From shoe box to window box, Tom Burke recalls the journey of Ireland’s First World War soldiers on eve of the centenary of the November 11, 1918, armistice.

There have been renewed calls for flood defences in Cork after the city and county were hit by flooding for the second night in a row.

Up to 40,000 women are expected to take part in the Flora Women's Mini Marathon, which gets underway in Dublin at 3pm.