At dawn in the Alentejo, the fields glow gold and the air hums with cicadas. Men with axes move through the cork oaks, slicing into the bark with surgical precision. The first strike is quiet, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A Berlin prizewinner earlier this year, Brendan Canty's straightforward but emotionally punchy debut continues its successful festival run in Karlovy Vary's Horizons program. A hit with audiences at ...

Fianna Fáil's Fergal Dennehy has been elected as the Lord Mayor of Cork at a meeting of Cork City Council. Mr Dennehy, a councillor, was elected by 23 votes in the Council Chamber. In his mayoral ...

Kelleher is in London to complete his transfer from Liverpool to Brentford today for an initial fee of €16m. THAT'S OUR BOY: Cork club Ringmahon Rangers are set for the biggest-ever sell-on windfall ...

On a limestone bluff overlooking the River Lee in Ireland is University College Cork (UCC). Its motto ‘Where Finbarr Taught, Let Munster Learn,’ refers to the 6th century Saint Finbarr, whose ...

Michelin-starred restaurants and award-winning chefs focus on food with fresh, locally grown ingredients in County Cork, a storied region in southwestern Ireland. Cork County is vast and wide—flatter ...

Football fans across the world are unfurling “show Israel the red card" banners and displaying red cards at matches to express solidarity with the Palestinian people and to call for a suspension of ...

Ireland emerged from the conflict that marked its birth as an independent state to become one of Europe's economic success stories in the final decade of the 20th Century. After the country joined the ...

British journalist and translator who joined Diario AS in 2013. Focuses on soccer – chiefly the Premier League, LaLiga, the Champions League, the Liga MX and MLS. On occasion, also covers American ...

Lisbon, Portugal — The sound of a cork popping out of the end of a bottle is known across the world. It often precedes moments of celebration, a shared meal or simply the quiet enjoyment of a glass of ...

At least half of the four Cork East seats will be filled by new representatives after this election, as two long-standing TDs have opted not to stand this time around. Pat Buckley (SF), Seán Sherlock ...