A young man who denied assaulting his ex-girlfriend was convicted of the crime yesterday as the judge described his evidence as alarming.

THE only answer to the recessionary blues is some rhythm and blues, with a bit of jazz thrown in for good measure.

BLUR frontman Damon Albarn is set to open the world-famous Guinness Cork Jazz Festival this October.

AN award-winning theatre company internationally renowned for its spectacular site-specific shows is going back to its roots to stage its next show in a city nightclub.

A LITTLE girl with a rare and life-threatening neurological condition has been invited to take part in groundbreaking medical trials in New York.

GOLDEN girl Derval O’Rourke got a warm reception from thousands of people who braved wet and near-Arctic conditions to watch Cork’s St Patrick’s Day parade yesterday.

SCOTTISH actor Robert Carlyle joined hundreds of film lovers at a red carpet premiere to open the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival last night.

Tickets are in hot demand for a host of Irish films set to premiere at the Jameson Dublin International Film festival, it has emerged tonight.

Stars In Their Eyes host Matthew Kelly has been nominated for best actor at the prestigious Laurence Olivier Awards

I AM stunned that a venue of the size and calibre of the Savoy Theatre in Cork can be allowed to close with the city’s designation as Capital of Culture only 14 months away.

Tickets for the Heineken Rollercoaster Tour gig in Cork next week have went on sale.

Guinness is set to deliver the biggest ever jazz event in Ireland this October Bank Holiday Weekend (Oct 25 - 28), with a stunning music line-up, specially programmed to celebrate Cork’s 25th year of the festival.

Trevor Nelson is to host the first MTV Lick Party in Cork.