'Myrtle, your hair is on fire,' an alarmed guest exclaimed as Myrtle’s fringe went up in flames while she was enthusiastically flambéing crêpes beside their table.

It is unsurprising that the world’s largest onshore windfarm is in China, or, more accurately, spread across a region of that vast country.

Fuifui Moimoi built a career, and his reputation, on bulk and what he could do with it.

Below is a join-the-dots of some of 2020’s cultural anniversaries around Europe.

Police in London have confirmed that officers shot one man during the incident who died at the scene.

A fair question to ask about any service or product is: Who’s asked for it? From whom, in other words, comes the demand that will give the supplier a viable business?

Three Irish brothers who died fighting for the Canadians in World War Two are to be commemorated in a special ceremony in Belgium today and plans are being drawn up to build a monument to them in their birthplace in Co Cork.

A man searching for a lost wedding ring with a metal detector found more than he bargained for when he came across a number of gold coins worth more than £100,000.

A group of suspected migrants has been detained in Zeebrugge a day after 39 people were found dead inside a container shipped from the Belgian port.

The Irish team for tomorrow’s elite men’s road race at the UCI World Championships in Yorkshire are a tried and tested bunch of riders at the top level - with the exception of Rory Townsend.

Kya deLongchamps explains why Robert Adam is a rock star of architecture.

Shares in Clydesdale Bank, the British lender led by former AIB chief executive David Duffy, tumbled more than 20% after it made a fresh £300m-£450m (€335m-€500m) provision to settle mis-selling claims linked to the country’s most expensive consumer banking scandal.

If David McGoldrick ever fancied piggy-backing on The Tall Boy’s literary success, he could do worse than title his own memoir, I Was Peter Crouch’s Boot Boy.

Rosscarbery antiques fair offers plenty of variety, writes Des O’Sullivan.

Audrey's been sorting out Cork people for ages...

There's nothing quite like a little bit of encouragement when participating in a race, be it the local athletic club's 10k run, a 48k adventure race or the big one, Tour de France.

Julian Smith has been appointed Northern Ireland Secretary, Downing Street said.

You’re at work. The afternoon is dragging. You have a quick glance at your feed, do a swift update, maybe answer a message about what you’re doing later, then get back to the task at hand. Is this wrong?

The Meath man suffered life-changing injuries in an attack before a Champions League match last year.

The Royal Horticultural Society’s annual flagship event, the Chelsea Flower Show kicked off on Tuesday morning. Widely regarded as the top flower and garden show in the world a medal at this festival which runs this week at the Royal Hospital in Chelsea can send a career to that of a superstar in the Horticultural world.

After a breakthrough performance at the Tour of Yorkshire, Eddie Dunbar has said he’ll be added to Sky’s successor Team Ineos’ roster for the Giro d’Italia, which starts in Bologna next Saturday.

The ‘Week from Hell’ duly ended on Wednesday with the thoroughly expected defeat to City. So, now begins the ‘Fortnight of Purgatory’.

Three Cork brothers were killed during the Second World War fighting for the Royal Canadian Air Force, according to never-before-seen records unearthed by a noted author and historian.

€5m has been spent on this Cork harbour castle rescue by Garry and Anne Wilson, writes Tommy Barker.

Sorting out Cork people for ages.

The room shrinks when Doddie Weir walks in.

Kate Rusby has collaborated with everyone from Ronan Keating to Paul Weller, and is looking forward to hearing new music on her visit to Cork Folk Festival, writes Ed Power.

The brother of a republican prisoner who died on hunger strike has opened up about the bizarre events surrounding the commandeering of his brother’s body by the government en route to his funeral.

Detectives have charged 31 people with offences including rape and trafficking after an investigation into sexual offences against children in the Huddersfield area.

Huddersfield 0 Arsenal 1

This Holy Thursday, I’ll climb the hill from the pier and head east across the island of Inishbofin.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp had Huddersfield Town counterpart David Wagner as the best man at his wedding but the German word for sentiment — gefuhl — did not enter his mind for a moment last night.

This afternoon's jumps meeting at Wetherby has been abandoned due to "waterlogged areas and false ground".

James Norton dodges the 007 rumours as he tells Gemma Dunn about his role in crime drama McMafia, which begins on BBC One tonight

Motorists in the UK have been warned of dangerous conditions on the roads and air travellers of potential disruption as snow and ice hit large swathes of the country.

Judi Dench has enjoyed an extensive career on stage and screen, but now she’s set to indulge one of her other deep passions — her love for trees.

Snow White, Cork Opera House

A police officer who clung on to a crashed van to stop it falling from a bridge on to a road below has said: "I was just doing my job."

While West Cork-based ceramic artist David Seeger went to school with David Hockney, it was pioneering teacher Harry Thubron who had the most influence on his career, writes Colette Sheridan

ON THESE bright winter mornings, when the tide is out, the sand of Courtmacsherry Bay is carved by cobalt rivers, flowing toward the surf line in the distance. 

Alan Potts: mining expert and Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning owner of Sizing John