He’s earned himself the moniker “The Mindful Farmer” but when Patrick Mulcahy first started practising “mindfulness” it was no more than an eight year-old’s efforts to keep anxiety at bay.

Volunteers from the multinational tech company harvest food fresh from Fota Gardens, writes Peter Dowdall.

An undercover investigation had revealed a pattern of disturbing behaviour and practices including fire-safety breaches and rough handling of children.

The rain definitely played spoilsport when Mary and David O’Keeffe were married in St Finbarr’s Oratory, Gougane Barra nearly four decades ago. Despite exchanging vows in a church located in one of the most photogenic locations imaginable, you’d never guess it from their wedding album which is filled with indoor shots only.

The Minister for Sport Shane Ross has said that he cannot interfere in the independence of the FAI and cannot endorse a situation where “some of the old regime” is still in place.

Kickstarter has something of a stained reputation. For every Pillars of Eternity, there is a Mighty No 9. For every success story, there is a cautionary tale.

The song was performed live on The Late Late Show by Luka Bloom tonight.

The sister of a man who died while climbing Carrauntoohil in Co Kerry last weekend has paid tribute to the “hero” father of three.

Broadcaster Miriam O'Callaghan has got High Court orders allowing her to join as co-defendants 51 people allegedly connected to Facebook advertisements using her name and image which she says are defamatory.

Sometimes, appearances can be deceptive.

“It's a scam of some sort. So don't buy with my imagined recommendation."

Courageous sports stars are helping to deepen our awareness of mental health but a lot more needs to be done, says Kieran Shannon.

Exactly 10 years on from the bailout, Miriam and Terry O’Brien’s story could be any of ours.

Six finalist teams also met Chinese officials on knowledge transfer visit at Certified Irish Angus exhibition centre at Ploughing, writes Stephen Cadogan.

Good morning. I would like to take the opportunity of this column to announce that I will not be running for the office of the presidency.

RTÉ broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan has ruled herself out of the race to contest the presidency of Ireland.

RTÉ broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan is “most unlikely” to be the Fianna Fáil candidate to become president, party figures have said.

Cancer survivor, Tonia Lawlor, is one of many people to benefit from services funded by money raised on Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day.

Some 200,000 people care for loved-ones in Ireland. Among them is Jack Brennan, an 84-year-old who cares for his beloved wife, Bernie. She has Alzheimer’s disease and cannot even perform the most basic tasks.

Esther N MCarthy goes eye-to-eye with Mario Rosenstock andemerges amazed at his ability to instantly morphy into different personas. Genuinely.

Got a dilemma? No problem! Ask Audrey has all the answers.

The degree was an opportunity for Cowen to make a speech. A lengthy speech. Fifty minutes, writes Terry Prone

RTÉ has removed an interview with the parents of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar from its website following queries about a member of the Taoiseach’s staff who can be heard giving instructions to Mr Varadkar’s mother.

Nothing was said to dent Leo’s happiness. He could not stop smiling, and neither could his proud mother and father... Once the vote was passed, the family were engulfed by well-wishers from all sides of the floor, writes Lise Hand. 

JUST for a minute, Leo the Unflappable let down the guard which he had so carefully kept in place throughout the last two and half tumultuous, hectic weeks under the white-hot scrutiny of party members and the media. He had stuff to say which he had left unsaid throughout the contest, things he felt deeply about, writes Lise Hand.

Leo Varadkar has never been shy about his ambitions.

Legal colleagues and the sporting community in West Cork have paid tributes to the late PJ O’Driscoll, a West Cork-based solicitor who died suddenly on Sunday.

Breeda Hurley tells Helen O’Callaghan how enduring childhood poverty encouraged her ‘never-give-up’ attitude.

There’s no easy answers to life’s crises when our beliefs begin to fade.

Sorting out Cork people for ages.

LINDA GRANT’s novels may be useful to future sociologists seeking to flesh out the details of life at particular times and places in British society. 

Warner Bros. Ireland has awarded a scholarship to Miriam Devitt, an MA Screenwriting student at the National Film School at Dublin’s Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT).

Prime Time presenter Miriam O’Callaghan “cringes” when she is described as a “superwoman” and believes it intimidates other women.

ADAM GOLDSCHMIDT is a stay-at-home dad whose world view changes dramatically when his 15-year-old daughter’s heart stops beating on the school playing field for no apparent reason. 

One of RTÉ’s top earners, Miriam O’Callaghan, shared in a bumper 21% pay rise at her media firm last year, with directors enjoying a pay-pot of €204,238.

The High Court has heard that a boy suffered severe brain damage due to the lack of an appropriate intervention at Temple Street Children’s Hospital.

Lost In The Crater of Fear and Lost In The Swamp of Terror , both by Tracey Turner (Bloomsbury, €6.30).

American writer John Irving may have spent a career juxtaposing novels with original screenplays, but now he has turned a film script into a novel, says Sue Leonard.

The nerves were there. The blinding lights, flashing cameras, and the leaders armed with folders under their arms. This was it. The last in the leader’s debates and just days before people go to the polls for the 2016 general election.

Ballincollig Flower & Garden Club hosts AOIFA Vice Chairman, Orla McGrane, to demonstrate “Styles for Autumn”, on Monday, October 12, at 8pm in Oriel House Hotel, Ballincollig. Visitors and new members welcome, entry €5.00.