A mother and her four children, including five-week-old twins, are among 12 residents left without homes following a fire in a block of seven apartments close to Cork City centre last weekend.

PARENTS of children attending a community college in Cork have reacted angrily to news that Education Minister Mary Hanafin is too busy to meet them and explain why promises made prior to the last election haven’t been fulfilled.

THE University of Limerick won a major innovation award last night for its ability to convert classroom concepts into a potentially money spinning enterprise.