Inside the enclosed community of Tyburn nuns in Cork

Mother Esther, Mother Carmen, Mother Miriam Joseph, Mother Joan, Mother John Baptist, and Mother John at Cobh Tyburn Convent in Admirality House which was built in the mid-1880’s, then damaged in a fire in 1923 and restored in 1928. It is now part of the St Benedict’s Priory at Cobh, Co Cork. The building currently … Read more

West Cork diver’s remarkable discoveries with Ireland’s second commercial submarine

A renowned diver hopes to unlock the mysteries behind several Irish shipwrecks after acquiring a submarine capable of exploring unimaginable depths. This will be the second commercial submersible launched by the West Cork-based former naval service diver John Kearney who has been at the centre of some of the country’s most complex search and recovery … Read more

Waterford boss Queally questions referee decisions in defeat to Cork – Irish Examiner

Waterford boss Queally questions referee decisions in defeat to Cork  Irish Examiner ‘I would like to see a change in structure where we’re afforded a chance to hurl during the summer’ – Waterford boss Peter Queally  The Irish Independent ‘Every football team is still in Championship’ – Queally calls for change to hurling structure  The 42 Source link

‘I can’t take it anymore,’ said six-year-old before he died in CUH

A six-year-old child said “I can’t take it anymore” shortly before he died in Cork University Hospital less than 24 hours after he was admitted with abdominal pain. Logan Murphy’s parents watched him deteriorate while repeatedly asking for help.  He had suffered a rare viral infection which was attacking his heart, but was initially misdiagnosed … Read more