The historic Woodford bar in Cork city centre, with a licensed and drinks trade link stretching back to 1750, has been bought out of receivership for c €1.25 million.

A giant banner which hid a derelict hotel in the heart of Cork City for almost a year has been taken down for health and safety reasons.

SITES for new shops are being assembled quietly on and off Grand Parade in Cork.

A Cork man who was assaulted in Cork was left in "a continuing vegetative state" until he "suffered a cardiac arrest and died" nine months later, a court heard today.

FOLLOWING a steady start to 2003, demand for new apartments in Munster grew significantly throughout the year with particular interest in properties situated in Limerick, Cork and Waterford city centres.