal Finbarr Hurley, writes Annmarie O’Connor.

Variety and versality have marked this Cork musician’s journey to date, writes Cathy Desmond

A Chinese national who studied hospitality and is known to his friends in Ireland as Finbarr pleaded guilty yesterday to charges related to running a brothel in Cork in August 2016.

Funding deal agreed and construction of events centre could start before end of 2018, writes Eoin English.

They are as in love today as they were the day they tied the knot a remarkable 65 years ago and their secret is simple — listen to each other and compromise.

With over 100 years of experience between them, the conductor and first female member of the Butter Exchange Band are adamant that the much-loved Cork institution will continue into the future, writes Irene Long

“The record is not something we have brought up or even discussed,” said Na Piarsaigh manager Shane O’Neil after their Munster semi-final win over Blackrock.

Kevin Markham highlights 10 of the most amusing moments he’s had on a golf course.

Nemo Rangers and St Finbarr’s will have to do it all again after the latter hauled back a seven-point second-half deficit in the Cork SFC decider.

An extract from Jim Hayes’s biography, The Road From Harbour Hill: A Journey Of Dreams, published by iUniverse LLC Bloomington. 

Friendships on the golf course make any challenge easy to overcome, writes Kevin Markham.

Sigerson Cup

Finbarr Flood was a safe pair of hands on and off the pitch, writes Liam Mackey 

There were several thrilling matches in a weekend of action in Cork.

This is a story for the teachers out there who wonder if what they do makes a difference to children’s lives.

St Finbarr’s 2-11 Dripsey 0-16: Michael Ryan’s injury time goal proved to be the difference in this opening round Cork IHC, giving St Finbarr’s a narrow victory at Ballincollig last night.

Last Sunday, I spent a few hours out in Spa national school, a beautiful setting overlooking Tralee bay glistening with the bright sunshine bouncing off the water. There were hundreds out there supporting their annual fundraiser in aid of former student Donal Wash. And it got me thinking about him again.

Gwen Loughman explores the benefits of camping for kids, but looks at the problem of parental fear around letting go

Seamus Heffernan enjoyed a welcome change of luck when doubling-up on favourites Façade and Tithonus in Dundalk last night.

Cork-born Cónal Creedon is a novelist, playwright and documentary film maker. His latest book, The Immortal Deed Of Michael O’Leary, is an account of a man from Inchigeelagh, Co Cork, who became a hero of the First World War.

St Finbarr’s 1-10 Dromtarriffe 1-9: A much improved second-half display was just about enough for St Finbarr’s in yesterday’s competitive Cork County Junior B inter-divisional hurling championship final at Páirc Uí Rinn.

“I just didn’t think, I just jumped into the car.” Those were the words of Finbarr O’Rourke, the man who consumed up to 10 pints of cider before getting behind the wheel of a vehicle and crashing into a family car, resulting in the death of a four-year-old boy.

Everyone recognises Malachy O’Rourke as one of the best managers in Gaelic football. Yet for all his success we still don’t seem to know Malachy O’Rourke. And we certainly don’t know his right-hand man, Leo McBride, who goes everywhere with him. Kieran Shannon knows them though, from working with the pair in 2008 as a member of the Fermanagh backroom team that reached a rare Ulster final for the county that year. Last week, the three caught up. And it was some catch-up.

Only a handful of people know the existence of the only burial plot in Ireland of two of the Air India disaster victims, and one man has lovingly tended it for 30 years.

Just a week after Westlife played to 170,000 people at Croke Park, Shane Filan had “literally a few hundred quid” in his bank account, he has admitted.

Everyone’s been talking about tomorrow’s marriage equality referendum - even some of the birds on the Lough in Cork.