The 2013 Rose of Tralee will visit her late grandfather's home in Bere Island off Co Cork later today.

Two men have been jailed for eight years each for their part in an international drug smuggling operation to bring almost €5m worth of cocaine into Ireland.

TWO men have appeared before a special sitting of Fermoy District Court in connection with one of the largest finds of cocaine in the history of the state.

Two men have been remanded in custody, charged in connection with a drugs seizure in Cork on Thursday worth more than €5m.