Senior gardaí and medics have called for increased parental supervision around teenage discos after a dozen drunk children — three of whom were unconscious and had to be hospitalised — arrived at an underage alcohol-free disco in West Cork.

San Francisco Rose Amanda Donohoe tells Catherine Shanahan that being part of the Rose of Tralee festival has a very special meaning for her and her family.

Shoppers who thought it was safe to go back into the city centre after the January sale scrums were caught out by a line of scrimmage of a different kind, as Cork’s busiest thoroughfare hosted a flashmob American Football match.