Several county towns will host lifelong learning events this week as Cork showcases its status as a Unesco learning city during the 13th week-long Cork Lifelong Learning Festival.

FAMILY and friends of 13-year-old Nicole O’Brien, who drowned after saving her younger sister from the sea off west Cork, gathered last night for her removal.

The courageous young girl who drowned while saving her younger sister at Inchydoney Strand near Clonakilty has been named as Nicole O’Brien Kelly.