Almost a thousand motorists have been caught speeding on the roads in the last 24 hours.

Today is 'national slow down day'.

WITH the June Bank Holiday weekend heralding the real beginning to the summer tourist season, the owners of the Old Mill Stores witnessed huge traffic flows past their premises last weekend.

Showjumping Ireland (SJI) chairman Tony Hurley is optimistic the work of its insurance taskforce will pay dividends and he is “hopeful” of a substantial reduction in the premium for next year.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has issued an urgent appeal today for all motorists to take greater care using the roads over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Following the success of the An Post Rás last week, the action becomes more localised this weekend when one of Ireland’s most storied cycling clubs, Blarney CC, host their annual June Bank Holiday festival of racing.

ROY FAHY (East Cork) had hardly fulfilled his ambition to win last year’s race than he was planning a back-to-back double by winning Monday’s Bord Gais Energy Cork City Marathon.

ROY FAHY would dearly love to win Monday’s Champion Sports Cork City Marathon after going so close in last year’s June Bank Holiday showpiece.

IT’S going to be thirsty work, as runners are set to consume 80,000 litres of water when they pound the streets of Cork for the June Bank Holiday marathon.

A BUSINESS which expands 50% in seven years is a rare find in farming.

The British and Irish governments were urged today to standardise public holidays in Northern Ireland and the Republic.