A young man appealing a drugs conviction returned to court with a 200-word essay on his observations from attending four of his local district court sittings.

Let’s call a spade a spade, lads. Michael Flatley IS the Lord of the Dance. This homecoming of the show marks its 20th anniversary. However, the Marquee is sans the star.

Set behind Cork’s Church of the Ascension is a townhouse development called 20 Chapel Field, set off Cathedral and Presentation Roads, close to the Orthopaedic Hospital.

Gardaí arrested a man early today and charged him with committing a murder in Cork city last May.