A TD has claimed it may be illegal for a town council in Cork to use taxpayers’ money to mount a legal challenge against Environment Minister Phil Hogan’s plans to abolish the country’s 80 town councils.

The chance discovery of a submerged car may solve the mystery disappearance 22 years ago of a well-known businessman and former county councillor.

A coroner is to write to a town council telling it to erect a barrier between a popular walkway and a major river to prevent any more late night revellers falling in and drowning.

TENANTS who rent houses from local authorities should pay a deposit which would be unreturnable if they damage the property.

The Irish Examiner edition August 5, 2010, alleged that Cllr Tadhg O’Donovan received expenses from Cork County Council of €58,329 for 2009 and €44,308 for 2008.

THE minister in charge of the OPW has given a commitment that €23 million will be set aside to complete the second phase of a flood relief project in Fermoy, Co Cork.

CONSULTANTS have been appointed to advise University College Cork (UCC) on future flood proofing measures, an Oireachtas committee was told last night as it began a fact-finding tour of flood ravaged areas.

STATISTICALLY, they have a higher chance of binge drinking once a week, using drugs or practicing unsafe sex than being registered to vote.

IT’S a dog’s life canvassing – just ask Drexil, the Labrador.

A €100 MILLION shopping centre which had the backing of several thousand people in the north Cork area has been refused.

A multi-million euro retail development featuring a five-screen cinema is planned for Fermoy, Co Cork.

The plight of a traveller and her baby son evicted from an illegal camp in north Cork was highlighted today by more than 50 protestors outside the Dáil.

THE astonishing revelation that a woman, who had undergone surgery for ovarian cancer, has been given a breast check appointment for 11.33am on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, is absolutely outrageous.

LORD of The Dance star Michael Flatley has decided to use some fancy legal steps in a $100 million counter-claim against Tyna Marie Robertson, the American woman who claims she was raped by him.