Ballincollig made it three wins from three in the Rochestown Park Hotel Division 1 Football League as they overcame Mallow by 1-17 to 0-15 on Sunday.

One of the best-known family-owned shops in Cork city is to close its city centre outlet after 40-years in business, citing the challenge from online shopping and access issues.

GAA boffins today finalised the most demanding club fixtures matrix in the GAA - Cork’s county championship schedule.

St Finbarr’s started off their defence of the Kelleher Shield with a draw against Clonakilty in Clonakilty yesterday afternoon.

UCC’s defence of the Fitzgibbon Cup stayed on track as they booked a home quarter-final with victory over Cork IT at the Mardyke on Sunday.

The pair of 21-year-old defenders join after seasons with Waterford and Cobh Ramblers respectively.

CHRISTMAS preparations are getting earlier every year, so here we are in November ready to crown the 2019 Top 8 mince pies.

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has been told more needs to be done to bolster permanent garda numbers in the city and county.

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Cork GAA chiefs have published its club-by-club rankings table which will form the basis for new county championship structures from 2020 on.

“It’s never too early to learn about business” could well be this month’s commercial mantra for the Irish Girl Guides.

The Novartis job losses highlight “our enormous reliance” on global companies and the need for the state to invest more in Irish businesses, the Catholic Bishop of Cork and Ross believes.

Our journalists look at some of the talking points for the weekend's GAA action.

Ladysbridge and District Flower and Garden Club will meet on Monday at 8pm in Garryvoe Hotel.

“That’s history. The past is the past,” replies Kilworth manager Shane Tobin when it is put to him that his team has had no joy when facing Fr O’Neill’s in recent years.

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Earlier this year, clubs agreed that the teams who reached this year’s senior hurling and football championship quarter-finals (excluding divisions) would be guaranteed premier senior status for 2020

An audit of the drinking water supply to Cork city was initiated this summer after a consumer complained of worms coming out of a tap.

The full-house signs will be up well before the 7pm throw-in time in Carrigtwohill Sunday evening for the eagerly awaited Cork senior hurling championship third-round showdown between champions Imokilly and Midleton.

Cork will play Dublin in next weekend’s All-Ireland U20 football final after reeling in a seven-point second-half deficit to overcome 14-man Tyrone.

Mallow remain top of Division 2 of the RedFM Cork Hurling League as they made it seven wins from nine.

The West Cork derby meeting of Carbery Rangers and Castlehaven is the stand-out tie in the second round of the Cork SFC following the draws at tonight’s county board meeting at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Kiskeam moved into second place in the Rochestown Park Hotel Division 1 FL as they enjoyed an impressive win away to Nemo Rangers.

Summer is coming, and Cork’s tourist attraction the historic Camden Fort Meagher is gearing up for weekend openings, showing off the defensive wonders of the magnificent harbour under its Ram’s Head perch.

Sarsfields moved to within two points of RedFM HL Division 1 leaders Bride Rovers – with two games in hand – after a comprehensive victory at home to Douglas on Saturday night.

With a landscape straight out of a Constable painting this historic Brinny farmhouse on seven acres is picture perfect, writes Tommy Barker.

The historic reorganisation of local government in Cork has impacted on most of Cork County Council’s municipal districts (MD) but none more so than this one.

Des O’Sullivan previews a two-day sale featuring 1,200 lots Des O’Sullivan previews a two-day sale featuring 1,200 lots.

Having sold 33.8 acres of Limerick residential development land at Castletroy for up to €8.5 million, or €375,000 an acre, agents Savills now have a similar sized 21-acre lot on the other side of the city, price-guided at €200,000 per acre at Mungret.

They got nothing easy from Muskerry in a freezing cold Páirc Uí Rinn tonight, yet UCC pulled away in the second-half of this Colleges/Divisions tie.

Fitzgibbon Cup champions UCC got their Cork SHC (Colleges/Divisions section) off to an impressive start in Páirc Uí Rinn last night. Played before the Cork/Kilkenny benefit game for former Cork footballer Kieran O’Connor, they now move on to a second-round tie against Muskerry next week.

Reigning back-to-back Cork senior hurling champions Imokilly saw off the challenge of Carrigdhoun in round one of the Colleges/Divisions section of the championship at Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

Ripples from Brexit are causing long-time residents of Ferrybank to set a new course in life across the channel, hears Tommy Barker.

Croke Cup holders St Kieran’s College will appear in their sixth consecutive All Ireland final at the end of the month as Ballyhale Shamrocks hero Eoin Cody scored eight points (five frees and three from play) in a nervy victory over CBC at the WIT Arena this afternoon.

An 82nd-minute penalty from Chris O’Leary gave UCC a dramatic win over DCU in a tense Fitzgibbon semi-final tonight. Tom Kingston’s side held on, despite a late, late penalty appeal from their opponents, to celebrate a first final appearance in six years.

Sorting out Cork people for ages.

A storming first-half helped UCC secure a home quarter-final in the Fitzgibbon Cup, following their seven-point victory over NUIG at the 4G pitch in Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday afternoon. Unbeaten after three games, they topped Group A.

After 101 years of waiting, the Christian Brothers College supporters weren’t in any rush to leave a damp Kilfinane on Saturday.

Reigning Fitzgibbon Cup champions UL have a job on their hands to emerge from the group of death after losing their opening fixture to UCC this afternoon.

Why does Santa live at the North Pole? How does he fit all those presents onto his sleigh? And how on earth does he get the reindeer to fly? These and many other Christmas mysteries are solved today by the Junior Infants of Gaelscoil Charraig Uí Leighin in Carrigaline, Co Cork. Áilín Quinlan reports

A Cork tech firm is aiming to modernise the recruitment process for employers, writes Trish Dromey.