Monika Szurkus-Urbanaka is being put forward for the title of Carer of the Year after performing the daring rescue at the home of one of her clients

A unit of the fire service on its way from attending a road traffic accident spotted the blaze from the main Killorglin to Glencar road at around 4.30am on Friday morning.

Cllr Mick Finn has said that plans to build 57 student apartments, including some 419 student beds, on Bandon Road will create an imbalance that will threaten other communities in the area.

Only in Ireland, eh?