For those who are online a lot, it’s no longer unusual to make the transition from virtual conversations to real-life friendships, says Andrea Mara

A mother planning to deliver naturally following a C-section 14 months previously, lost her baby two days after birth.

The HSE has apologised to a six-year-old girl with cerebral palsy over the failings in her care after her birth at University College Hospital, Galway.

Irish comedy star Sharon Horgan has revealed she is penning a new movie for Oscar-winning actress/producer Reese Witherspoon.

A Cork woman has told of how she thought she and her family were going to die in Tuesday’s bombing of Brussels Airport.

Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for years...

Top comedy actress Sharon Horgan has revealed she used her own real-life maternity mishaps as inspiration for her character’s pregnancy in her new Channel 4 sitcom.

Five of the children taking part in Cork’s Everyman Theatre pantomine have special needs. They love singing and dancing says Áilín Quinlan and it does wonders for their sel esteem.

Brian Crowley will once again top the poll in the Ireland South European elections with Sinn Féin newcomer Liadh Ní Riada and Fine Gael’s Seán Kelly on course to take the second and third seat.

Tears flowed in the Late Late Show studio last night after two families with members long cast to far corners of the globe were reunited for Christmas.

A mother whose son died four years ago from sudden cardiac death is backing a campaign by the Irish Heart Foundation to halt the destruction of life-saving blood sample cards.

There were mixed emotions for the Irish supporters in the Official Irish Olympic House in Kings Cross, London today after watching John Joe Nevin book a final place, but Paddy Barnes lose out on a final spot following a countback.

He’s fought huge waves swimming some of the toughest seas in the world, but record breaker Steve Redmond couldn’t fight back the tears as he arrived home in Cork to a hero’s welcome.

A YOUNG mother and a teenager travelling in separate vehicles lost their lives in a head-on car crash on a Cork dual carriageway yesterday.

There are differing opinions when it comes to homework at primary level, from the parents who feel it eats into valuable time with their children, to other parents and teachers who believe it’s an essential link between family life and school, writes Áilín Quinlan

ENTREPRENEUR Jonathan O’Grady has so much get up and go, he is already gone. Well, almost, he’s on the way out the doors.

SADHBH SPRINGATE’S wish for her first holy communion was not for a fairytale dress or lavish celebrations or oodles of money.