Some 80% of around 800 Irish J1 students were among those that gathered at a park for a candlelit vigil to remember those who died in this week’s Berkeley balcony tragedy.

The families of six students killed in a balcony collapse in the US are expected to learn today the early indications of the cause of the accident.

Authorities have sealed off all the balconies in the apartment building where six students plunged to their death during a 21st birthday party.

SCHOOL’S out so many families will soon be packing up the car and driving to France to stay at camp-sites or perhaps rented gites.

THE RETURN of the Wine Geese tastings as part of The Gathering have been the highlight of the wine year and Cork has been particularly lucky as almost all the tastings have been in the real capital.

HAVE you ever wondered what it is actually like to own your own vineyard in France?

MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates Ltd (MDA) has acquired Rochford Brady Group, one of the largest providers of legal property and company information in Ireland, for undisclosed terms.