The sister of a woman who was found dead in a derelict building in Cork City last week has told mourners at her funeral that she will “always be around” through her baby son.

Christian Brothers College Cork grabbed a last minute victory over holders Crescent College Comprehensive in a pulsating Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Junior Cup final at Musgrave Park today.

CBC Cork 15 PBC Cork 0: After a 15-15 draw in their first meeting, Christian Brothers College produced the goods to deservedly advance to the final of the Clayton Hotels Munster Schools Junior Cup at the expense of local rivals Presentation College at Musgrave Park yesterday.

CBC ...15, PBC ... 0: Two second half tries from CBC winger Aaron Leahy proved totally decisive as his side earned themselves a deserved place in the final of the Clayton Munster Schools Junior Cup replay win over old rivals at Musgrave Park today.

The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) has confirmed the first new species of whale in Irish waters in 25 years.

AIG Cups and Shields

Aidan Desmond was an impressive winner over Seán Twomey in the Munster Junior C semi-final at Templemichael on Sunday.

Experience proved the key as Limerick and Muskerry qualified for the nationals finals of the AIG Irish Senior Cup and Barton Shield at Dungarvan on Saturday.

Around 100 of the mammoth mammals sighted off Irish waters each year, but true number may be higher

Forget Seaworld, if you want to see whales and dolphins you need to go no further than West Cork to catch a spectacular marine show.

If you want to see someof the largest whales onearth, the entire south coast of Ireland is now seen as one of the best places on the planet to whale watch.

It never fails to command attention — the awesome sight of a giant whale sticking its fluke out of the water, swinging it around and slapping the waves before disappearing again.

A garda feared for his life when he was caught in a speed-trap van as a “petrol bomb” was thrown inside and yesterday a man on trial for arson and endangerment was found not guilty following a legal argument.

Two leading wildlife specialists have joined forces to help people get close to the wild side of Ireland.

Gavin Twohig brought his recent good form into 2013 with an impressive win over Arthur McDonagh in the Billy Molloy Cup at Whitechurch.

A coastal community’s bid to salvage a whale skeleton for use as a tourist attraction has ended in a watery grave.

A 50ft fin whale stranded at Baltimore pier was spared a planned euthanising by navy officials after it died naturally shortly after 11am yesterday.

A local authority is facing “a logistical nightmare” in removing a dying whale which stranded itself at a harbour in West Cork.

IRELAND, especially the south and west coasts, is now regarded among the best places in the world for watching whales, dolphins, sharks and many other large sea creatures.

A SPERM whale washed up on a Waterford beach would make an ideal tourist attraction in the neighbouring town of Youghal because of it’s association with the film Moby Dick, according to the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWGD).

A male sperm whale, the world's largest predator, has beached itself on the Cunnigar Strand in Dungarvan.

CATHOLIC priests have downplayed the possibility of parish hall meetings to discuss the fallout from the Cloyne Report into clerical child sex abuse, claiming it is simply a proposal.

HOLIDAY-MAKERS got a remarkable opportunity to swim with wild dolphins yesterday when a large pod came within yards of a West Cork beach.

IRELAND is failing to maximise its natural seafood resources — even though it’s a market projected to grow by 42 million tonnes per year by 2030, according to Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM).

MYSTERY surrounds why a record number of common dolphins have washed up dead on the southern shores of the country.

THE sea around the Kinsale Gas field is producing spectacular sightings of more than 1,000 dolphins who are congregating to feed on migrating shoals of herring and sprats.

DAVID O’MAHONY beat David Hubbard by a bowl of odds in the Champy Deasy Cup final at Grange on Sunday.

WAYNE KINGSTON and Tadhg Crowley will contest next Saturday’s Munster Junior C final at Killumney following impressive semi-final wins.

IT rained goals on Sarsfields at Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday and it nearly cost them big time.

THE CONVENTIONAL wisdom has it that Douglas blew their chance of a county football final place when they coughed up a late three-point lead in their Cork SFC semi-final joust with Ilen Rovers two weeks ago.

THE first validated sightings of the world’s largest mammal have been made in Irish waters.

A DOLPHIN and her young calf were put down by lethal injection. Repeated attempts to refloat them failed after the pair became stranded at Cockle Beach in Crookhaven.

In our continuing series where readers get to grill senior politicians on issues of the day, the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan, jumps into the hot seat.

IRISH companies are playing a key role in steering a course for the €803 million seafood industry.

Irish people are eating more fish because they believe it is healthier, the fisheries board said in its annual report today.

SEVERAL sightings of magnificent fin whales off west Cork, this month, offer further testimony that the area is becoming one of the top whale watching destinations in Europe.

A 1,200KM JOURNEY by a baby humpback whale through treacherous waters is at the centre of a discovery that has Irish and Dutch whale researchers leaping for joy.

TREES were toppled, garden furniture tossed into fields and debris — including corrugated iron and plastic sheeting — sucked 200m into the air as two tornadoes battered a rural community in West Cork yesterday.

A POD containing the second largest creatures on the planet is causing a real splash off the coast of Cork.

WEST Cork man Jason Whooley, who has been appointed chief executive of Bord Iascaigh Mhara, will have a major role to play in directing the proposed move of its headquarters to Clonakilty.