Business leaders in Cork have called for the immediate delivery of "quick win" public transport upgrades contained in a landmark €3.5bn transport strategy for the metropolitan region.

The Cork Business Association (CBA) says it will use "all resources at its disposal" to ensure that a €100m retail village project does not go ahead in the wider Cork metropolitan area.

Stephen Teap from Carrigaline, a leading campaigner of those impacted by CervicalCheck screening, has been announced as the latest winner of a Cork Person of the Year award.

Cork County Council hopes to save €18 million over the next 20 years by replacing all existing street lighting with energy-efficient bulbs.

A major loan provided by the European Investment Bank (EIB) will enable Cork County Council to kickstart €250m of projects it hopes to complete within the next eight to 10 years.

Key positives included access to talent, quality third level education and the pro-business policies of successive governments.

Decentralisation and a greater focus on towns and villages need to be the cornerstone of future policies, according to speakers at the Cork County on the Rise Event.

Business leaders are confident about the prospects for growth in Cork despite the challenges facing the region.

Speakers at the Cork County on the Rise event have criticised the lack of broadband infrastructure in rural areas of Cork.

Ireland needs to recognise the role that towns will play in its future.

A major reduction in rates as a result of Cork City’s boundary extension has forced Cork County Council to cut its budget for running services to €338.4m next year.

Over the next 20 years, 61,620 houses will be built in the county and 63,000 jobs created, says Tim Lucey

Young couples seeking to purchase affordable housing sites in Co Cork will have to wait at least two years because the Government has so far failed to provide the funding to the council.

Cork County Council bosses have said they won't pay for the setting up of 'reverse vending machines,' despite calls from many county councillors for them to do so.

What kind of country do people want, and how do they want politicians to deliver it? The questions arise in light of some of the clown-acting this week in local authority chambers.

A major row broke out between county councillors over a proposal to rezone an industrial area in a County Cork town to green belt, which would prevent a plastics factory from locating there.

A number of businesses in Macroom are facing disruption due to work to rebuild a fire-damaged theatre there.

Community groups are likely to become the frontline force in the battle against dog-fouling in Co Cork amid concerns that an increasing volume of volunteers are undertaking jobs traditionally done by the council.

Cork-based building firm Cumnor Construction has won the contract to build the planned new €2.3m boardwalk at Mallow Bridge.

People living in a town in West Cork are celebrating its declaration as the 'Best Kept Town in Ireland'.

There will be some disruption and delays as East Cork hosts Ireland’s first full-distance Ironman this weekend but the regional benefits will be immense in the long-run.

Councillors said the state of rural roads was the main issue on the doorsteps during their local election canvasses.

Free wifi is being considered for one of West Cork’s largest towns as part of a new retail and town supports programme.

Free WiFi is being considered for one of West Cork's largest towns as part of a new retail and town supports programme.

Plans for a €1.2m boardwalk on the outside of an historic bridge over the river Blackwater have been unveiled in a bid to improve traffic flow.

Cork County Council is about to appoint consultants who will see if it is feasible for it to take control of all monitoring of existing and new community CCTV systems in towns and villages in its jurisdiction.

The income gap between those who qualify for council housing and those who can afford a mortgage in metropolitan Cork has widened at an alarming rate.

Talks are taking place between Cork County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) in an effort speed up roadworks in one of the country's industrial hubs, after claims they're causing major traffic gridlock.

The future role of technology agri-business is to be discussed in depth at ‘AgTech – The Future of Sustainable Agricultural Business’ in Fota Island Resort, Cork, on Wednesday, March 6.

Well-known sporting and television personalities have been recruited to take part in a series of talks aimed at helping secondary school children look after their mental health, nutrition and deal with risks posed by social media.

A former toxic dump is set to open as a public park in the heart of Cork Harbour next year following one of the largest environmental clean-ups in the State's history.

Cork County Council, in a countywide first, has set up a joint venture company aimed at providing major infrastructure projects which will aid the provision of public and affordable housing.

A scheme which could help increase the population on the seven islands off West Cork cannot supply the social houses needed because it costs around 40% more to build homes on the islands than on the mainland.

The daughter of an American tourist who was killed at a dangerous junction on the N20 has pleaded with the chief executive of Cork County Council to consider options other than full closure.

Cork County Council looks set to establish a special Rural Affairs Committee amid rising fears that many communities in North and West Cork are dying.