It is hard to believe today but the former island of Ringarogy in West Cork was once home to around 800 people.

IN the same way that Bordeaux is associated with fine wine, the name West Cork evokes the idea of wonderful food.

MAURICE SEEZER is a songwriter, film music composer and founding committee member of the Corona Fastnet Short Film Festival.

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On a weekend when the Aidan O’Brien-trained Australia vaulted to favouritism for the 2014 Investec Derby, another Ballydoyle juvenile Giovanni Boldini created a favourable impression when making a successful debut in the www.dundalkstadium.com 2-Y-0 Race at Dundalk yesterday.