A mother of five young children who lost her husband to cancer last month has been dealt another devastating blow after she saw all of her belongings go up in flames following a fire at the family home in Mallow, Co Cork.

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European Commissioner Phil Hogan firmly warned the Irish agriculture industry to further diversify in the wake of Brexit.

Donovan is looking forward to travelling the few miles from his Co Cork home to play the city’s 38th folk festival, writes Ed Power

Ten years ago, John Hannon could hardly walk from his home to his car. Yesterday he travelled to Dublin to demand that a drug that transformed his life continues to be available.

“I just want to live a normal life”. That’s the simple wish of publican Gerard Cahill from Mallow, Co Cork, who weighs almost 27 stone. He is one of 18 people hoping to become to an Operation Transformation leader.

The man who has helped to reveal the life story of the Irish-based mathematician whose work underpins internet technology has been honoured for a lifetime’s dedication to maths.

An 85-year-old man was conned into handing over €17,500 to a Killarney building contractor and yesterday the builder pleaded guilty to a theft charge arising out of the offence.

An early morning video of the yacht Cellisto which was battered against the shoreline overnight at Whitepoint in Cobh. Video by Dan Linehan

Thursday, March 24

Charlie Bird saw many remarkable things in his 40 years in RTÉ but nothing could have prepared him for meeting the people who live in a graveyard.

The funeral of Karen Buckley has been told of the indescribable hurt and pain wreaked on her devastated family by an utterly inappropriate death.

An Irish company which specialises in designing, building, and operating water and sewage treatment plants worldwide will today announce that it is creating 50 full-time ‘high end’ jobs at its headquarters in Mallow, Co Cork.

“We just want Karen home safely, we are desperate. She is our only daughter, we love her dearly.”

Munster Post Primary SAFA semi-final: St Francis College, Rochestown 1-10 St Brendan’s College, Killarney 1-9

A 32-year-old man who claims he was left with a brain injury after he tripped and fell in a car park at night has settled his High Court action for €1m.

A senior health and safety inspector has expressed serious concerns for farm safety this year following the worst year for farm deaths in almost 20 years in 2014.

The President hailed the legacy of patriot Thomas Davis and his vision of a fairer Ireland yesterday as he unveiled a statue to honour his bicentenary.

A Government TD has told the Taoiseach and the boss of Irish Water that he will not pay for his house to be metered for a second time "because it makes absolutely no sense".

Thousands of people took the streets over the weekend to tell the Government that they won’t be paying their water charges.

An Post has issued a stamp honouring the life of revolutionary writer and Young Ireland leader Thomas Davis to mark the bicentenary of his birth. 

After more than three days without his constant companion, a Limerick man with autism was last night re-united with his specially-trained dog.

It was the end of another day which had, up to that point, been uneventful for the lifeguards. Just after 7pm, they were routinely taking down the flag at a popular strand in the south-west.

For most people the long weekend is an opportunity to put the feet up and take a breather but for one remarkable 70-year-old it marks the start of an incredible journey the length of Ireland.

TDs and senators are to send recommendations to Education Minister Ruairi Quinn from campaigning teenagers who want a junior cycle course to raise awareness on human trafficking.

A man who dedicated his life to raising his young family after his wife died from ovarian cancer three years ago was named father of the year yesterday.

Gardaí have launched a probe into the death of a 14-year-old boy who fell from a tractor.

George Bernard Shaw once said that youth is wasted on the young.

Dairygold shareholders have endorsed the co-op’s post-2015 expansion plan by a margin of 80:20 at two special meetings yesterday.

Anything up to 9,000 members of Dairygold are expected to visit the Powder Store on the co-op’s premises at Mallow, Co Cork, for this morning’s two meetings.

Dairygold’s modular expansion plan is ideally constructed to allow the co-op to react to any shortfall in anticipated global demand for milk, said IFA’s Kevin Kiersey.

Attempts to cut maternity leave for teachers may face legal challenges, with teaching parents calling the measures anti-family.

Ten food businesses were served with closure orders for breaches of food safety legislation last month.

A Scottish man who helped deliver 30 new high-end jobs to Ireland through a Government-backed cash-for-jobs initiative is poised to get a €45,000 “thank you” cheque.

A father of one who was crushed by a tractor and trailer in a workplace accident will be laid to rest today.

A total of 27 jobs are to come on-stream in Galway and Cork, it was announced today.