SINCE No 23 Geraldine Place last sold, back in 2010, the world around this niche Cork city setting has seemingly come back to rights.

The pale orange front door in this Victorian terrace hints at the funky yet functional home within, says Tommy Barker.

A Good Samaritan who was concerned about a girl screaming outside his house when she was under attack from two men took a long samurai sword from over his fireplace to frighten off the woman’s attackers.

Organisers of the Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon have apologised and ordered a review of their half-marathon arrangements, because 200 competitors took the wrong route. This added half a mile to the race.