The 65th Cork International Choral Festival, which is set to take place this week, will provide the region with a €10 million cash boost.

Around 5,000 singers will take part in Cork’s longest running festival, which is expected to generate €10m for the local economy.

A fiery spectacle in the harbour, a sweathouse by the sea, film screenings in an atmospheric amphitheatre, and traditional music in churches.

The funeral is taking place in Tipperary today of the young man who was killed in a car crash in New Zealand.

The devastated family of a 30-year-old woman who was killed in the London bus bomb attack today spoke of their loss.