Joe O'Shea

A stylish new contemporary art gallery is to open in a currently empty premises at the corner of Patrick Street and the Grand Parade, in time for the festive gift buying season.

Malaga and other parts of the Costa del Sol have seen mass evacuations

Some very cold, wet and frosty weather on the way

It's a very tough time for retail - back your own on Leeside

West Cork's most famous son - on TV, anyhow - will be on the couch for the Late Late Show tomorrow night, alongside man of the moment Paul Mescal and U2's Adam Clayton.

A man in his 50s died in a road traffic incident in Glanmire yesterday evening - prompting a major response from emergency services.

Winter is knocking on the door - and we could get a real jump into the freezer next week after a long, long run of very mild weather through October and November so far.

Four UCC students - and their supporters - are getting ready to take on one of the toughest runs in Ireland this weekend, the ultra-challenging Gap Of Dunloe Marathon, through high mountain passes in Co Kerry.

One of the longet running murder investigations in Munster has taken a step forward with a man due in court later today, charged in connection with a murder in Limerick in 2007.

Munster and Ireland can expect a very sharp drop in temps along with heavy rainfall - that will arrive as sleet and snow in some parts - as winter takes a grip over the coming week.