Firms in Cork have been encouraged to practice so-called ‘social innovation’ by engaging in community projects and not only raising funds for good causes.

The country’s first community air ambulance service is set to take off within weeks — but it won’t be a doctor-led service as had been hoped.

A teenager who suffered life-changing neck injuries in a fall while taking photos of the snow is expected to be transferred to Dublin for specialist treatment.

Experienced civil defence volunteers have advised people to stay off the roads across West Cork.

A life-saving rapid response medical service hopes to almost double its number of on-call volunteer GPs and save more lives after getting a massive injection of state funding.

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland is searching for people with the ideas and commitment to drive change, says its CEO Darren Ryan.

Ireland’s first doctor-led flying doctor service will be airborne by summer.

Plans to launch Ireland’s first doctor-led helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) by next spring have been unveiled.

Prominent republican Thomas “Slab” Murphy had nothing to do with cattle farming, according to his lawyers in an appeal against conviction for evading tax on profits from a farming business.

The Special Criminal Court has been accused of disregarding the defence's pieces of the jigsaw in Thomas 'Slab' Murphy's tax evasion trial.

Prominent republican Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy was found guilty of evading tax his brother had already paid, his lawyers have submitted to the Court of Appeal.

Plans are being made to provide a new hyperbaric chamber in Cork to aid divers suffering from potentially fatal decompression sickness, more commonly known as ‘the bends’.

The sentencing of prominent republican Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy for tax evasion has been adjourned until general election day.

Operation Resuscitation is an initiative by Irish Community Rapid Response to ensure at least two people in every household in Ireland can help someone survive a cardiac arrest.

The case against Thomas “Slab” Murphy is based on “utterly ludicrous” documentation which attempts to link the prominent republican to a non-existent farming income, his defence barrister has said.

The trial of prominent republican Thomas 'Slab' Murphy for alleged tax evasion has heard that in October 2004 a man of the same name supplied cattle worth €15,000 to a meat factory for slaughter.

A hero, a magnetic presence, even a boy wizard – Barry Davis Ryan was many things, and yesterday he was the central figure in the celebration of a young life cut short and the story of those who helped to bring him home.

A solemn silence descended over Baltimore pier as naval divers returned to shore the body of Barry Davis Ryan yesterday.

Divers bravely challenged the elements day after day to recover the body of Barry Davis Ryan.

Yesterday’s search effort was most comprehensive to date, with about 250 dives from 5am to 9pm

Search and recovery teams looking for missing Barry Davis Ryan hope that an improvement in weather conditions this week will lead to a breakthrough in their efforts.

An appeal has been issued for experienced divers to join searches for the last victim of last week’s wave tragedy off West Cork.

A coroner has issued a safety warning to scuba divers following a double drowning tragedy off the Irish coast last summer.

A native American outfit complete with feathered headdress sold for €320,000 at hammer at Fonsie Mealy’s auction in Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny, yesterday.

Solving social issues needs innovative thinking, writes John Daly

The three sailors in their 60s and 70s were clinging to the side of their boat when they saw an island come into view.

With the ambulance service stretched, a group of award-winning volunteers are proving vital, writes Áilín Quinlan.

Endurance swimmer Steve Redmond says he may consider a second crack at the 80km Ireland-Wales swim after abandoning yesterday’s attempt for medical reasons.

Charity swimmer Steve Redmond has had to cut short his attempt to swim from Wexford to Wales after he developed hypothermia.

To Sasha Obama it looked like the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft.

Even the President's daughters want to brag about their Irish roots.

Michelle Obama has arrived in Ireland for a 24-hour visit while the G8 summit takes place.

Mary Regan, Political Correspondent

The sole survivor of the Tit Bonhomme said he had slept for up to eight hours on the trawler’s fishing expedition in January last year, in a fresh statement that challenges the findings of the only official report conducted into the tragedy.

Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe Harriers) yesterday retained his Ballycotton 10 mile road race title with a powerful display in East Cork.

The grieving father of the final crewman to be recovered following the sinking of the trawler Tit Bonhomme was “heartbroken but relieved” after his son’s body was brought ashore yesterday.

Fishermen could be offered grants to buy personal distress and location beacons under proposals being considered by Marine Minister Simon Coveney.

Fishermen could be off-ered grants to buy personal distress and location beacons under proposals being considered by the marine minister, Simon Coveney.

Weather conditions today look set to hamper one of the most comprehensive dive searches ever to take place in Ireland as the search for two missing fishermen continues in West Cork.

Divers from all over the country are volunteering to help the devastated wife of a missing skipper find his body.

Divers searching for the final two missing crewmen of the Tit Bonhomme are following the line of debris scattered by the sunken vessel.

A DRINK driver, who was never in trouble in his life, panicked when he saw the blue flashing light of gardaí following him and feared they might be boy-racers chasing him.