Jamie Heaslip says Caelan Doris is the best No.8 in the country right now – and predicts the Leinster kid will be around “for a long time”.

The Lighthouse is being hailed as one of the best — and strangest — films of the year. Its director tells Esther McCarthy about casting Robert Pattinson, and why he used 100-year-old lenses

Max Deegan was deemed to be the best player in the world at the U20 grade after his efforts at the World Junior Championships in 2016.

New year — same old Leinster?

Caelan Doris is the right man in the right spot at the right time.

A little boy beams up at his mum, Bambi legs bending as he skates around Cork’s new ice rink.

CBC students Donal, Max, Theo and Jack used joint birthday party to raise €880 for Cork Penny Dinners.

Australia has given clearance for Singapore Airlines’s SilkAir to store its six Boeing 737 Max aircraft in the country, as the global grounding of the jet continues following two deadly crashes within the past 12 months.

Though he’s had to bring one of his own children to A&E due to a virus, Dr Phil Kieran believes kids for the most part are resilient and bounce back quickly after an illness. He talks to Helen O’Callaghan

Earlier this week a Glanmire school in Co Cork introduced seven sets of twins starting their first day of secondary school.

Proud mum Andrea Collins said her family was holidaying in Donegal in recent days when her son, Joshua, heard loud screaming at a beach in Gweedore.

Gardaí are appealing for help in locating a missing 37-year-old from Tullamore.

Zac Higgins, from Mahon in Cork city, was diagnosed with a diffuse axonal injury (DAI) to the brain after he was hit by a car in March.

A sculpture of US First Lady Melania Trump has been unveiled just outside her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia and has been gaining traction online for the uniqueness.

Zac Higgins, from Mahon in Cork city, was diagnosed with a diffuse axonal injury (DAI) to the brain following the incident.

Kids will be kids.

A toddler who was diagnosed with a brain injury after he was knocked down in a hit and run last month is sitting up, smiling and laughing but cannot yet speak or walk.

A two-year-old boy who was knocked down in a hit and run in Mahon on the south side of Cork city has been diagnosed with a diffuse axonal injury (DAI) to the brain.

Leo Cullen says the coming week will be a “big” one for Devin Toner, as the Ireland second row prepares to make a well-timed return to fitness.

Some of their frontline players may have their feet up this weekend, but for those Leinster players in the RDS tonight, there’s a priceless opportunity to top up their credit with coach Leo Cullen.

A fundraising campaign set up just days ago to help with treatment costs for a Cork toddler badly injured in a hit-and-run last week has already generated more than €12,000 in donations.

Two-year-old Zac Higgins incurred serious injuries when he ran onto the road while playing with a ball near Castle Meadows on the Skehard Road in Mahon in Cork city at about 4pm on Monday.

The father of a toddler who was left with serious injuries after a hit-and-run in Cork has said that he is “absolutely blown away” by the support from friends and family.

2-year-old Zac Higgins suffered a broken collarbone and shoulder blade, and a bleed to the brain after being struck by a car while playing at about 3.50pm on Monday in Castle Meadows estate on the Skehard Road in Mahon.

Ireland’s first Multiskillz Academy is helping children develop key skills in a fun way, writes Nuala Woulfe.

This accounted for a third of all complaints to IFCO during 2018.

Here's hoping the adorable duet will put a smile on the faces of some of her Irish fans who failed to snap up tickets to her RDS Arena show this morning.

The moment Leinster fought tooth and nail to avoid late last season, the one they dreaded, will come to pass this Saturday evening if Joey Carbery gets the nod to start for Munster against his old club at the Aviva Stadium.

The Atlantic storms name list is out. This year could be a turning point. A sea-change, if you will.

Liam Heylin’s latest play revolves around four corvids on the streets of Cork, writes Colette Sheridan.

"They broke the doors down for Irish gymnastics but now I want to break down doors further down the chain, and go to the Olympics to make finals and win medals."

The great and good of Formula One have rounded on Max Verstappen after the Dutchman’s banzai driving took centre stage again following a dramatic Chinese Grand Prix.

Leinster 41 Zebre 6: Leo Cullen expects to his Leinster side to be a tougher proposition next weekend – despite hammering Zebre 41-6.

It’s a regular complaint in our house. “You’re much better off being a dog than a husband here,” my spouse will grumble at least once a week, writes Alison O’Connor.

Dean Byrne was turning around to pull two children out of a treacherous lake when he saw their mother staring at him from under the water.

An unrepentant Max Verstappen stopped short of apologising for his outburst after the United States Grand Prix - in which he described one steward as an "idiot" - but did express regret for his choice of words.

Max Verstappen has accused Formula One's rulemakers of "killing the sport" and called on fans to boycott next year's United States Grand Prix after he was stripped of the final spot on the podium.

Max Verstappen has signed a new contract with Red Bull which keeps him with the team until 2020.

As Bea Johnson gets ready to speak in Cork, she reflects on how her blog about living with less and cutting down on packaging became part of a global movement, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton has won the Singapore Grand Prix.

Ronald Koeman says Wayne Rooney proved he is "still one of the best in his position" with Saturday's match-winning display for Everton.