From 1978 to 2003, generations of young people dancing like their lives depended on it — along with a host of roadies, rock stars and DJs — passed through the labyrinth of bars and dance floors that was Sir Henry’s nightclub in Cork city.

As synonymous with Christmas in Cork as spiced beef, the Share fundraising campaign got under way last night with the official opening of the famous Daunt Square crib.

THE flood mayhem in Cork continued last night as 43 people had to be evacuated from flats at Grenville Place, near the Mercy University Hospital.

THE country’s tallest building has been named Cork’s best building.

HUNDREDS of students from 18 Cork schools are continuing to brave winter winds for the city’s annual fast and fundraising appeal for the care of the elderly.