An online community of almost 100,000 women has rallied for a toy appeal, to ensure all homeless or sick children get a gift this Christmas - but they need help with transport.

Faced with the prospect of missing the All-Ireland rematch this weekend, top chef Mark Moriarty had to make a quick decision.

An Irish mum living in the US has told of her horror at seeing bullet-proof bags in her local back-to-school supplies store.

The annual showcase event for Irish cinema again offered some real gems, writes

The duo behind the popular 'West Cork' podcast will be live in Cork as part of the first podcast festival in the city.

The Transport Minister posted an image of himself on a swing at the Goat Bar last Friday while out canvassing.

Pierre-Louis Baudey-Vignaud spoke in a low, steady voice about his loss.

Ten minutes into the murder trial of Ian Bailey, a translator was sworn in.

Ian Bailey will be tried for murder in his absence next week and the trial in a Parisian courthouse will be the latest chapter in a story which has captivated Ireland since Sophie Toscan Du Plantier was found dead in the west Cork village of Schull in 1996.

How sad it was to watch the son of Sophie Toscan du Plantier speak of the murder of his mother last weekend in Goleen.

The family of a man killed while out walking his dogs in a Dublin forest have issued an appeal for information.

It is time to bring an end to a crime that is “neither a mystery nor a legend”.

The son of murdered French woman Sophie Toscan Du Plantier has urged locals in West Cork to travel to Paris to testify at the trial of English journalist Ian Bailey.

Compared with other children her age, Sophie McGoldrick is classed as non-verbal but her smile when she attends her pre-school says everything.

The Bone Collector was turned into a hit film, but Jeffery Deaver has 34 more novels under his belt, writes Richard Fitzpatrick

‘Just your average day in Donadea’

Kya deLongchamps wonders if the immersion switch has finally met its match.

Professor Helen Whelton, head of the College of Medicine and Health (CoMH), UCC

Having been there, done that, Sonia O’Sullivan and David Matthews know all about the path — and indeed pitfalls — between underage and senior success.

Trump would be envious of the untouchable status of a president from criminal indictment, writes Gerard Howlin

"It's hard to put into words the last few days."

Few nations embrace their medal-winners quite like Ireland, a country that puts a higher premium on international success due to its rarity.

As the final day of the European Athletics U18 Championships gets underway in Gyor, Hungary, the Irish team already have plenty to celebrate.

Everybody is talking about ‘West Cork’, the podcast delving into the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier. Marjorie Brennan spoke to the couple behind it, and the backlash they had feared as they return to the area this summer for the literary festival.

A group representing nurses and midwives said voting yes in the abortion referendum is like voting for a ‘horror show’.

Munster rugby legend Donncha O’Callaghan is relishing becoming ‘a great dad’ when he hangs up his boots this weekend

Jack has regained its place as the most popular name for boys after briefly losing the top spot to James in 2016.

Seeking to join the ranks of Serial and Making A Murderer’, Audible’s new series West Cork looks to tell the story of a murder across 13 episodes, and shines its spotlight on one of Ireland’s most notorious unsolved crimes.

When classical guitarist Susie Butler moved from Limerick city to rural north Cork she discovered, apart from the GAA, there were few activities available for children so she founded an orchestra.

With ink in his veins and who once famously described himself as “a chemist by training, a shovel engineer by vocation, and a manager by desperation” is the first person in the history of the Cork Person of the Year Awards to be inducted into a Hall of Fame.

Professional rugby player Donncha O’Callaghan has played for Munster, Ireland and the Lions and has recently renewed his contract with Worcester Warriors. He will bow out of the pro-game

Former Munster and Ireland lock Donnacha O’Callaghan will bring the curtain down on his illustrious career at the end of this season.

A new book revisits our childhood games. With just a week to midterm, Pat Fitzpatrick puts away the screens and puts it to test.

Irish-UK co-production, Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami has been one of the best-received documentaries of the year. 

There has been a double tragedy in Limerick with the deaths of a university student and school teacher in separate incidents.

A student in the University of Limerick is reported to have died following a fall at a house on Monday.

It was an FPL week to forget for pretty much anyone who didn’t own the likes of Bailly, Pogba... and the irrepressible Marcus Alonso.

Ian Bailey will not be extradited to France to face trial for the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier after a High Court judge threw out an attempt to have him surrendered to French authorities, describing the action as “an abuse of process”.

From Atlanta in 1996 to her elimination from Celebrity Masterchef, running has always helped Sonia O’Sullivan overcome her setbacks. She tells Esther McCarthy why she reaches for her running shoes to deal with life’s challenges.

It may be slightly thin on top-level Irish talent, but the 66th edition of the Cork City Sports is once again loaded with such a rich of cast of world-class athletes that few will even notice.

Annie opens at the Opera House next week. Ciara McDonnell joins the cast in rehearsals to see what it takes to bring the musical to the stage

Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages 

Brian Gregan stole Ciara Mageean’s thunder as he set a new personal best at the Morton games as Mageean missed the two-minute mark.

Declan Burke reviews the latest cinema releases.