¦ Grow It Yourself (GIY) Cork will explain how to construct your own raised bed and will also demonstrate seed planting and other gardening tips today on the Grand Parade, Cork, from 10am to 4pm.

A Royal Irish Regiment ranger, described at his funeral Mass as a gentle giant, was laid to rest with military honours yesterday after he was killed by a stray bullet during a training exercise in Wales.

MORE than 100 people gathered for a special anniversary service yesterday to remember the 48 young people who perished in the Stardust disaster.