There will be such a thing as a free lunch at the St Patrick’s Festival in Cork, as the city will be serving free vegetarian curry to up to 5,000 hungry visitors as part of a sustainable eating initiative.

A huge fireworks display will kickstart the City of Culture celebrations, writes Colette Sheridan.

MAMMY wore black knee-high Doc Martens over black tights under a black overcoat with raven dreadlocks twisting down the back and scary black make-up coating her eyes.