The garda investigation into the brutal machete murder of a Polish father in Cork last summer is “live, ongoing and active”, the city’s coroner has been told.

NO road tax. No costly NCT, and you can repair a puncture yourself. Cycling is cheap, reliable transport, perfect for negotiating a city.

To be fair, we should all acknowledge that the Seanad has given us such people as Mary Robinson, Donie Cassidy, Christy Kirwan and David Norris.

THE “unacceptable behaviour” of Czech President Vaclav Klaus here this week brings to mind an incident many years ago when two Czech diplomats were expelled from Sweden also for unacceptable behaviour, giving rise to the memorable headline, ‘Swedes bounce bad Czechs’.

THE recently-opened museum at Collins Barracks in Cork gives visitors an interesting insight into the garrison’s history.