As they celebrate four decades of Cork Folk Festival, organisers William ‘Hammy’ Hammond and Jim Walsh select some standout memories, writes

Fitness, friendship, fundraising, and most importantly, fun.

Our first relationships often fall prey to naivety and end in tears. For Valentine’s Day, Sue Leonard asks five writers to reflect on their own teen experiences.

THE RAIN, it rains on the just and the unjust. And has been doing so forever. Complaining about the weather in Ireland is like Mrs Lincoln complaining about the play.