He said his own insurance had more than doubled in the last two years, from €900 to €2,050.

A large fire broke out this morning at a recycling centre in Glanmire, Co Cork last night.

A prisoner in Cork Prison has been coaxed down from the roof of a single-storey building within the complex after spending the night up there.

Catch up on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com this morning.

Stand-up seemed a great way to spend an evening but it wasn’t quite as easy as Roisin Burke thought it was going to be

The Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, Bishop Paul Colton has called for same sex marriages to be allowed in the church.

It’s getting really close to race day now and nerves will be setting in. For a first time marathoner, the mental effort that goes into anticipating all the different scenarios that can happen can be exhausting.

Here's what you need to know.

Róisín Burke, 29, from Limerick will be taking part in the half marathon at next month’s Cork City Marathon.

Here's your lunchtime news bulletin.

Here's your morning news bulletin.

Is Kim Kardashian a celebrity to aspire to or one to be held up as an example of who-not-to-be? Our writers Róisín Burke and Ellie O’Byrne battle it out. Which side are you on?

Here's your lunchtime bulletin.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

A fitness club has used a drone to film scenic routes to liven up your spinning classes. And there’s no instructor shouting at you while you cycle, writes Roisin Burke

Sensible preparation for a zombie apocalypse…

A star-studded line-up.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Blind dates arranged by agencies are popular with people who are too busy to socialise, but what’s a match in a computer database may not be in real life, says Roisin Burke.

50,000 letters and parcels remain undelivered every week, frustrating both the senders and An Post’s returns staff, says Roisin Burke.

It has been about 10 years since self-service machines were introduced to Irish supermarkets Róisín Burke finds that, while they’re here to stay, employees need not fear them... yet.

Róisín Burke has many happy memories of of her childhood trips to Kerry’s unique Puck Fair, which is at least 400 years old

We’ve all had ‘awky moes’, and now everyone is sharing their embarrassing stories online, says Róisín Burke.

He quotes Bono, goes to the gym, and listens to Spin FM. Roisin Burke meets Limerick’s top cleric

We are as attached to our possessions, be they clothes, household goods, or cars, as we are to people and places. Róisín Burke talks to three people who recently went through the process about the emotional pain of decluttering

The family of a teacher who died after drinking a local spirit on an island off Bali wants the Department of Foreign Affairs to warn people of the risk of methanol poisoning in Indonesia.

A 21-year-old teacher died while on holiday in Bali two days after drinking a local spirit which her family believe may have killed her.