Need inspiration for your holidays in 2017? From couples to families, adventure-seekers to the latest direct routes from Cork, Ciara McDonnell has all you need to know.    

HOTEL and restaurant goers in Cork city and county will see a new award gracing premises walls, following the Cork Chamber Green Fáilte Initiative.

YOU mightn’t have to cook the books to see a tax advantage in an East Cork holiday home development — it plans to make the adjoining Ballymaloe Cookery School a source of rental income.