A new documentary series featuring the most iconic Irish love stories throughout history is set to explore the relationship between Irish patriot Robert Emmet and his love Sarah Curran, a Cork native.

CORK City Councillor Mick Finn has revealed he will pursue matters with the council following a collapsed wall on Industry Street which occurred in the early hours of this morning.

In times gone by on the morning of December 26th, St. Stephen’s Day, when most Corkonians would be drowsily recovering from over-indulging in food and drink the previous day, the old custom of the ‘Wran Boys’ would be taking place.

ARLENE Foster is to write to the Ceann Comhairle about a tweet about Kilmichael Ambush by the Sinn Féin chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.

To mark the 175th anniversary of the Irish Famine, a two-part series, The Hunger: The Story Of The Irish Famine begins on RTÉ1 tonight, Monday November 30, at 9.35pm.

MUCH as I love Brendan Behan and most things about him, I dislike very much his bawdy version of The Boys Of Kilmichael.

A CORK historian has revealed that a Bessborough mother-and-baby-home resident is buried under a false name after being denied her true identity even in death.

TO mark the centenary of their deaths, Cork City Council has agreed unanimously, following a recommendation by the Lord Mayor, to add the names of its two patriot Lords Mayor, Terence MacSwiney and Tomás MacCurtain to the roll of honorary citizens ...

Where the grounds of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart are situated today was once the site of Cork’s first tea garden.

Former SDLP leader and Nobel laureate John Hume has been remembered as an "Irish hero" and an "inspiration" following his passing. Mr Hume, who was a key architect of the peace process, passed away today at the age of 83.

Our summer holiday plans this year may end up in tatters because of the coronavirus, but there was a time when nearly everyone in Cork enjoyed a ‘staycation’, recalls JO KERRIGAN

The ‘Summer of Love’ in 1967 even reached Cork, says JO KERRIGAN, who recalls the liberation and new fashions

WITH the uncertainties of Covid-19 putting a question mark over scheduled events in the next few months, Cork may not see the usual summer gigs taking place this year.

Having lived through one health scare in Cork in 1956, Jo Kerrigan finds similarities to the present coronavirus pandemic

In his weekly column Trevor Laffan reflect on lifeboat, The Mary Standford, which was involved in a famous rescue operation that saved the lives of eight men

Maybe a memory from somewhere might help solve the curious case of Bridget Hawkes’s grave... so says John Arnold in his weekly column

Jo Kerrigan remembers some of the great Cork servants of the stage from days of yore

The night in December, 1955, when Cork Opera House burned down, is etched forever in the memory of many older citizens. Less well known is the fact its predecessor, the Theatre Royal, also burned down 180 years ago this month. And, PAT POLAND reveals, the finger of suspicion fell on a chancer supreme

WITH St Patrick's Day parades cancelled across Cork and further afield due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, we decided to take a look through the archives at bygone years and the happy memories associated with parades of the past.

As the centenary of the death of former Lord Mayor of Cork Tomás Mac Curtain nears, GERRY WHITE recalls the tragedy of his death

A MEMORIAL concert to mark the centenary of the death of the Tomás MacCurtáin will take place in City Hall later this month.

125 years ago this month, on March 13, 1895, The Grand Jury of County Cork took possession of the new courthouse on Washington Street, four years after the old one burned down. Here, PAT POLAND remembers that devastating fire at Easter, 1891

In 1944, a Cork battalion marched 42 miles in just short of 12 hours... with a full, 40 lb battle kit on their backs. TERENCE O’REILLY takes up the remarkable story

The theme of this year's Parade is 'A City Rising 1920-2020' and to reflect their ancestor's importance in 1920, the descendants of the Tomás MacCurtain and Terence McSwiney families will make up the Grand Marshal group.

In February, 1870 — 150 years ago this week — the ‘title deeds’ for the Church of Ireland were read aloud for the first time, by the Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork. Now the church is planning to mark the historic occasion

A CORK-based contemporary abstract pop artist will remember the women of the Centenary as part of this years’ commemorations.

WHILE former Lord Mayors of Cork, Terence MacSwiney and Tomás MacCurtain, will be honoured during the centenary celebrations in Cork city, it’s unlikely they’ll posthumously given the Freedom of the City.

Retired firefighter PAT POLAND recalls a blaze more than half a century ago in which he narrowly escaped death... and another Cork city fire a decade later in which a colleague sadly died

For generations of Cork people, a night at the movies was where romance blossomed. This Valentine’s weekend, Cork’s movie lovers can share their memories at an exhibition in Cork City Library, writes ELLIE O’BYRNE

Nance forged a tradition that lives on today in the skill and talent of so many pipers in the Bride and Blackwater area, so says John Arnold in his weekly column

Karen Fitzgerald recalls the remarkable life of her great grand-aunt - a story which inspired a Cork woman to create a drama being aired on radio this week

To mark the centenary of Tomás Mac Curtain becoming Cork's First Citizen, we look back to the day he took up the role... little knowing the tragedy that lay ahead

Every year, hundreds of people go through the Military Museum at Collins Barracks to make history come alive. Ann Murphy visits the museum and sees some of Cork's most historic artefacts.

The attendant lightkeeper at the Galley Head Lighthouse is the guest speaker at the next Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage lecture taking place on Thursday, October 25 at 8. 30pm in the Parish Centre.