Though advised by medics to start their family in their 20s, many women often feel judged for having children before establishing their career or going on a world tour. Sharon Ní Chonchúir talks to three young mothers about the pros and cons

Cork Life Centre, 95% staffed by volunteers, is not focused on the ‘points race’. The students, reap the benefits, writes Colette Sheridan

RATHDUFF took the plaudits in the first Allianz Sciath na Scol final at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday, the DF4 decider.

Disaster agencies were tonight on standby after up to 500 people died in an earthquake which rocked Iran.

British rescuers have pulled a seventh survivor from the rubble of the Indian earthquake five days after the disaster which it is feared could claim 100,000 lives.