Talks are underway in a bid to resolve the standoff over the GAA’s financial contribution towards public lighting upgrades around the revamped Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork.

The numbers who have been granted asylum here but remain in State-funded direct provision centres has soared by almost 50% to 591 in the past 16 months.

Offshore racing in Ireland is witnessing a significant increase both of participants but also as a course area if 2018 is used as a measure.

Demand for professionals to work in contact centres in Ireland increased 40% year-on-year to March 2018 as global organisations increasingly look to set up or expand customer service functions in the country, according to data from Guidant IRC.

Cork County Board is facing planning questions over the use of conference facilities at the revamped Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

The redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh will not only be a huge resource to the city’s sporting life, but also to business and the Cork economy , according to business figures in the region.

From human campaigns for social change to nano-science that can revolutionise modern technology, a series of new images showcases the breadth of publicly funded Irish research.

Coming hot on the heels of last week’s staging of a modern classic sailing trophy at Kinsale, another 40-year old design is experiencing renewal and re-growth in Ireland after a successful national championship in Sligo.

When it comes to boats and sailing, West Cork is a mecca of sorts depending on outlook and interests.

Two sailing regattas this week, on opposite coasts, have succeeded in mustering a large proportion of Ireland’s boating community. And both, in turn have their own spectacles on offer although for different reasons.

The disappointment on Leeside that Páirc Uí Chaoimh will not be ready for the Munster football final is shared in the Kingdom, Kerry football manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice said last night.

Cork County Board have refused to comment amid fears that the cost of the Páirc Uí Chaoimh redevelopment project may rise to €85m.

If last weekend’s gale-battered ICRA National Championships in Cork Harbour wasn’t punishment enough, another fleet of cruiser-racers last night departed Dun Laoghaire heading for Dingle on the 275-mile Volvo D2D race.

The Cork County Board will take a sizeable rental income hit after it was yesterday confirmed Páirc Uí Chaoimh would not be ready in time for the senior footballers’ Munster final clash with Kerry on July 2.

The Irish Refugee Council says the public’s response to refugees has been quite positive, with various offers of support.

The creation of a body to report on paramilitaries in the North marks a decisive step toward ending their criminality, the region’s secretary of state has said.

The creation of a new body to report on paramilitaries in the North marks a decisive step toward ending their criminality, the region's Secretary of State has said.

Ireland assisted in the relocation of just one refugee classed as an “unaccompanied minor”, from Greece between June 14 and July 11 of this year.

More asylum seekers have been deported from Ireland in the first half of this year than the total number deported in 2015, new figures reveal.

A full programme of races started the biennial Volvo Cork Week yesterday as strong winds gave way to moderate offshore breezes for the 100-boat fleet competing around the harbour.

Nearly 90 yachts are already confirmed to enter this year’s Volvo Cork Week — a noticeable increase on when the event was last held two years ago.

“The incident occurred after his dismissal in the 85th minute of a game on September 5, 2015.“

Charities and rights groups welcomed the Government’s action plan on the refugee crisis but warned sufficient resources and organisation were crucial to its successful implementation.

Spectacular conditions made for a perfect end to Calves Week at Schull Harbour Sailing Club yesterday where lady skippers were the highlight of the prize-giving ceremony.

Cork City Council has confirmed it has received a complaint after the northern stand of Páirc Uí Chaoimh was flattened as part of the stadium’s redevelopment. The demolition had not been listed under the project’s planning permission.

After a four-day series that delivered a full range of conditions, Howth Yacht Club’s Ross McDonald and the crew of Equinox won the Sovereigns Cup at Kinsale on Saturday.

A penultimate day to be remembered for all the best and not so good reasons was the hallmark of the ICRA Nationals Sovereigns Cup sponsored by Cork County Council at Kinsale yesterday.

GAA director general Páraic Duffy has no concerns about claims the Government are withholding their €30 million funding commitment towards the redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Last month, the CEO of the Irish Refugee Council (IRC) stepped down from the Ministerial Working Group on Direct Provision and the Protection Process.

The Irish Refugee Council has hit out at planned legislation for dealing with asylum seekers as being more concerned with quick decisions leading to deportation, as it is with identifying refugees who need protection.

If 35-year old Kathy D’Arcy had pursued her original career path, she would probably be heading towards a job as a well-paid hospital consultant, having studied medicine at UCC and worked for 18 months as a doctor. But she took the road less travelled and it has turned out to be fortuitous.

SAILING: A soft day marked the opening race at Cork Dry Gin Calves Week yesterday and with it, light to moderate winds and thundery rain just as racing ended.

Kerry chairman Patrick O’Sullivan has welcomed the €300,000 in sports capital funding to assist the development of a centre of excellence but revealed further assistance will be sought in line with recent Government funding of Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

More than two thirds of asylum seekers living in direct provision centres have been there for at least three years, according to a report by the state’s Reception and Integration Agency (RIA).

Cork chairman Bob Ryan expressed his delight that Páirc Uí Chaoimh will bow out by staging the county’s Munster SHC final against Limerick on July 13.

Migrant rights groups welcomed news that asylum seekers will be allowed to receive election literature, even though direct provision centres are still no-go zones for candidates.