Plans are afoot to introduce parking charges in several towns throughout County Cork.

Did you hear the one about the staycationer who went to see some touristy stuff only to find them closed?

Michael Noonan thinks he should be applauded since he borrowed €5bn last week on behalf of the Irish people.

As a supporter of Gaelic games, I was disappointed to see several GAA personalities march in support of the Quinn family.

I am writing in relation to the recent furore over the children’s allowance day deals flyer seen in some Centra stores.

Lest we forget, ravenous red-haired beauty of the silver screen Maureen O’Hara celebrates her 92nd birthday on Aug 17 and that’s pure gold.

Wind farm developers are now offering Irish farmers up to €18,000 per year for a wind turbine to be built on their land.

If ever an author and individual can be described as ‘best loved’, Maeve Binchy was.

Derek Leinster (Letters, Jul 28) rightly expresses his disdain of those in government who remain equivocal on cherishing all the children of the nation equally.

As a cyclist who participated in last year’s naked bike ride but, unfortunately, not the one which took place last Saturday, I am delighted to see that the “powers that be” have finally “copped on” and decided to get behind this fantastic addition to Cork’s cultural calendar.