Local authorities who can achieve their targets as part of a €1.5bn social housing plan designed to reduce the housing waiting lists by a quarter will be rewarded, Environment Minister Alan Kelly has pledged. 

Rory McIlroy has never even seen Fota Island, let alone played it. But if the hard work of organisers is anything to go by, he and his fellow players will be wowed not only by the three championship golf courses set in beautiful parkland, but also by the structures in place to make this week’s Irish Open one of the best ever.

The third Going International Conference will be held on Oct 16 at the Fota Island Hotel and Resort.

The Cork-Swansea ferry operated relatively successfully from 1987 until 2006.