Usually the cuckoo arrives early in the part of the country where I live, and leaves early too. 

I am delighted with the enlightened proposal of Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Leo Varadkar, that our place names have equal status in the Irish language on new road signs, as these are put in place in the coming years.

The memories of family and friends who have died from cancer inspired a man to keep pedalling during the tough days of a 2,000km fundraising cycle from Copenhagen to Ireland.

An uncle of mine, a proud Corkman, served as a Catholic chaplin with the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War.