The Catholic Bishop-elect of Cork and Ross busted some serious dance moves as he promised to take on the mandate of renewal across the vast diocese.

A mother of three who died in tragic circumstances in Mayo last week was a strong, kind and loving woman whose priority in life was the welfare and happiness of her beloved young sons, her funeral service has heard.

A mother-of-three and occupational therapist who died in tragic circumstances in Mayo last Friday was known for her loving and caring nature both in her personal life and in in the workplace, her family has indicated.

The funeral of Valerie French Kilroy is expected to take place in her native Cork later this week.

Eoin English Promises to open dialogue with the young — ‘future of the Church’

Paddys of all ages donned the patron saint’s costume and marched through Cork city today to celebrate the restoration of the city’s landmark St Patrick’s Bridge.

The newly-announced Catholic Bishop of Meath has urged greater support for Catholic schools.

The €10.5m regeneration of a historic convent and school as a heritage centre has been described as a living showcase of one of Ireland’s greatest social justice pioneers.

The 30-year-old woman who died in a tent while sleeping rough in Cork was a “very decent girl” who had fallen on hard times, according to the head of a local homeless charity.

Latest: The Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork has said he is "deeply shocked" at the death of a young homeless woman in Cork not far from St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, in the neighbourhood in which he lives.

Church bells are set to ring out in honour of legendary GAA figure Sam Maguire thanks to the Church of Ireland parish in West Cork where he is buried.

THE first victim of truth is language. Once words are suborned, anything is possible, writes Gerard Howlin

That a mathematician and sportsman would consider it important that engineering students be lectured on poetry says a lot about Trevor West. 

Developer Owen O’Callaghan has been described as a humble man of integrity and a true gent who support many charities discreetly and charmed all those he met.

The new director general of RTÉ has pledged to invest in and support investigative journalism as the state broadcaster strives to earn the nation’s trust in everything it does.

The Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork condemned a city centre attack on a Muslim leader who has helped foster inter-faith links.

Cork County Council has defended its handling of the flooding crisis.

A new year, but sadly, the same old story for homes and businesses threatened by flooding in parts of Cork.

On Saturday night the only thing coming through the door of Deasy’s pharmacy in Bandon was flood water. Yesterday, it was customers and Christmas decorations.

Church of Ireland Bishop Paul Colton was so moved by the experience of a survivor of the Westbank orphanage that he has called for all Protestant homes to be included in the Mother and Baby Home investigation.

Perched high above the harbour and as picturesque, quaint and historic as the town itself, Kinsale’s Southwell Alms Houses are being put out to tender today with a view to preserving their antiquity and architectural integrity while giving them a new lease of life.

Kinsale’s Alms Houses (or Gift Houses,) aren’t standard ‘House of the Week’ material - in effect, they are houses of the century. 

Instead of the Red Chair, two armchairs upholstered in a suitably-episcopal purple hosted the action when entertainer, broadcaster and writer Graham Norton did his star turn with a real life  bishop, at West Cork's  Bantry Literary Festival Friday night.

He may be a high-flying honest-to-goodness celebrity these days, but chat show host Graham Norton has never once forgotten his roots.

The first bishop to openly back same-sex civil marriage has described as “reprehensible” the comments of a pastor who said homosexuality is a sexual sin, like rape and adultery.

ON A weekend when Islamic State released what appears to be a film of the murders of about 30 Ethiopians for no reason other than the fact that they were Christians, the differences thrown up by next month’s referendum on marriage equality may seem petty, almost academic.

The same-sex marriage debate should revolve around real names and faces instead of labels and categories, a Church of Ireland bishop and advocate of gay marriage has said.

Education Minister Jan O’Sullivan says her department will continually review policy on keeping data on primary pupils, which it intends to hold until they reach the age of 30.

Tributes were paid to a 66-year-old sailor "who died doing what he loved best", at his funeral in Schull, West Cork yesterday. Douglas Perrin died after his boat capsized at the mouth of Schull Harbour last Wednesday. His body was recovered by rescue services the following morning.

Pressure is mounting on Cork’s city officials to cut through red tape and release funding to fix the broken clock in the landmark Shandon steeple.

A Church of Ireland bishop has supported the introduction of civil marriage for same-sex couples for the first time.

The internationally recognised gay flag was flown from an Irish public building for the first time yesterday to mark the start of Cork’s annual LGBT awareness week.

Work is under way to establish a rapid response volunteer corps to help flood victims in Cork.

You could say he walked it! The man who won Ireland’s first gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in 18 years has been crowned Cork Person of the Year.

A bishop has invited the gay and lesbian community to get involved in a process that will shape his church’s stance on sexuality.

The man driving a campaign to fix the stalled Shandon clock has vowed to resist any attempts to replace its ancient mechanism with electronics.

A major restoration project on the country’s largest pipe organ — described as the “heartbeat” of the rich choral tradition of a landmark Cork cathedral — has been completed.

Rev Brian O’Rourke tells Colette Sheridan why his Cork parish believes that treating gay people equally is the right thing to do

Protestant schools are unlikely to get a waiver from future budget cuts to the fee-paying sector on foot of Department of Education analysis of their funding.

One of Cork’s best known schools is to undergo a €6.5m redevelopment.

The nation honoured Titanic’s victims during a solemn ceremony exactly a century to the day after they sailed from Irish waters to their deaths in the North Atlantic.