A ‘supercouncil’ to cover all of Cork looks to be on the cards after the majority of Cork county councillors said they were in favour of such a move.

In a club and a city on the march, Cork City captain Johnny Dunleavy looks forward and back, says Neal Horgan.

The sustainability of Cork’s proposed 6,000-capacity event centre could be thrown into doubt by any takeover of Aer Lingus that would jeopardise routes to London.

Developer Owen O’Callaghan has confirmed plans to build a fourth-generation office block on a Cork City site which had been earmarked for an events and conference centre.

Cork is finally poised to get a major concert and events centre on a former brewery site after a last-minute deal to increase State investment in the project from €16m to €20m was secured.

Professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is set to leave its current base on Cork’s South Mall and relocate to One Albert Quay, sources close to John Cleary Developments have indicated.

Pat Hartigan: Played minor for Limerick when he was just 15 years of age. Hartigan was part of the Limerick side of 1973 — the last from the county to claim the All-Ireland title.

Planning permission has been granted to Cork property developer Owen O’Callaghan for a major 6,000 capacity concert venue to be located on the city's quays.

THE path looks clear for Cork’s new €150 million concert venue to proceed in the city centre as developer Owen O’Callaghan is ending his rival bid for a docklands venue.

MUNSTER’s largest egg producer Riverview Eggs has recruited entrepreneur Alf Smiddy as its chairman to develop the company’s growth strategy.

THOUSANDS of people are expected to cast aside the arctic blues and head into Cork city this weekend to savour the Christmas atmosphere, especially on the Grand Parade.

DISSIDENT shareholders in the investment company One51 could ask the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) to investigate the company.

ONE51 boss Philip Lynch will attempt to silence his critics at tomorrow’s AGM by giving detailed answers to all the concerns they have raised about his handling of the group.

THE men who worked in Ireland’s oldest brewery discuss the devastating impact its shock closure had on their lives in an award-winning documentary to be screened on Monday night.

SALES volumes of the Heineken lager brand fell by 6.8% in Ireland last year, according to latest figures from the Dutch brewing giant.

IT IS some carry-out.

THE conversation isn’t the only thing that flows when it comes to Beamish — yesterday the tears were flowing too among seasoned drinkers of that mellow blended stout.

IRELAND’S oldest brewery will shut today bringing to an end four centuries of brewing on the historic site.

The closure of Beamish & Crawford in Cork has been delayed for operational reasons.

SADLY, Beamish & Crawford (B&C) at South Main Street in Cork is being wound down before its closure at the end of this month after more than 200 years in the city.

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save the home of Ireland’s oldest brewery, Beamish & Crawford in Cork, are due to meet its owners within days to discuss its future.

FORMER Beamish & Crawford boss Alf Smiddy has been honoured by vintners for his three decades of work in the industry.

I WAS deeply saddened to hear Beamish & Crawford is closing its doors in Cork.

ONE of Cork city’s best known characters has lamented the closure of the Beamish & Crawford brewery, saying Cork will lose part of its soul.

IT SURVIVED famine, wars and recessions but there was anger on the streets of Cork yesterday after a boardroom decision to close the country’s oldest brewery.

AS Ireland’s oldest brewery, Beamish & Crawford in Cork city prepares to close its doors, some of its most loyal customers were mourning its loss.

A LEADING publican criticised Enterprise Minister Mary Coughlan for standing by and allowing the country’s oldest brewery to close.

“A SAD day for Cork” was how Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin described the decision by Heineken Ireland to close its 200-year-old Beamish & Crawford brewery in Cork.

Heineken today announced the impending closure of its Beamish & Crawford brewery in Cork in March 2009 with the loss of around 120 jobs.

THE country’s tallest building has been named Cork’s best building.

One of Cork’s most respected businessmen has resigned from the post he had become synonymous with for the last 20 years.

Heineken Ireland boss Gerrit van Loo has taken over the helm at Beamish & Crawford, after the resignation of Alf Smiddy.

WHETHER either the Beamish & Crawford brewery on Cork’s South Main Street or the Heineken Ireland brewery on the city’s Watercourse Road will still be in operation in two years time is a very real question as the news is digested that the Competition Authority won’t be stopping the takeover of Ireland’s oldest brewery by Heineken Ireland.

Heineken Ireland was notified today of the decision by the Irish Competition Authority that it has given unconditional approval of the acquisition of Beamish & Crawford by Heineken.

IRELAND’S oldest brewery has thrown down the gauntlet to its competitors by announcing a price freeze.

Beamish & Crawford will not be applying any increase to the price of any of their brands, it was announced today.

THE Competition Authority is currently deliberating on two takeovers in the food and drinks sector.

THE Competition Authority is to move to a full investigation (Phase 2) into the takeover of Beamish & Crawford by Heineken.

The Competition Authority is to investigate the proposed acquisition of Beamish & Crawford by Heineken.

THE Competition Authority looks set to extend its investigations into the proposed takeover of Beamish & Crawford by Heineken to a second phase of deliberations.

The Competition Authority may rule by Friday on the deal which could see Heineken gain ownership of Beamish & Crawford.

Beamish & Crawford has begun the final phase of a €1.5m capital investment programme in a new refrigeration plant at its brewery in Cork.

The EU Competition Authority has delayed until April 4 any decision relating to the takeover of Beamish & Crawford (B&C) by the Heineken and Carlsberg breweries.

A MANAGEMENT buyout at the Beamish & Crawford brewery in Cork could be the final resolution to concerns raised by the Irish Competition Authority to Heineken’s proposed €10.5 partial billion takeover of Scottish & Newcastle.