Crews from Cork City and Ballyvolane were called out to aid the local fire brigade at around 5pm

A Council report has estimated that €14,000 in annual savings could be achieved by the measures.

Prior to the decision, Mallow was the only town in county Cork which had its parking overseen by a private company.

A number of traders in Mallow have expressed their annoyance at being excluded from a meeting which will decide if a private company will continue to enforce parking regulations in their town.

Cork County Council has paid a private operator more than €1.7m over five years to a private operator for parking enforcement in a single town.

County councillors who want to take control of parking away from a private company will have to wait until December 16 to see if council management will veto their proposal.

Multi-million euro plans have been unveiled to upgrade a historic castle and enhance recreational amenities in a North Cork town.

The Killarney and District Motor Club have welcomed this week’s court decision to disqualify 12 drivers, each for a period of two years, following anti-social behavior during the Rally of the Lakes last May.

Many councillors said they now felt a naming and shaming policy was the only way they were going to stamp out the problem which is blighting many towns and villages in the county.

Peace has broken out at all Dawn Meats factories affected by the beef price blockade after the High Court heard today that permanent orders restraining trespass and intimidation could be made with the consent of named protesters who had taken part in disruptive nation-wide protests.

Mountmellick driver Anthony Culleton (Semog Buggy) extended his lead in the 5 Star Catering National Loose Surface Autocross Championship with an impressive victory in yesterday’s Skibbereen and District Car Club’s Loose Surface Autocross at Derryleigh.

New Zealander Hayden Paddon returns to the World Rally Championship at next month’s Neste Rally Finland in an EcoBoost-powered Ford Fiesta WRC.

Independents will hold sway in Cork’s County Hall despite Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael continuing to underline their dominance as the main parties in the local authority.

A single six-seater in 2014, the Kanturk-Mallow municipal district will be two separate electoral areas this time around.

The Kerry Motor Club, organisers of Sunday’s Rose Hotel Circuit of Kerry Rally in Tralee, have announced plans for a first Irish rally celebration with milk rather than the customary champagne.

One of the most arduous events in the World Rally Championship, Rally Italia Sardegna (Round 7), marks the beginning of Citroen’s post-Kris Meeke/Paul Nagle era.

Second place on the Sunset Rally at Nutts Corner for Belfast’s Jonny Greer (Citroen DS3R5) was enough to win the McGrady Insurance Northern Ireland Rally Championship and deny Derek McGarrity an eighth title.

Next year’s World Equestrian Games (WEG) have taken on a new perspective for Ireland’s show jumpers following their recent European Championships victory in Gothenburg, Sweden, team member Cian O’Connor said yesterday.

A liaison group for top-ranked show jumpers has been established following a meeting last Monday.

Show jumper Richie Moloney is considering a shot at the World Cup final following his qualifier victory in North Salem, New York on Sunday.

When Rebekah Brooks resigned amid the greatest scandal in newspaper history, many thought that would be the end of her. They were wrong, writes Suzanne Harrington. 

Sam Watson slotted into third after dressage yesterday in the long-format three-star class at the Johnson and Perrott Land Rover International Horse Trials at Ballindenisk, Co Cork, but was in no mood to get ahead of himself.

The Nire were forced to dig deep before holding out for an unspectacular 1-8 to 0-8 win over a plucky Rathgormack outfit at Fraher Field on Saturday night to earn a place in the last four of the Waterford SFC.

A former political lobbyist has admitted that he told “big lies about important matters” when he gave evidence to a tribunal 13 years ago.

Former lobbyist Frank Dunlop has told a jury he lied to the Flood Tribunal and spent 13 and a half months in jail after pleading guilty to a number of corruption charges.

A former political lobbyist has told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that he made cash payments to county councillors to secure their votes for the rezoning of land.

A former political lobbyist has told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that he made cash payments to county councillors to secure their votes for the rezoning of land.

The trial of five men accused of giving or receiving corrupt payments in relation to the rezoning of land in South County Dublin is due to open before a jury today.

A businessman accused of making corrupt payments to local politicians in Dublin in the 1990s has told a court that he did not know any of the Councillors in question.

Mr Justice Paul Carney may have been in confident form when he wrote the following in his contribution to a collection of essays titled Criminal Justice in Ireland back in 2002: “People have been murdering and raping each other from time immemorial and, accordingly, the law in relation to these crimes is well settled.

Tomorrow is a red letter day for the fledgling Imokilly Motor Club who will host their first ever stage rally since affiliating with Motorsport Ireland six years ago.

Paul Hennessy dominated Saturday night’s opening round of the Cork Oaks, taking three of the four heats.

Reigning champion Kenny McKinstry heads the entry for tomorrow’s Magic Bullet Rally at the Kirkistown Race Circuit for the beginning of the DGM/Carryduff Forklift Northern Ireland Rally Championship.

FORMER Fine Gael TD Liam Cosgrave has begun an appeal aimed at halting his criminal trial in connection with alleged corrupt payments concerning land rezonings in Co Dublin.

FRESH entrepreneurial thinking will help lead Ireland to growth and prosperity.

A trial date has been set at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for five men on charges of giving or receiving corrupt payments in relation to the rezoning of lands.

The cases of four former Fianna Fáil councillors accused of corruptly receiving money are listed to be mentioned at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court today.

A trial date at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has been set for a Fianna Fáil Councillor charged with corruptly receiving money.

A businessman at the centre of alleged planning corruption is being held by gardaí today.

WIFE’S on your back again about watching another World Cup match? Then spare a thought for James Kennedy.

A JUDGE has ruled that a Co Clare woman maliciously slandered a delivery man by falsely claiming he had sexually assaulted her while making a delivery to her home.

Former Government Press Secretary and lobbyist Frank Dunlop will be sentenced next week after detailed accounts of his bribes to county councillors were given at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

SPREADING waste materials over willow rather than grass or crops is far more environmentally friendly, a leading wood energy company has claimed.

RESIDENTS who were evacuated after a landslide are afraid to return home despite assurances that the area is safe.