China’s food industry has a new problem to contend with, on top of the African swine fever threatening one third of its pork production.

I’ve started seeing this delightful senior citizen like myself, I met her on a dating site called All My Own Teeth.

Sorting out Cork people for ages...

When Mayo last won their opening three rounds of the league, the year was 2006, Mickey Moran and the late John Morrison were in charge of the westerners and Aidan O’Shea was only 15 years of age.

Condensed milk is a sweet sticky ingredient that can be used in many ways. One of my favourite uses for it is in coffee. A drop of condensed milk transforms an espresso. I was first served coffee like this in South east Asia. Dairy is not very prevalent in the southeast Asian diet but sweetened condensed milk seems to have found its way into many kitchens.

Raped on a trip to Belfast by a 15-year-old, the vicious attack inspired Winnie M Li’s widely acclaimed novel, writes Áilín Quinlan.

The Australian Open commenced this week. In advance of the first morning session, Tennis Australia held a workshop on match-fixing at which Jack Anderson presented and got an insight into the efforts taken by a major sporting organisation to protect the integrity of a global sporting event against gambling scams.

More than 70 registered sex offenders from the UK have been refused entry to countries in south east Asia in the last 2 years.

You need to give it some thought  if you want more than just a collection of plants, says Peter Dowdall.

President Michael D Higgins begins his visit to Laos today - the final country on his tour of south east Asia.

* Brother Hubbard’s Beef Koftas

Ogham is a ancient writing that uses a system of ticks on a vertical line. Either that or it was an ancient advertisement for clothes pegs, writes Colm O’Regan

Heathrow recorded a 2.5% growth in passengers in March compared with the same month last year.

The number of tigers in the wild have increased for the first time after decades of decline, conservationists have said.

Barry Walsh (Letters, January 27) is correct to point out that “Double speak around Putin shouldn’t surprise”.

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Video games have long attracted both devotion and scorn. A new book explores this parallel universe many can’t resist, writes Noel Baker.

Even at the time, it must have seemed like a truly bizarre idea.

And now for something completely different, we take a look at some of the lighter stories from the happenings of the European Union.

As an actor, you are always getting kicked in the face. You get used to the rejection.

India, Bangladesh and China are most at risk from river floods, with an increasing number of people threatened because of climate change and economic growth in low-lying regions, a study warned.

Gary Glitter is now barely recognisable from the brash, ebullient star of 1970s glam rock.

After breaking through with The Beach, Alex Garland has swapped the pen for the director’s chair on Ex Machina, writes Ed Power

Here's what is on telly for you tonight.

Christmas has become a commercial behemoth and it reminds Liz O’Neill of her Dad too much. So she, like Americans for the first time, is off to sample the delights of Cuba

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A British banker has appeared in court in connection with the gruesome murders of two women in Hong Kong.

If you've just eaten, maybe avoid this story.

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The Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney has welcomed a deal which will allow Irish beef, pigmeat and sheepmeat to be exported to the Philippines.

Several hundred suspected paedophiles including doctors, teachers and former police officers have been arrested in the biggest ever UK crackdown on obscene images of children.

The world’s largest prawn supplier has said it has been working to cut ties with those involved in slavery in ancillary markets in Thailand.

Gourmet tours are cropping up all over the globe, tying food and travel more closely together than ever. It’s time to tuck in, says Pól Ó Conghaile.

Kitman Labs’ Injury Profiler has the backing of Leinster Rugby and premier league soccer clubs in the UK, and is now being trialled by some major league soccer clubs in the US, writes Trish Dromey.

Left it late to book a summer getaway? Don’t panic. There are plenty of deals left, particularly if you book fast.