The two-year-old will be laid to rest this afternoon in St Catherine's cemetery in Kilcully after the service at the North Cathedral in Cork.

As the second eldest in a family of seven the new Bishop of Cork and Ross, Most Rev Fintan Gavin, is well versed in team work so it was a natural fit for him to heavily feature the Church of Ireland Bishop the Right Rev Dr John Colton and Bishop Emeritus Most Reverend John Buckley in his ordination ceremony.

More than 5,000 singers will participate in the Cork International Choral Festival’s programme on the May public holiday weekend.

The National Chamber Choir and the Gentlemen Singers both perform at Cork Choral Festival on May 4, writes Nicki ffrench Davis

A GRIEVING family has lodged a complaint with the Bishop of Cork and Ross about a priest’s handling of a funeral.