Jim Murray is a guitarist, originally from An Muine Fliuch, Co Cork.

Five months on from retaining their Division 1A status through the play-offs, UCC are the early leaders of the Energia All-Ireland League following a terrific 30-20 win at Dublin University.

Róisín O is one half of Thanks Brother with John Broe.

The lineup for tonight's Evocations Gala Concert as part of the Cork Choral Festival has been changed.

Lorna Moore is a full-time vocal coach, piano tutor, and choral conductor.

Clontarf centre Sean O’Brien is determined to follow in his older brother Conor’s footsteps and win an All-Ireland League title at the Aviva Stadium next Sunday.

Your Sunday rugby round-up.

Clontarf centre Sean O'Brien is determined to follow in his older brother Conor's footsteps and win an All-Ireland League title at the Aviva Stadium next Sunday.

UCC will be ready to apply for planning permission for their new sporting facilities in the autumn as the college looks to build on the incredible success achieved on the field over the last year.

Cork Constitution booked a home semi-final in All-Ireland League Division 1A after completing a season’s double over UCC.

Three teams in the lower half of All-Ireland League Division 1A all won on Saturday

Cork Con scored a last-gasp try to beat rivals UCC 18-20 last night at the Mardyke in the second round of the All-Ireland League.

It was a South African-like sun that brought the smiles and covered the RDS for Paul Simon’s farewell tour last night.

Shannon, the All-Ireland League’s most successful club, have regained their place in the top tier of club rugby.

John Fintan Daly jnr and Matthew Dilworth produced brilliant attacking performances as Knocknagree bridged a 26-year gap, landing the Cork JAFC title, overcoming Erin’s Own in the final yesterday.

Lansdowne 24 Cork Constitution 10: Scott Deasy came back to scupper his former club on the Aviva Stadium’s back pitch yesterday as Lansdowne earned a 24-10 win over Ulster Bank League champions Cork Constitution.

Willie Nelson and Paul Simon are among the stars headlining a benefit concert next week to help Texas residents affected by Hurricane Harvey.

Cork Constitution advanced from a tough Bank of Ireland Munster Senior Cup tie against Shannon with a late rally at Coonagh on Saturday.

Cork Constitution secured their third consecutive Cork Charity Cup title with a hard fought win over UCC at Temple Hill on Saturday.

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CBC, Cork 7 Ardscoil Rís 9: This victory by rank outsiders Ardscoil Rís will go down as one of the biggest shocks in the history of the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup, when a penalty deep in stoppage time put holders Christian Brothers College to the sword at Musgrave Park yesterday.

CBC Cork 30 Crescent College 5: Christian Brothers College Cork laid down a marker in their bid to retain the Clayton Hotels sponsored Munster Schools Senior Cup when they proved much too strong for Crescent College Comprehensive at Musgrave Park yesterday.

The Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Cup campaign gets under way today with five fixtures running up until Thursday.

Yet another hugely successful Cork International Choral Festival came to a conclusion last night with an awards ceremony for the top talent who had performed over the last four days.

CBC Cork 9 Crescent Comprehensive 8: It won’t matter to Christian Brothers College Cork they won a record 29th Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Senior Cup title by just a point at the expense of unfortunate Crescent Comprehensive.

Christian Brothers College Cork survived a late rally by Crescent Comprehensive to win their 29th Munster Schools Senior Cup title in a welter of excitement at Musgrave Park today.

She’s the Dublin DJ who secured a prime slot on BBC radio and hung out with Sam Smith even before he was famous. Claire Droney meets the very cool Annie Mac.

Ardscoil Rís 15 CBC 28: Christian Brothers College confirmed the favourable impression created in their opening round victory over Crescent with an emphatic 28-15 defeat of Ardscoil Rís in the quarter-final of the Munster Schools Senior Cup at UL yesterday.

Following the Garth Brooks concert Croke Park debacle, last year is likely to be a year Aiken Promotions would want to quickly forget.

St Barrahane’s, Castletownshend

15 minutes after the rain came to halt play in the one-day international between Ireland and England, all 9,000 seats at Malahide Cricket Club were empty and the groundstaff had already begun the clean-up.

When Ireland face England in today’s Royal London one-day international at Malahide, the familiar face of a favourite son will be 5,000 miles away in Delhi.

John Bracewell claims his Ireland team are about to come up against a clutch of players who should have been at the World Cup, and might well have lifted England’s sorry campaign if they had been.

City Hall, Cork

Cricket Ireland will appoint New Zealander John Bracewell as their new head coach in the next few days. He will replace Trinidadian Phil Simmons, who left in March to become head coach of the West Indies.

Cricket Ireland are “hopeful” a new national team coach will be in place for the showpiece one-day international against England at Malahide on May 8.

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Sinn Féin may well offer a genuine alternative to the establishment parties, but it would be reassuring to know the real story behind the closed doors, suggests Michael Clifford.

From food to fashion, movies to music, our critics pick their hot 100 for autumn.

Contented and writing the best songs of his career, Lloyd Cole really is a merry old soul, says Joe Dermody

F#!%ing hell! We were not expecting that.