One of Ireland’s greatest blues guitarists was remembered in Cork last night as the Guinness Jazz Festival also kicked off.

More than 1,000 musicians from 22 countries will descend on Cork for the annual Guinness Jazz Festival, delivering 400 performances at 50 venues over the October Bank Holiday weekend.

THE widow of a British man killed by a shark in the Seychelles has paid tribute to her “handsome and caring” husband.

A British man killed by a shark in the Seychelles had “no chance of surviving”, police said today.

Guinness is set to deliver the biggest ever jazz event in Ireland this October Bank Holiday Weekend (Oct 25 - 28), with a stunning music line-up, specially programmed to celebrate Cork’s 25th year of the festival.