"In Spain, we would have been clocking up to 180kms a week. I’ll just do that mileage here in Cork now."

Well, it has finally come: Gold Cup day. The biggest day of the season. Well, I always felt it was. This year’s race, with a small field, looks to be quite open, writes Ruby Walsh

Esther McCarthy selects six of the best from the feast of Gallic cinema on offer on Leeside

There's only one thing that’s hick in the contemporary-designed detached family home at 4 Elden — and that’s the high-end, Rhatigan & Hick kitchen which was fitted five years ago

The 31st Cork French Film Festival's opening night film Proxima was the French film nominee for Best Foreign Language Film Oscar.

The family of the Irish businessman murdered in his home in 2015 are confident that the convictions for his violent killing will be upheld following a recent shock decision.

A North Carolina Court of Appeal ruled yesterday that Molly and Tom Martens are entitled to a new trial following an appeal of their convictions for the second-degree murder of Jason Corbett.

The Kerry GAA fan who suffered a heart attack at Saturday night’s Allianz League game in Tralee has heaped praise on everyone who helped save his life.

“We’ve become very emotionally attached to these five,” hobby sheep farmer, Margaret O’Brien, said.

The granddaughter of assassinated lord mayor of Cork Tomás MacCurtain said she hopes the sacrifices of all involved in the struggle for Irish independence — and not just the “famous names” — will be remembered this year.

The spirit of murdered Lord Mayor of Cork, Tomás MacCurtain, was honoured last night as Cork officially embarked on its programme of 1920 commemorations.

Esther N McCarthy spies sunshiney lampshades and wistful wallpaper this week.

A fund to help an Irish nurse killed in a freak accident in Australia has reached a staggering €65,000 in less than 24 hours.

Last season was a frustrating one for many trainers as they struggled to get their horses to the races due to the quick ground.

A young girl who lost both of her parents in tragic circumstances is to publish a new book to help children experiencing grief feel less lonely.

The following is a selection of people who have recently begun interesting new roles in Ireland.

It used to be like this. A call for coffee with the manager, or a discreet invitation from one of the selectors. In the worst-case scenario a league panel without your name on it might appear in the paper.

Homeless families and children protested outside Cork City Hall last night before a council meeting in which a vacant industrial site was rezoned for housing and a more aggressive approach to tackling dereliction was announced.

The newly-crowned PwC GAA/GPA Footballer of the Year gave some fascinating insights into his world as a shot-stopper with the all-conquering Dublin last Friday.

He then attended one of Sarah’s performances of Caitlin in Jez Butterworth's Ferryman during its run on Broadway.

Sexual politics, snideput-downs and family rivalries are fuelling the trouble brewing in a small Midlands town.

Robert Hume tells of the eccentric MP for Athboy, Co. Meath – born 300 years ago this month – who thought he was a teapot, and was afraid his spout might break off.

Female hair loss at a young age can be a shock for those who find their locks coming out in their fingers. Helen O’Callaghan investigates.

It was a lifetime of work, packed into four ferocious hours, and at the end of it Brendan Boyce had his just reward. Sixth in the world in the 50km race walk, an event that seems to encapsulate his very existence.

A woman who was raped and abused by her own father from the age of three has told how she is still tormented by harrowing flashbacks of the reign of terror she was subjected to.

With the royals celebrating another engagement, who are Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi?

Dawn Bradfield is from Kilmurry, near Macroom, Co Cork, and stars in the stage adaptation of Louise O’Neill’s novel, Asking For It, which returns to the Everyman in Cork tonight and continues until Saturday, October 5. The play then moves to the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin from Oct 9-26.

Sarah Corbett Lynch, 13, now hopes “The Boogawooga Series” will be picked up by a professional publisher.

“I drove to Dublin with this awful feeling,” Kay Clifford told the coroner. Sadly, her mother’s instinct was right.

Tributes poured in today following the death of Craig Lynch, a 29-year-old international sprinter from Cavan who was killed in a car crash in the early hours of Sunday morning.

A father-to-be has appealed for help tracking down the “bastards” who may have written off his car in a suspected hit-and-run smash just days before his partner is due to give birth to their first child.

An “emotional” and “upsetting” few days have come to an end for an emigrant family who have finally scattered the ashes of their loved one in Northern Ireland.

Armagh held off a powerful final quarter surge by comeback specialists Cork to earn a precious victory in Group 1 of the TG4 All-Ireland SFC at O’Connor Park in Tullamore.

The couple, who play Justin Morgan and Willow Harris, exchanged vows at Luttrellstown Castle just outside of Dublin.