A play inspired by the tragic death of homeless man Jonathan Corrie near the Dáil in December 2014 is to be performed at a renowned theatre in West Cork tomorrow night.

An tIonad Glas, The Organic College in Dromcollogher, Co Limerick, holds its Annual Open Day on tomorrow, Sunday July 17 from 2-5pm.

A little boy has lost his favourite toy and he needs your help to get it back.

Three champions of Cork City’s poor and homeless were among those honoured with civic awards last night.

Karen Funnell meets staff and service users of Cork Simon’s soup run, which provides vital nutrition for people who are homeless and over a third of service users who are renters who can’t afford to pay bills and buy food. It operates every night of the year

Ah here, stick to the football lads.

The Late Late Show host Ryan Tubridy wants to bring back the People in Need Telethon to RTÉ to help ease what he calls the Strumpet City-type poverty in Ireland.

As the sky dimmed over the West Cork town of Skibbereen, the smell of peat smoke was in the air.

A Christmas fair in aid of St Vincent de Paul is taking place at the Bank of Ireland College Green in Dublin today.

Professionals such as nurses, gardaí and teachers are going to St Vincent de Paul in larger numbers than ever before seeking help to pay bills and feed their families. 

For those Munster supporters and possibly players who believe their province exists purely along the N20 between Cork and Limerick, tomorrow evening’s pre-season friendly with London Irish offers an opportunity to take something of a rare detour.

The way has been cleared for a permanent Islamic centre in Killarney.

NEXT Saturday, Joe Crowley, 61, a pharmacist from Killorglin, Co Kerry, will begin his challenge of a lifetime.

A homeless man who broke into a house and watched television has admitted trespassing.

A man who claimed he was the pope bit a garda when he tried to arrest him for being drunk and disorderly.

NOBODY in Cork is denying that heroin is gaining a steadier foothold in the city.

Bord Gáis was prosecuted yesterday by the Data Protection Commission for sending an email promoting a charitable fundraiser which ended up netting €150,000 for St Vincent de Paul.

A district court judge said that he had been threatened with judicial review in an attempt to influence a case’s outcome.

The body of homeless man, Josef Pavelka — whose plight received national attention after it emerged he was living in a public toilet — was found in a laneway in Ennis at the weekend.

The funeral will take place today of the legendary Dublin GAA footballer and manager Kevin Heffernan.

Funeral arrangements have been announced for Dublin GAA legend Kevin Heffernan.

Families already swamped by rising service costs and increasing bills could be pushed to the brink and end up as “the new poor”, experts warned yesterday.

Cheese, fresh meats, and baby food are among the most common items stolen from supermarkets, as shoplifting rates soar.

Work got under way today on removing up to 200 tonnes of wood blocking a river to ensure that it doesn’t pose a danger to a Co Cork community in the event of a flash flood.

A judge has found that leading criminal lawyer John Devane had assaulted solicitor John Herbert at Limerick District Court.

It was shocking to say the least that the most experienced member of the Garda Traffic Corps in Limerick was driving his own private car to work without tax and up-to-date NCT cert, a judge said yesterday.

The “heroic and inspirational” traits of swimmer Páraic Casey who died while attempting to cross the English Channel for charity were remembered at his requiem Mass over the weekend.

A bubble-blowing ceremony tomorrow night will kick-start the country’s first kindness festival — an event that could spread nationwide.

It was last December and Julie’s son was at long last moving into his own house with his two young children.

Social Protection Minister Joan Burton has suggested the public may have to choose between a child benefit means tests system or a potential new tax on rich families receiving the support.

Tenants in receipt of rent supplement are being told they must negotiate a better deal with their landlords — or find a new place to live.

Some migrants are facing “unfair” treatment when claiming social welfare payments, according to a new report to be launched tomorrow.

Fair dues to the Polish ambassador for coming out fighting over Magda, with his facts and figures in a row.

CHARITIES have declared the past year one of their toughest ever, as they faced record demand for services while public donations came under severe strain.

A HOUSEWIFE’S DIARY:

President Mary McAleese revealed she was on the verge of tears as she attended her last engagement as Head of State today.

AN ALERT motorist who spotted smoke pouring from a house in Cork city centre yesterday helped firefighters prevent a major blaze.

HOMELESS charities say they have been instructed by the Government to provide shelter only to local homeless people and not those from other counties.

Older people are becoming more isolated and lonely, according to a new report from the St Vincent de Paul.