Ciara McDonnell talks to five Cork mums who have come together to create an event to show that an extra chromosome makes you extra special.

A judge hailed the return of a wedding band found on a beach as “a happy ending”, after Gardaí initially requested a forfeiture order after failing to find the owner.

The Naval Service is so under-resourced that there are fears it won’t be able to combat maritime drug shipments while at the same time adequately patrolling EU fishery waters post-Brexit.

It was Mark Foley, Tim O’Halloran’s assistant, who threw the the idea there first.

Newsreels from the independence era, and various short films, give a glimpse of earlier eras on Leeside, writes Marjorie Brennan

Before his departure, Mark Tumilty spoke with an old friend, Garry Doyle, about the joy he still gets daily from ‘an unbelievable sport’.

I go for a quick run with Jasper the dog (he runs, I walk)

Brenda Mellett, Child Health Programme development officer, Midwest Community Healthcare

Tipperary dual player Orla O’Dwyer will line out for the Premier camogie team on Saturday evening, but will miss the county’s last-four ladies football fixture on the same day.

The Tipperary ladies footballers requested their semi-final be put back a week to avoid O’Dwyer having to choose between codes, but when this request was not acceded to, the football management took the decision out of O’Dwyer’s hands and released her to play camogie this Saturday.

The Tipperary Ladies Football Association have asked the Camogie Association and the Ladies Football Association to "work together" ahead of a fixtures clash on Saturday week.

Two of the most wholesome TV shows to grace our screens have made the top 10 most-watched this week on Netflix.

Marese Damery, Health Check manager/Health Promotion, Irish Heart Foundation.

Two decorated former senior Naval Service officers have called on Paul Kehoe, the junior defence minister, to resign.

Losing last year’s All-Ireland semi-final to Kilkenny hurt Galway camogie captain Sarah Dervan so much she did something, you imagine, that was totally alien to her usually sunny disposition.

When management consultant Stephen Covey wrote the international bestselling book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, he could have devoted a chapter to Cork Gaelic footballer Orla Finn.

Indian climber Ravi Thakar was found dead inside his tent on Mount Everest at 7,900m Camp Four in Nepal last Friday morning. Severe altitude sickness is being blamed for his death.

The stars of Lisa McGee's hit series Derry Girls have reunited in full ahead of the BAFTA awards tonight.

With the days getting longer, and the weather being as unpredictable as ever- we're looking at you, Storm Hannah- there's even more time to catch up with on your tv time.

Double lung transplant warrior Orla Tinsley who is back in hospital after a health setback has thanked the public for their get well wishes and support.

Irish people living in the United States fear for the lives of their children, who are only armed with active shooter drills if a gunman targets their school. Some miss home, writes Aileen C. O’Reilly.

Today the rest of the cast joined her to recreate the painting.

"Many of us got to meet and know Orla in the past months and she was just such a wonderfully courageous, strong and inspiring person."

Meet Orla Farrell, the teacher who retired early to combat climate change.

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

Do you know a John from Ennis?

If they can handle a chip shop and a newspaper, how hard can it be?

The triplet sister of a Limerick teenager who lost his life in a tragic fall from a hotel balcony in Spain has described his death as an “absolute tragedy”.

Tributes and prayers have poured in for a “top class” trainee electrician and skilled soccer player, from Co Limerick, who suffered serious head injuries following a fall at a hotel in Spain.

Carolyn Moore showcases the most exciting new names in fashion

I’ve never met Orla Tinsley, for example, but my admiration for her is boundless, writes Fergus Finlay. 

Channel 4’s Derry Girls wrapped up last night with poignant reference to Omagh bombings, a scene that has been praised by viewers and even moved fans to tears.

Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages.

Well-wishers have been sending their thoughts across the Atlantic for cystic fibrosis campaigner Orla Tinsley who had a long-awaited double lung transplant in New York on Wednesday night.

Cystic fibrosis campaigner Orla Tinsley is tweeting that she is in hospital having received a call that a donor has been found for a possible double lung transplant.

Want to try a skiing holiday with your children? Mareike Graepel has all you need to know...

Many rural villages in Co Cork continue to suffer in the aftermath of Storm Ophelia, with some, such as Carrignavar, still without power, water, phones, and internet connection, and hampered by fallen trees blocking roads.

John Hannan has been a ‘guinea pig’ for Respreeza for 11 years. Now, due to the reported €84k-a-year cost, he faces losing access to a drug that’s proven a lifesaver. He talks to Health Correspondent Catherine Shanahan

A Loreto nun working as a school principal in war-torn South Sudan is to be the recipient of the tenth international humanitarian award in honour of the Killarney priest, Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty.

Orla Cronin got her first Cork senior camogie call-up in 2012 at the tender age of 16. 

Orla Tinsley, a campaigner for people with cystic fibrosis, thought her wait for a double lung transplant was over last weekend. But it was not to be.

The waiting game is over for 16 of this year’s Rose of Tralee contestants last night, who found out they had made it through to the live TV stage of the competition on Monday and Tuesday nights.