Food is the focus of a day-long business seminar in West Cork next week, featuring the high-profile Happy Pear brothers and Masterchef judge, Nick Munier.

If you’ve ever dreamed of being a Viking for a day then look no further — Vikings actor Moe Dunford is searching high and low for someone to join him on set as part of a charity drive to tackle homelessness.

Cork has all the attributes to position itself as the world’s premier location for biotech startups, with the IndieBio accelerator programme having set the foundation for success.

Another queen is due to arrive in Cork today — but this one’s on a mission to sell the region to American tourists.

Scaredy-cats of all ages are in for a frightfully good time over the next few days as Monday’s bank holiday, the mid-term break and Halloween merge into a week-long October horror-fest.

A HOT air balloon flight is often top of many people’s wish list and although it is pricier than a pair of socks or a soap on a rope, there are different options available and might be a good idea as a group present for that all-important family member.

A group of Cork’s hardiest business leaders toughed-out the rain and the cold to sleep rough in Cork City Gaol last night to raise up to €400,000 for homeless charity Focus Ireland.

They may be more used to the finer things in life, but several leading lights in Cork’s business community are going to be roughing it to raise much-needed money to prevent people losing their homes.

Tourism company Paddywagon Tours is about to open a second Cork city base, in rapid succession to its first base which opened last August.

There’s a very special event coming up in Cork, Galway and Waterford over the next few weeks.

I’VE been catching up with the affordable end of two old-school wine wholesalers who supply independent wine stores.

IN keeping with the spirit of Halloween, tonight’s 11th World Ghost Convention at Cork City Gaol provides a timely opportunity for people fascinated with the supernatural to take part in an evening dedicated to the topic.

THE last time Tina saw her grandfather was last Thursday. The only odd thing about the encounter was that he had been dead for 15 years.

ROMAN soldiers in full battle gear will march on an historic city former jail at the weekend as part of a new living-history military show.

“WHERE did you get that child?”“I got it in Mallow Lane.”“How much did you pay?”“I got the child at a bargain rate of three pence a day.”“You were badly caught.

CORK city must be much more aggressive promoting itself as a tourist destination, new figures show.

IRISH Examiner journalists scooped a number of prestigious awards at the Law Society of Ireland’s annual Justice Media Awards, including the top prize.

A tsunami disaster fundraiser in Cork City Gaol has collected over €20,000 including €1,000 from prisoners, it emerged today.