After a 33-year wait, Andy Scannell will reside in Togher for the winter after the Barr’s deservedly overcame Duhallow in an excellent and enthralling contest in Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday, writes Paddy Kelly.

A farm family had no choice but to defend proceedings against a 123-year-old rowing club, some of whose members had “aggressively pursued” a claim for a right of way through the lands, a judge said yesterday.

A rowing club has effectively been shut down after its members lost a claim for a right-of-way across farmland.

BIG, prosperous farms abound in the south Cork hinterland near Minane Bridge, and proximity to the sea adds to its desirability as a rural living location.