Waterford booked their place in the league semi-finals as they weathered a Galway revival in the second half to emerge as eight-point victors.

Carlow maintained their unbeaten run in Division 4 with a dramatic away win over Waterford at Fraher Field.

Waterford made it five wins in a row under Tom McGlinchey as they defeated Wicklow in their Division 4 opener at Fraher Field. Michael O’Halloran kicked four fantastic points for the victors.

Cork City Hall will turn into a classical winter wonderland this weekend as New Zealand soprano Hayley Westenra teams up with Cork Youth Orchestra for a special Christmas concert.

Some of the country’s best young classical musicians will be teaming up with one of the kings of the West End to take a 20-year journey through the music of the silver screen.

It’s become as much a part of Christmas as the tree and mistletoe.

A dynamic youth orchestra has bagged another West End star for its flagship performance.

TEENAGE members of the country’s oldest youth orchestra are tuning up for the performance of their lives with one of the world’s greatest stars of musical theatre.

EUROPEAN Parliament president Pat Cox has urged the Government to fork out the €55m promised two years ago for a new Cork School of Music building.

LARRY TOMPKINS was a bundle of emotions yesterday. His joy was more than eclipsed by a large dollop of relief, in the aftermath of his side's Munster SFC final victory over Tipperary in the unlikely format of a replay.