When 52-year-old Elaine Tierney found a lump in her breast, she feared she’d suffer the same fate as her mum, who died from cancer at a young age, writes CHRIS DUNNE. Elaine's story features in our Women on Wednesday, dedicated to Cork Pink Week.

Up to 350 guests, mostly female, attended the Cork Pink Week lunch at Collins Barracks on Sunday. COLETTE SHERIDAN went along to hear guest speaker Miriam O’Callaghan address the crowd