University College Cork will tomorrow host an inaugural lecture on the future of computing and technology by a world-leading scientist and West Cork native.

You know, because of course you know, that I now write a regular feature in the paper on Fridays about hurlers’ hands — injuries and idiosyncrasies, skill sets and skinned knuckles.

The very first cyberattack clogged up the nascent internet, halting digital communications. Now much bigger, the internet is still largely open to – and suffering regularly from – similar attacks.

Tommy Barker reports on the house of the week in Berkeley, Beaumont, Cork

Wow, the food is fantastically good in Australia. I’ve just come back from a two-week trip to promote my new book Grow Cook Nourish. A whistle-stop tour where I visited Sydney, Melbourne, Byron Bay and Tasmania.

The family of a young woman who died in the Berkeley balcony collapse in 2015 has vowed to continue to campaign for better building standards in California.

Here's your morning news bulletin...

A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit following the Berkeley balcony collapse.

For so many years it shone like a beacon above its rivals but then, in a flicker, it was gone.

Protesters opposing a right-wing "freedom rally" in liberal San Francisco have claimed victory after the event was cancelled when city chiefs walled off a park.

San Francisco Rose talks about festival’s role in the healing process.

The rain stopped just in time for Tralee’s Rose Parade on Saturday, but last night the focus in The Dome was on fashion, before the spotlight falls firmly back on the first 18 finalists later this evening.

San Francisco Rose Amanda Donohoe tells Catherine Shanahan that being part of the Rose of Tralee festival has a very special meaning for her and her family.

No 1 Berkeley is a suburban showstopper with one-of- a-kind craftsmanship, says Tommy Barker

Fiann Ó Nualláin suggests following the composting method developed by Robert Raabe, a professor of plant pathology at Berkeley, California which produces temperatures high enough to kill tough weeds. 

You could call it shoe string theory - scientists have finally solved the knotty problem of unravelling laces.

Taosieach Enda Kenny has said he "does not want to commit" to refunding water charges until after a special Oireachtas Committee looks into the issue, writes Elaine Loughlin, Irish Examiner Political Reporter in Palo Alto.

How an area votes in comparison to its neighbours can be influenced by the polarising effects of globalisation and other factors, writes Jean Pisani-Ferry

California senators have passed a new bill in the hopes of preventing a repeat of the Berkeley balcony collapse.

The agony of the Berkeley tragedy lives on for survivors and victims’ families, says Dan Buckley

Britain may have voted 52% in favour of leaving the EU, but Brexit won’t become a reality unless voted for by members of parliament, according to lawyer Geoffrey Robertson.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Last summer 12 Irish students in Berkeley, California were standing on a balcony when it disentegrated beneath their feet. Joe Leogue provides an update on the survivors, their search for justice and hears from students in the area today

Students working in Berkeley, California on a J1 visa say they have encountered difficulties in securing accommodation because they are Irish.

An American man acted "negligently" before the emergency grounding of a transatlantic flight in a row started over crackers, a prosecutor said.

Companies that worked on construction of the apartment in the US where six students died last year risk losing their licence for failing to follow industry guidelines.

An American man accused of endangering an aircraft has said his treatment was unwarranted.

Three Irish women who left a balcony seconds before it collapsed, killing six college students, have sued the builders, owners and managers of the Berkeley building.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

An American man accused of endangering the safety of a transatlantic flight chased a flight attendant up the aisle after she refused to serve him cheese and crackers, a court has heard.

THE decision by the California District Attorney investigating last summer’s Berkeley tragedy not to bring any criminal charges in connection with it will come as a huge disappointment to the families of the six young people who died in the balcony collapse, among them five Irish students.

The US district attorney who investigated the Berkeley balcony collapse in which five Irish students and one Irish American woman died has decided against bringing criminal charges.