The Menu only ever believes the season proper has begun with the annual advent of the West Waterford Festival of Food (April 26-28), in delightful Dungarvan.

Demi talked about her experience on the show, the tragic loss of both her parents and how she’s coping with balancing life and studying for the Leaving Cert.

She's been sorting out Cork people for ages

And then there were eight. Maia Dunphy was the latest contestant on Dancing with the Stars to exit stage left, with the Marty Party still going strong.

The Marty Party is still going, but for Norah Casey it was taxi time after the first elimination from this year’s Dancing with The Stars TV bash.

Naming a baby is a big responsibility — how do parents choose and what are the stories behind those choices? Andrea Mara finds out.

What an episode.

 

There was salsas, cha-chas, foxtrots, and Viennese waltzes — and at the end of it all, Dancing Dessie is still standing.

Hailing from Ireland, UK, Ukraine, Estonia and Italy they will been given the enormous task of teaching the celebs their left foot from their right.

When Mark Hayes moved from Cork to LA for fame and fortune, he ended up hanging out with Robbie Williams — on a yacht in the Caribbean.

This little fella will warm your heart!

The Witch 5/5

When the Phelan family returned to Ireland for a family wedding from China, parents Edel and Glenn spotted the ideal opportunity give their son Kai the ultimate Christmas present.

At age 17, Daniel Sloss deferred university to become a stand-up comedian. He hasn’t looked back since, says Richard Fitzpatrick

ENGLAND: A couple who were still in shock from winning nearly £150,000 (€200,000) on the EuroMillions have described how they burst into tears when their dog uncovered a second winning ticket for the same draw.

Mark Hayes finally caved and went to a free yoga class in Los Angeles, where he’s currently living. Despite his misgivings, he had a really transcendantal time — for a short while.

AS THE voice of Iron Man’s computer programme, Jarvis, actor Paul Bettany has spent a lot time hidden away in a sound booth, only meeting his Marvel Comics co-stars on the red carpet. For the new Avengers: Age Of Ultron movie, however, he finally made it onto set.

A dog abandoned at a railway station with a suitcase full of his belongings has been given a new home.

CHINA:

An animal charity has been inundated with calls from people offering a new home to a dog found abandoned at a railway station with a suitcase filled with his belongings.

A dog has been found abandoned at a railway station along with a suitcase filled with his belongings.

Tim Winton

Coleen Rooney has claimed her luggage was "ransacked" after arriving two days late to Las Vegas from London Heathrow airport.

From a nation of Marys and Johns in the 1960s, modern Ireland is now full of little Jacks and Emilys.

Jack and Emily were the most popular names for newborns in Ireland last year, an official survey reveals.

The Buy My Dress fundraiser will raise vital funds for the Down Syndrome Centre this Sunday. Arlene Harris talks to Triona Cussen who says the campaign will help others like her son.

Danniella Westbrook wants her own reality TV show.

Celebrities — they’re everywhere nowadays.

Why would anyone choose a poorly resourced, poorly supported home birth in Ireland when modern, fully-staffed hospitals are now available to everyone? Here’s why: in Irish hospitals labouring women are treated with something close to disdain.

A couple who prepared for what they hoped would be an idyllic home birth experienced a nightmare instead, an inquest has heard.

Tom Hardy made a sick fan's dream come true by taking her out on a date.

Coleen Rooney left hospital less than 12 hours after giving birth to her second son.

Vintage rally to launch new cider

In part two of our series on the social life of young adults, we visit three more cities. In Cork, the girls are refused entry to a nightclub; they are too young. In London, students joke about how much they drink, while in Toronto, two fake IDs can be bought very easily for just $50

Wayne and Coleen Rooney are expecting a boy.

Coleen Rooney is pregnant.

Stevie Wonder has filed for divorce.

Loose Connections by Rosemary Hayes (Frances Lincoln; €8.35).

England’s players have been getting their hair cut in time for a reunion with the WAGs — although striker Danny Welbeck could not resist a dig at an FA official for not joining the throng.

Lad band Loveable Rogues and schoolgirl singer Molly Rainford have become the latest acts to win a place in the 'Britain’s Got Talent' final.