CORK can be more than proud of its newest public spaces, civic leaders said yesterday, as they officially handed them back to the people after two years of disruptive building work.

A HISTORIC week for Munster rugby was capped yesterday with the unveiling of the design for the new-look Thomond Park which will be built at a cost of €40 million.

RUGBY bosses have reopened negotiations with residents near Thomond Park in Limerick in a bid to purchase their homes to help double the capacity of the venue to 26,000.

RUGBY bosses have reopened negotiations with residents near Thomond Park in Limerick in a bid to purchase their homes to help double the capacity of the venue to 26,000.

THOMOND PARK’S future as the home venue for Munster’s Heineken European Cup matches isn’t a whole lot clearer after yesterday’s statement by the Munster Branch Development Committee.

It appears as though Thomond Park's hollowed turf may be dug for good as the IRFU have commissioned ARUP Consulting Engineers to conduct a feasibility study in the Limerick area with regard to the provision of a 26,000 capacity rugby stadium.

WATERFORD is spearheading a new wave in residential and community development in a new suburb of the city which is expected to be home to 12,000 more people.

THE IRFU and FAI have unveiled their design for the proposed new 50,000 all-seater stadium at Lansdowne Road, predicting it would be a major boost for tourism.

The IRFU and the FAI have today unveiled the design for the proposed new 50,000-seater stadium at Lansdowne Road.