He may have been too small to see the parade as a child but Olympic medal winner Rob Heffernan was walking tall as he led the St Patrick’s Day parade through his native city.

For people strolling Lapp’s Quay and Albert Quay in Cork the long boats knifing through the water, crews paddling furiously, are a familiar sight.

The 2FM presenter had kept the news off social media but after entertainment reporter Tara Stewart referred to Mark as her 'boyfriend', she let it slip.

Carolyn Moore meets the writers who have made a living out of going on holidays

I drop my daughter Tara to secondary school, and my son Evan to work en route to the hospital, which is a short commute from our home in Waterford.

The Escape opens tomorrow Dominic Cooper and Gemma Arterton tell Helen Barlow about their new film in which they play a couple in a doomed relationship.

New Zealand-born Tara Povey runs her blog, writes Denise O'Donoghue.

The triplet sister of a Limerick teenager who lost his life in a tragic fall from a hotel balcony in Spain has described his death as an “absolute tragedy”.

Tributes and prayers have poured in for a “top class” trainee electrician and skilled soccer player, from Co Limerick, who suffered serious head injuries following a fall at a hotel in Spain.

The money was crowdfunded for her by Yes supporters as a thank you for her enormous part in the 8th amendment referendum.

It’s Gold Cup day in Punchestown and while I don’t know if we’ll have the race we had last year, with Sizing John, Djakadam and Coneygree providing a brilliant spectacle, it’s still a great race.

Tara Erraught is enjoying a blossoming international career. Fresh from her Met debut, she comes home to Ireland to play Susanna in the Marriage of Figaro. Cathy Desmond met the mezzo in Munich

A group of Clare students have come up with an eco-friendly idea to help humans live in space — but they need €13,000 in sponsorship to get their plans to lift-off.

A Cork couple feature in RTÉ’s new wedding planner show, based around the dilemma of whether to have the event in Ireland or abroad.

Pole dancing has come a long way from its sleazy, seedy club origins and could become an Olympic sport, writes Abi Jackson

Three years ago, Tara McNeill was sleeping rough and addicted to drugs and alcohol.

You don’t have to brush a dog’s teeth every day, but you should be aware of their dental health writes Niamh Hennessy

'Our Tara'

Latest: The Department of Education has ruled out adding more time to the new Junior Cert English exam.

You might not like the idea of abortion. You might never like it. No one is ever going to force you to terminate your pregnancy.

WHILST feminism is widely celebrated, in the age of social media, there is still overwhelming pressure on women to be perfect.

Ireland is becoming less attractive to Filipino nurses who have traditionally propped up our health service because of soaring living costs, difficulties with a clinical adaptation programme, and negative experiences with some host “foster families”.

Mothers of premature babies may get extra maternity leave.

A brave Cork man has told how a visit to the dentist led to the greatest battle of his life – against one of Ireland’s rarest cancers, writes Sarah Horgan of the Evening Echo

Brexit challenges facing food and drink exporters will be top of the agenda for Tara McCarthy when she takes up her new post as Bord Bia chief executive in January.

Tara McCarthy is to be appointed as the new chief executive of Bord Bia, it was announced today.

Fourteen years after her debut, novel, Tara West tells Margaret Jennings about her second outing, Happy Dark, an insight into her battle and recovery from depression

Rugby country, Saturday afternoon. Population: 5,000. Probably less.

Ex-army commando Neil Sinclair’s books on parenting hark back to a simpler time of climbing trees, skimming stones, and building forts, writes Áilín Quinlan.

The HSE yesterday apologised in the High Court to the family of a girl who died just 16 months after her birth at Sligo University Hospital.

Award-winning Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon has created a short film narrated by Moone Boy star Chris O’Dowd especially for children going into hospital for an operation.

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Ciara Geraghty may examine big themes in her books, but clearly cares most of all about the people in the foreground, as do her readers. Self-declared fan Sue Leonard met her for coffee.