Carol O’Callaghan visits a unique retail gem in the heart of Cork City serving the needs of craft makers, homemakers, bookworms, and hobbyists — and one that should be visited for the experience alone.

The Wren’s Day tradition has survived in a particular way in Dingle, writes Majella O’Sullivan

The vast photographic archive of a former Lord Mayor of Cork who founded the Barry’s Tea empire has been donated to his native city.

A motorcyclist, believed to be in his early 40s, was killed when his motorbike was in collision with a van in North Cork yesterday.

The route of the first Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon to be staged on a Sunday has been tweaked to avoid clashing with morning Masses.

The partner of a mother, aged 29, who was fatally injured last Sunday at her home, has been remanded in custody after being charged with her murder.

Selfies taken by a motorist led to his prosecution on multiple counts of dangerous driving after he took off at speed from gardaí through red lights in Cork City.

For anyone worrying about the future, here’s one possible crumb of comfort. In one vision of a West Cork town 100 years in the future, Skibbereen’s West Cork Hotel has an outdoor swimming pool.

Selfies taken by a motorist led directly to his prosecution on multiple counts of dangerous driving after he took off at speed from gardaí through red lights in Cork city.

From paving the way for peace in Northern Ireland to spearheading the growth of a tea empire, former tánaiste and foreign affairs minister Peter Barry was a man of many parts, a classic blend if you like, which helped make him one of those rare politicians to win respect across the political divide.

Unlike most towns in Kerry, Kenmare is bustling even when it’s wet, and is a perfect base to explore the county

Repair work is nearly complete on the “worst” street surface in Ireland, in Buttevant town. And motorists using the main Cork-Limerick road will soon not have the frustration of waiting in long queues at roadworks.

Last Monday, Adare, Co Limerick, remembered Jerry McCabe on the 20th anniversary of the IRA attack which claimed his life near the village post office. Yesterday, his own people and hundreds of others gathered in Ballylongford, Co Kerry, where he was brought up to pay their tribute.

A memorial plaque to mark the 20th anniversary of the killing of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe is to be erected on a house in Co Kerry where he grew up.

Some of the events taking place across Cork to commemorate the centenary of the Rising include:

Successful flood defence schemes in two North Cork towns brought great relief to householders and businesses during the current deluge.

Stubbing out the sale of contraband tobacco is going to be a big job for law enforcement. Sean O’Riordan goes undercover with those attempting to do just that and finds out how easy it is to pick up a prohibited 20-pack in Cork City.

A Dubliner who attacked two women on the streets of Cork within less than an hour of each other, after pretending to be lost, was jailed for four years as he was described as a high risk of carrying out further violent and sexual assaults.

Cork Opera House is celebrating its 160th anniversary tonight. It’s a momentous milestone, says Marjorie Brennan.

Private cars could be banned from Cork City’s main street by the middle of next year under radical traffic plans due to be published tomorrow.

The Irish Examiner’s image desk have dipped into our archive and put together an image collection which reveals a truly unique picture of Cork’s past.

A body recovered from the water in Galway City yesterday is that of a missing student from Nenagh, Co Tipperary.

People in the Shannon Estuary village of Ballylongford, Co Kerry, who were hit by severe flooding a year ago, are bracing themselves for high tides next month and in March.

A 14-year-old boy saw his father being "cut open" with a meat-cleaver as they sat in their van waiting for his mother to come out of a shop, an inquest heard.

Weekend food columnist and McKenna’s Guide contributing editor Joe McNamee is back with his annual accolades. Read on for his best in fine dining, pub grub, afternoon tea and much more, in Cork and around the country.

In the course of compiling her book, ‘Stolen Lives’, Bette Brown has come to believe that the abuse of children in industrial schools was one of the darkest chapters in Ireland’s history.

A community paint party this weekend aims to deliver a new lease of life to a West Cork town.

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The Menu has enjoyed wonderfully uplifting repasts in The Stuffed Olive Café, in Bantry, so was saddened when it closed last year.

With a rate of €55.88 Mallow Town Council put out its stall as the cheapest place to set up business in Co Cork — and it has paid dividends even during the recession.

In the basement of Vibes and Scribes, on Cork City’s Bridge St, is the colourful wool section — which is also the venue for a weekly knitting-and-crochet group.

A musician aged in his 30s has died after an accident where he was found in the passenger seat of a car in West Cork last weekend.

A judge yesterday warned a teenage father of one with alcohol and substance abuse problems to take responsibility for his own life and “stop the rot” of violence and criminality.

The man who was stabbed in the neck, chest, back, and shoulder in Cork City early yesterday knew his attacker.

Private cars could be banned from Cork City’s main shopping street on a trial basis before the end of the year.

On hearing of a spud-related attempt to enter the Guinness Book of Records, The Menu immediately hitched up the wagon and pointed it westwards once more for The Menu truly venerates this most tremendous of all tubers.

All these romantic undertones can do terrible things to a man.

To mark the Irish Examiner Food Festival, Bridgestone Guide Contributing Editor and our own food columnist Joe McNamee unveils his inaugural food awards. Read on for the best in fine dining, bar grub, afternoon tea and much more in Cork and Dublin

Gardaí investigating the murder of a 58-year-old man have assured locals in Killorglin, Co Kerry, there was no need for public alarm on personal safety.

All Dublin Bus services are temporarily grounded this afternoon.

Fingerprints and DNA of the man accused of murdering 83-year old pensioner Christy Hanley in Westmeath last year were found on a belt that had been tied around the deceased man's wrists, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

An 83-year old pensioner, who was found dead and tied up at his home in Co Westmeath, was beaten to death and robbed of cash, the prosecution claimed today at the trial of the man accused of the pensioner's murder.

The trial of a Galway man accused of murdering Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo has heard that calls made from his mobile phone bounced off a mast in the Lough Atalia area on the night of her alleged murder.