When eviction and ill-health almost crushed Raynor Winn and her husband, they hit the road for a trek that turned into a redemptive adventure, writes Helen O’Callaghan.

A FEW weeks ago we flew from Cork Airport to Bristol, hired a car and headed for Devon and Cornwall.

"It's very restful, it's like mindfulness on toes"

Being a modest man, marine expert Kevin Flannery wouldn’t claim to be among the first people to notice the effects of climate change.

Investigation after Irish Ferries vessel was damaged in high seas

The opening European home game of the season is upon us and what a fine time it would be for Munster’s developing team and game plan to click into place.

A new Heineken Champions Cup season, and for the first time in nine seasons a new destination for Munster supporters as they journey to Exeter for the opening pool game of the 2018-19 campaign.

Italian Alessandro Tonelli claimed the overall lead in the Tour of Britain despite losing a sprint finish to Australian Cameron Mayer on the second stage.

An Irish businessman bought the replica of one of the world’s most famous ships because his young son wanted to celebrate his birthday party onboard it.

Nick Edmund is counting down the days to the end of his Wild Atlantic Way walk, writes Kevin Markham.

Severe weather is causing continued disruption to travel in Scotland, with dozens of drivers stuck in a snowdrift.

Blizzards are hitting parts of the UK, as freezing conditions and heavy snow cause deaths and wreak disruption.

Extreme weather left drivers stranded and more roads impassable overnight - with another day of sub-zero temperatures, icy blasts and "blizzard-like" conditions to come.

Nutrition coach Aisling FitzGibbon turned her health around by changing her eating habits, which started with a detox diet, writes Clodagh Finn.

Heavy snow, rain, thunderstorms and wind have caused disruption across much of Britain as a band of "severe" weather rolled across the UK.

Exeter is a club that has never been asked to run before it could walk and that has fashioned an inexorable rise, writes Brendan O’Brien.

Joe Schmidt must have loved the manner of Leinster’s win last week. 

Now I get it. After my maiden visit to Sandy Park, nestled in the picturesque city of Exeter, I understand why Donncha O’Callaghan has described the reigning Aviva Premiership champions as everyone’s second favourite team in England, says Donal Lenihan.

My London sister has just moved into a new apartment with her girlfriend of two years. My mother is thrilled that my sister “is now finally settled with a partner who is not only nice and wholesome but also understands about things like expensive storage solutions, cleaning services and Pledge”.

Elber Twomey’s pain was etched on her face as she recalled the car crash that wiped out her family five years ago.

Shocking footage has been released showing a lorry driver in England checking his mobile phone while resting his right foot on the dashboard.

Since its rebranding as the Champions Cup, the big beasts have thundered down an all too predictable road, relentless in their crushing of lighter opposition, writes Peter Jackson.

Two British police dogs have become the first outside the US to be trained in catching terrorists, paedophiles and fraudsters.

Marcus Hutchins, the British computer expert who helped shut down the world-wide Wannacry cyber attack, has been charged with creating banking malware.

A "committed" terrorist who infiltrated the British military has been jailed for 18 years for supplying bombs to dissident Irish republicans.

A Royal Marine who lived a "dangerous double life" as a terrorist bomb-maker claims he faked sympathies for the Irish republican cause because he was "paralysed" with fear, a court has heard.

A Royal Marine who built explosives for an Irish republican paramilitary group had parts delivered to his late grandmother's home, a court heard.

The late Danny la Rue would have been 90 today. Dan Buckley recalls a memorable encounter with the Cork-born entertainer.

I’M IN Stansted airport with two of my sisters, heading for Lisbon, where our youngest sister is waiting for us.

 

A woman who used to work on the shop floor of her estranged millionaire husband's factory has been awarded £73m by a divorce court judge.

A weapons-obsessed student is facing years behind bars for planting a home-made bomb on a busy Tube train.

A major discovery has been made towards finding the cause of multiple sclerosis and potentially paves the way for new treatments.

Direct flights from Cork to Cornwall begin next month. Just an hour away, it has scenery, activities and luxury indulgences aplenty for a memorable short break, writes Joyce Fegan

At 73, and with more than 100 books and millions of sales under his belt, Michael Morpurgo is as enthusiastic as ever about the importance of ‘rattling good yarns’, writes Marjorie Brennan.

An inquest has found that a wealthy British businessman was unlawfully killed by his internet bride while they celebrated their first wedding anniversary.

Butterflies and bees have struggled in the latest year of a decade of unsettled weather, the National Trust has said.

Wind and rain will continue to blight parts of Britain threatening further travel chaos after torrential downpours caused flash-flooding and disruption across most of the country.

Tributes have been paid to the late novelist William Trevor, who has passed away at the age of 88.

Three women whose lives were shattered by road tragedies have been honoured for devoting their lives to improving road safety.

Update 6pm: Eleven crew members have been evacuated after the Saga Sky cargo ship took on water off the English coast today.

9am, and I am standing outside Vanessa’s flat in Brixton, checking my phone for messages left on the “Siblings” Whatsapp group that my London sister created in order to organise my mother’s 80th birthday party.

My five siblings and I are organising a party to celebrate my mother’s 80th birthday.