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Cork singer-songwriter Kevin Walsh has launched a crowdfunding campaign in support of his debut single, ‘Embrace the World’. Proceeds from the track will be split 50/50 between Kevin and AsIAm—an Irish autism charity. Kevin, who was…

Louise O’Neill, Clonakilty’s literary superstar, has never been content to limit her phenomenal writing skills to a single genre. Her latest work, “After The Silence”, sees her apply her gift for world-building, Swiss-watch plot intricacy…

Cussen is the brainchild of Cork singer-songwriter Kieran O’Callaghan. More a collective than a band, Faded Films marks their first full-length release, following debut single 'Spare Fuse' in June. O'Callaghan describes the album as: “a…

'Where Did General Lucas Go?' became a popular song around North Cork 100 years ago. It concerned the kidnapping of a British General by the Irish Republican Army and was often sung by children to taunt British soldiers on the streets. The…

Sophie Toscan du Plantier was a French television producer who was tragically beaten to death outside her holiday home near Schull, County Cork, Ireland, on the night of 23 December 1996. The brutal death of Sophie Toscan du Plantier…

Processed food has been with civilisation for centuries, the dominant belief that kitchen equals good and factory is bad needs to be challenged, and misunderstandings about food processing is leading to massive food waste, asserts a new…

Joining us in the FAIRGAME hotseat is a woman who you’ll know as one of the Cork Ladies Football panels most ferocious forwards. At just 22 years old is into her SIXTH year on the Cork Panel and has also picked up some serious silverwear…

‘My fake name is Mairead Kelly.’ This week on Up To 90 we talk a murder that shook nineties regional Ireland: the as yet unsolved murder of Madame Sophie Toscan du Plantier. On 23rd December 1996, the body of Sophie Toscan du Plantier…

This week on Fireside, we hear a fairy story of a tobacco obsessed farmer who goes on a journey to find his precious smoke. A journey that takes him all the way to America! This is... The Tobacco Quest Find out about your Fireside Bard,…

Imagine that you've been trapped in the same 40km strip of land your whole life. Imagine that you usually don't have access to electricity, and that clean water is rare and precious. Imagine not being able to plan for the future, with…