The Ireland Men’s cricket team has arrived in India for the three-match T20 International series against Afghanistan, and captain Andrew Balbirnie sees the series as a critical piece in the squad’s preparation for the T20 World Cup in late 2020.

Esther McCarthy selects six of the best from the feast of Gallic cinema on offer on Leeside

Geopolitically, there is much to be concerned about at the moment, suggesting the first year of the 2020s will likely have oversized impact on the following nine, says James Stavridis.

Great news altogether for you all, ye have hit the jackpot, at last!

Balbirnie was this week named as the captain for the Ireland test and one-day teams, replacing William Porterfileld who captained the side over 250 times.

Ryanair shares soared by nearly 9% yesterday despite the airline narrowing its forecast for full-year earnings and warning that it may have to wait longer for delivery of its new fleet of Boeing 737-Max jets.

November 3 is National Sandwich Day.

Achieving universal access to contraception would save and improve millions of lives, and put societies on a faster track to shared prosperity. The world should be devoting far more attention and resources to this goal, writes Bjørn Lomborg.

This is our famous banana loaf recipe which has been with us since our very first market. It remains our most popular recipe, which ain’t bad for something as humble as a banana bread

The bottlenose dolphin is estimated to be at least 40-years-old.

IN ANOTHER extraordinary week, Donald Trump and Boris Johnson continued to hog the headlines, much as they have done in recent times.

They first connected through the social media site, Bebo, and 14 years later Susan Buckley and Danny McCarthy tied the knot.

No man is an island. And only the privileged get the deeds to their very own isle. Sometimes the purchase is the goal. Then once the high wears off, it’s time to stampede back to the

Rising demand for Baileys, Rockshore lager and its chief spirits brands drove a 3% increase in annual net sales at global drinks giant Diageo's Irish division.

The story of Irish indentured servants sent from here to Barbados and Jamaica from the 1600s onwards is complex and has become an immersive research project for multimedia artist Marianne Keating, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

A woman who sued and lost her High Court action after she fractured her elbow when she took a Caribbean cruise shore excursion called a White Knuckle Jet Boat Thrill Ride now faces a large legal costs bill.

Jamaican-born, and raised in London, Johnson (66) is one of the most acclaimed chroniclers in the UK of the immigrant experience.

More than 100,000 people are in Cork this weekend as Seafest gets underway in the city.

Cork city is preparing to welcome visitors from 90 countries and dignitaries from over 30 countries this weekend for the SeaFest festival and the Oceans Wealth Summit.

Thomas Barr had to make do with fourth-place at tonight’s latest Diamond League meeting in Rome, but the Waterford star did record his second-fastest 400m hurdles of the season as Rai Benjamin of the United States decimated the field.

A woman who sued after she fractured her elbow when she took a cruise shore excursion called a White Knuckle Jet Boat Thrill Ride, involving 360-degree turns in the middle of the ocean, has lost her High Court action.

Discovering new species and protecting them is all in a day’s work for Professor Louise Allcock, as she explores one of the planet’s last great frontiers, writes Lorna Siggins.

Cork woman Ciara Ambrose travels all over the world in her role with Oasis Class vessels. With 9,000 people onboard, her job is pretty busy, she tells Áilín Quinlan.

Dancing teacher Siobhan Kellett was on a seven-night Caribbean cruise to celebrate her 50th birthday and her silver wedding anniversary.

For would-be business owners in Cork and beyond, even a cursory look at the finalists in EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year Ireland Awards over the years would be a worthwhile exercise in self-motivation.

Former US Secretary of State John Kerry will be a keynote speaker at a Cork conference on the so-called "blue economy" in June.

Former US Secretary of State John Kerry has been announced as a keynote speaker at Ireland’s flagship blue economy conference Our Ocean Wealth at City Hall Cork in June.

Spain remains the most popular summer holiday destination for Irish holiday-goers according to a recent AA Travel Insurance survey.

Sorting out Cork people for ages...

The Specials’ groundbreaking early records were released against a backdrop of social strife, racial tensions, upheaval in Northern Ireland, and bickering about Britain’s place in the world.

After succeeding Pat Gilroy in late 2012, it is the third extension the five-time All-Ireland SFC winning boss has enjoyed.

The Sea, The Sea was the unforgettable title of a novel by Iris Murdoch

The fuller than full house made the whole thing worse. More than three hundred guests were gathered in a massive dining room in the Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, at lunchtime last Friday, for the inaugural Women of Concern awards.

Exactly 10 years on from the bailout, Miriam and Terry O’Brien’s story could be any of ours.

Des Ekin’s new book is filled with all sorts of tales from Ireland’s pirate past, writes Esther McCarthy.

The US president’s hard line on deportation and immigration is too late to prevent a major demographic shift to non-whites, who tend to vote for the Democrats, says Bette Browne.

This morning I saw a buzzard drifting across the blue sky above my home in West Cork and marvelled at how gracefully and effortlessly it was carried on the upper air.

Already a fan of cruise liners, Conall Ó Fátharta was bowled over by the epic scale of luxury and fun on board Royal Caribbean’s new Symphony of the Seas.