Record-breaking dual GAA star Briege Corkery kick-started 2016 as she finished last year — with a big match.

While the sun shone brightly on a rural community in Co Cork, there was a cloud of anxiety hanging over locals yesterday as they tuned into news bulletins in the hope missing Karen Buckley would be found safe and well many miles away in Glasgow.

Colette Sheridan reveals why you just can’t be late for East Cork’s Early Music Festival.

Teenagers attending the funeral of a 14-year-old boy who died after he became trapped in railings were urged to be kind to each other and express their grief and pain.

A brother of deceased Minister of State Shane McEntee has criticised internet 'trolls' who post criticism on websites without thinking of the consequences.

The former Taoiseach and Meath TD John Bruton has said those who tweet messages to radio or TV shows should not have their views aired unless their names and addresses are given.

Tributes are pouring in for the late Minister of State Shane McEntee, who died suddenly yesterday.

Tears flowed freely at a requiem Mass as a grieving father paid tribute to his “loving and caring son” who was described as a “popular, generous” teenager who was “full of fun”.

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the death of broadcaster Gerry Ryan.

GARDAÍ in Co Clare were last night questioning a 39-year-old man in connection with the death of guesthouse worker Deirdre McCarthy, whose body was found washed up on a beach last week.

Friends and family of Deirdre McCarthy will gather today for her funeral in Co Clare.

GERRY RYAN’S funeral broke all the rules.

Broadcaster Gerry Ryan will be laid to rest following funeral mass in Clontarf in Dublin later this morning.

THOUSANDS of mourners are expected to descend on the Dublin suburb of Clontarf today as Gerry Ryan is laid to rest in his local church.

RTÉ has taken the unprecedented decision to broadcast the funeral Mass of the late Gerry Ryan live on 2FM, while simultaneously streaming the proceedings by webcam on the 2FM website.

THE private and public sides of Gerry Ryan will be respected at his farewell tomorrow when his funeral Mass takes place in the intimate setting of his small local church while thousands follow the service live on radio and internet.

The body of broadcasting legend Gerry Ryan was tonight bought back to the family home he once shared with his grief-stricken children and former wife.

GERRY RYAN is likely to be laid to rest on Thursday and possibly in a private ceremony, a spokesman for his family said yesterday.

THE funeral of broadcasting legend Gerry Ryan is unlikely to take place before Thursday because of the delay in holding a postmortem as a result of the bank holiday weekend.

THOUSANDS lined the streets to say goodbye to reality television star Jade Goody over the weekend.

Thousands of mourners said farewell today to reality TV star Jade Goody, the ’local girl made good’ whose death from cancer touched the hearts of millions.

Crowds of well-wishers listened to a gospel choir relayed on two giant screens as they waited for Jade Goody’s funeral cortege to arrive at St John the Baptist Church in Buckhurst Hill.

Thousands of well-wishers are expected to line the streets today to bid farewell to tragic reality television star Jade Goody.

THOUSANDS of well-wishers are expected to line the streets for the funeral of reality television star Jade Goody today.

A book of remembrance will open today for Jade Goody at the church where her funeral will be held.

A TWO-MONTH-OLD baby girl was brought back to church yesterday just days after her christening but it was for a much more sombre occasion.

TWO families who lost loved ones in one of the country’s worst trawler tragedies issued an emotional “thank you” last night for the support they have received.

A 16-year-old boy, who sprayed graffiti on three church statues, has been remanded on continuing bail pending sentence today.

THE altar gifts, at the funeral Mass, symbolised the life and talents of tragic 16-year-old Ciara Gibbs.

FROM tantrums and tiaras to bargain-bin brides, customers seeking cut-price wedding gowns at a liquidation sale yesterday were in far chipper mood than the angry women who last month lost money after the closure of a bridal shop.

THOUSANDS of fans joined former players, rock star Rod Stewart and politicians to say their final farewell to Celtic and Scotland legend Jimmy Johnstone.

Football legends, celebrities and politicians today stood shoulder to shoulder with ordinary fans at the funeral of former Celtic and Scotland star Jimmy Johnstone.

Gardaí in Limerick have widened their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 22-year-old man whose body was found in the River Shannon at the weekend.

THE body of the Irish solider killed while on UN peacekeeping duties in Liberia last month was buried with full military honours in Dublin yesterday.