SO, this month my youth theatre, Activ8, decided to perform an improvised show. We were split into groups of three or four, given a game to play, and then left to the mercy of the audience.

If your surname is McCarthy, O’Riordan, Twomey or Kelleher and your forebears came from the Lee Valley then they were probably a bloodthirsty bunch involved in ethnic cleansing in the 14th century.

Students from across the country are to converge on mid-Cork to demonstrate their acting skills in the All-Ireland Transition Year Drama Festival.

RICHARD O’SHEA doesn’t want a penny for the simple but innovative project that earned him the crown of the country’s top young scientist – but his work could improve the health and lives of millions.

BLARNEY has done it again.

THE tragic death of a school friend has led to students in Blarney demanding traffic calming proposals to be put in place.