Over 50,000 people across Ireland have come together to join a coronavirus support group on Facebook.

The collision between a motorcycle and a car occurred on the N10 at Templemartin at around 8.45pm last night.

What seems like a premature withering of leaves on certain trees iscausing concern to some readers. After all, we’re only just movinginto autumn and it’s early to behappening.

Paul Buckley and Michael Bohane will contest next Sunday’s Munster intermediate final at Baile Bhuirne after both had surprisingly comfortable semi-final wins.

Paul Buckley won the feature Carbery-South West festival score in the last shot from Michael Bohane at Ballygurteen on Monday.

Conor McGuigan and Éamon Bowen clash in a fascinating All-Ireland intermediate bowling final on Sunday, in the feature score of the second All-Ireland series at Tullysaran in Armagh.

James O’Donovan grabbed the limelight with two great wins in the busiest bowling week of 2018.

David Murphy put down a serious marker for all with aspirations of winning the 2018 Munster senior championship when he dismissed James Buckley in a one-sided first round tie at Firmount on Saturday.

Arthur McDonagh bowled impressively at Newcestown to beat Gavin Twohig by a bowl of odds in the Munster Senior Championship.

Gavin Twohig beat Éamon Bowen by almost a bowl in the first round of the Munster senior championship in driving rain at Templemartin on Monday.

James Cooney was the star of the Munster Junior A action last weekend, beating Michael Murphy by three bowls after a scintillating 10 shot salvo at Whitechurch on Sunday.

Donncha O’Brien closed with three sensational bowls to snatch the Marshall Clarke Cup from Mick Hurley in the last shot at Derrinasafa.

Susan Greene is set to vacate the chair of Ból-Chumann na hÉireann, having led the national governing body since 2001.

In a world where things are increasingly instant and impersonal, it's good to remember the things about Irish society that make us what we are.

Darragh Kiely is the standout player of the past week, having won three critical scores in quick succession, culminating in the All-Ireland U18 final.

Donncha O’Brien was brilliant at Durrus where he beat Jerry Gibbons by almost a bowl in torrential rain in the West Cork Junior A championship.

Fears of a school’s pupil and staff numbers being slashed by half saw more than 250 parents, teachers, and national politicians attend a public meeting on proposals to reduce bus services for students.

The Munster senior championship will dominate bowling for the next few weeks, starting with both semi-finals at the weekend.

James O’Donovan finished with five brilliant bowls at Templemartin to dethrone All-Ireland senior champion Aidan Murphy in the Munster quarter-final on Sunday.

At the upper end of the market in Bandon, Co Cork comes an attractive dormer property at Templemartin with a guide of €425,000.

Billy McAuliffe and Paul Buckley will contest a classic Munster Junior A final at Templemichael on Friday week, June 26.

Catriona O’Farrell bowled impressively at Templemartin to secure her place in the Munster senior final with almost a bowl of odds on Emma Fitzpatrick.

All-Ireland champion Aidan Murphy narrowly beat Killian Kingston in the last shot at Pouladuff to secure his place in the Munster quarter-final.

Raymond Ryan was the pick of the weekend Munster Intermediate championship winners after beating Denis O’Driscoll by almost three bowls at the Marsh Road.

Nicholas Carey gave a record breaking performance at Clashmore where he beat Willie O’Donovan by almost three bowls of odds in the Munster Intermediate championship.

Gavin Twohig closed with 10 brilliant bowls to beat David Hubbard in the last shot of the Rosscarbery final. 

Armagh bowlers had a double in the Mick Barry Cup when Thomas Mackle beat Christy Mullins and Bryan O’Reilly beat Trevor O’Meara at Ballincurrig on Sunday.

Following last weekend’s All-Ireland series in Armagh the 13 premier titles of 2014 have been decided with Ulster ending the series on seven wins to Munster’s six.

Seamus Sexton beat Pat Butler by a bowl in a brilliant Munster intermediate championship quarter-final at Timoleague.

A man is due in court in Cork this morning after gardaí seized €50,000 worth of cannabis herb.

Aidan Murphy and Christy Mullins will contest the Munster senior final on Sunday July 6 at Ballygurteen.

The Munster senior championship semi-final pairings were finalised at the weekend after wins for 2013 champion Martin Coppinger, Christy Mullins and Gary Daly. Aidan Murphy had already qualified.

All-Ireland senior women’s champion Carmel Ryan secured a hard-fought victory over Sharon Russell in the first round of the Munster championship at Ballinacurra.

John Creedon won a terrific joust with Edmond Sexton in the Munster senior championship at Templemartin on Sunday.

David Murphy and Christy Mullins were the big winners at the Murphy Fund benefit weekend at Shannonvale.

Killian Kingston beat Donal Riordan by over a bowl in the Tim Foley Cup at Templemartin on Sunday.

All-Ireland senior champion Martin Coppinger secured a place in the Munster quarter-final through a last shot win over Aidan Murphy at a tense and tightly packed Baile Mhuirne on Sunday.

David Murphy continued his march to the Munster senior championship quarter-final with a bowl-of-odds win over Nicholas Carey at Templemichael on Sunday.

Gavin Twohig got the first win in the renewal of the Connie Killarney Cup at Skibbereen on Sunday when he beat Donal Riordan by over two bowls.

John Creedon maintained his perfect record in 2013 when he beat Edmund Sexton by a bowl of odds at Baile Mhuirne on Sunday to complete an early season three-in-a-row.

Liam O’Sullivan was an impressive winner over John O’Rourke in the Munster junior A semi-final on the Bantry road at Togher Cross.

Bandon bungalow sits on a half acre site with mature garden and a sun room with some ripening tomato plants, Tommy Barker reports