A Tallaght man arrested following the looting of a Centra during Storm Emma last year has been sentenced to two years in prison with the final year suspended.

A woman who stabbed her boyfriend to death told gardaí that they were probably fighting about something stupid and that she "wasn’t letting him get the better" of her when she stabbed him.

It was understandable that John Kiely not so much took offence, but bristled at the suggestion that Limerick showed signs of Kilkenny ruthlessness last Sunday.

A retail chain has been given a chance to avoid a conviction for the sale of tobacco to a 15-year-old girl.

An applied maths graduate caught with five deals of heroin last year was caught on another occasion stealing ice cream.

I was asked recently which wine region I would opt to live in given an endless budget and unlimited resources. After much deliberation I picked Piedmont in Northern Italy, home to the Slow Food movement, white truffles, hazelnuts, and wines made from Nebbiolo, Barbera and Dolcetto, writes Leslie Williams

There was an Irish winner of tonight's EuroMillions jackpot, worth €17m.

A Polish woman attending Mass in Cork came to the assistance of an 80-year-old man who was attacked by a heroin addict smashing a collection box, it was claimed yesterday.

A man came out of a six-week coma in hospital and stole cash and a phone belonging to one of the doctors.

A row over a bet on a game of pool in a pub resulted in one man finishing his pint and throwing the glass at a bar worker and missing her but causing €1,200 damage to a TV screen.

Two Corkmen accused of carrying out three robberies, four burglaries, and stealing two cars in Cork and Waterford applied to have all charges struck out because of delay in the case.

Two Cork men were arrested and remanded in custody for a week yesterday on charges of carrying out three robberies, four burglaries, and stealing two cars on Tuesday.

MONDAY. I’ve been having a secret love affair for two weeks but have managed to keep it on the down-low. Heaven forbid my husband should ever discover that I’ve fallen in love. With an old bike.

THERE was no shortage of black pudding on the shelves at the end of 2016 when I went shopping for this survey. We tasted just about all I could find in shops (not butchers) in Cork.

A Galway family has collected more than €180,000 in prize money from last Friday's EuroMillions draw.

It has been a memorable two days at National Lottery headquarters as five individual winners have collected a total €1,315,000 in prize money across Lotto & EuroMillions draws and scratch card games

Maura and Daithi returned to our screens this week. Majorie Brennan went behind the scenes at RTÉ Cork to see just what it takes to get a two-hour live show to air each day.

Gardaí are advising people to arrive in the village of Castlelyons, Co Cork, before 1pm on Friday if they want to attend Thomas Kent’s State funeral.

A garage in Trim, Co Meath, where the Lotto ticket that won the €10.65m Easter jackpot was sold, has been buzzing with excitement.

The winning ticket had been in the unlocked car overnight.

A farmer from Claremorris, Co. Mayo, checked his lottery numbers yesterday before realising he had left his ticket in his car - which was unlocked since Monday.

The shop which sold a winning EuroMillions ticket worth €86.7m has finally been revealed.

A Dublin couple, unaware that they had won €250,000 in the Lotto, brought their winning ticket on their Spanish holiday for three weeks, it emerged today.

RATHBARRY, CASTLEFREKE AND THE LONG STRAND (CLONAKILTY)

Former solicitor Thomas Byrne has told the courtroom at his €52m fraud trial that he is here to face the music.

One lucky person in Cork is €6.1m richer this morning.

Doctors need to get 600 points in their Leaving Certificate so they can write letters about patients that say nothing and mean nothing, a circuit court judge has said.

An investigation is continuing in to an aggravated burglary in West Wicklow this morning.

Bringing your new twin babies home from hospital to meet their 13-month-old sister is normally a cause for celebration, but for Gerard Martin, whose partner died during childbirth, it was heartbreaking.

Donegal GAA clubs seeking to maximise their All-Ireland football final tickets will offer swaps to their colleagues involved in the hurling showpiece.

A former Bray-based garda yesterday said it was common practice for unclaimed drink seized during a Garda investigation to be dished out among the members.

Gardaí are investigating are armed robbery which took place at a shop in Co Kildare this morning.

Anthony Daly has become the latest high profile hurling figure to condemn the price of a covered stand ticket for Sunday’s Munster semi-final between Clare and Waterford.

A garda witness has told a trial that he was armed and full of adrenaline when he approached two men accused of taking part in an attempted robbery of a cash van.

RTÉ chiefs will be hoping Ireland’s newest Lotto millionaire has not thrown away their winning ticket after watching their live broadcast on Saturday night.

A man is seriously ill in hospital after an assault in Cork city centre.

IT could be you, they tell us, but did you ever think that it could it be you twice?

NOT quite iconic but definitely a staple at the Christmas table of every self-respecting Cork family, Tanora, as we knew it, is set for a re-appearance.