The company which organises the Cork Summer Show, one of Ireland’s longest running agricultural events, insists the event remains viable despite recording losses of more than €251,000 last year.

A charity that supports adults with Down syndrome hopes to break new ground with a special market garden project.

Malaysian authorities say that plane wreckage washed up on an Indian Ocean island is from a Boeing 777, meaning it is likely from missing flight MH370.

Newly appointed Malaysia Airlines boss and former Aer Lingus chief Christoph Mueller has said that the Asian carrier is “technically bankrupt”, underlining the case for a restructuring to cut a third of jobs, scrap some routes, and review its long-haul fleet.

Loss-making Malaysia Airlines is set to undergo a complete overhaul as it is restructured into a new company, with a rebranding that will be unveiled next week and changes planned to its fleet and network strategies.

The man credited with reviving Aer Lingus has been picked to head the successor company to Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS), which is being taken private after being hit by two separate air disasters.

Malaysia Airlines has chosen Aer Lingus boss Christoph Mueller to be its chief executive-designate.

Malaysia’s government will carry out a complete overhaul of its troubled national airline in an attempt to revive the loss-making firm after it was hit by two devastating jetliner disasters this year.

Rescue workers, police and even coal miners are combing the site where a Malaysian jet crashed after being shot from the sky.

France have included centre Gael Fickou in one of four changes to their starting XV for Saturday’s clash with Ireland on the final weekend of the RBS 6 Nations.

Construction work has started on a giant food village, complete with its own market garden, mini dairy and micro-brewery, for what organisers predict will be the country’s largest outdoor food festival.

France head coach Philippe Saint-Andre insists the post-2011 World Cup rebuilding phase is over as he targets a critical RBS 6 Nations victory over England today.

The Munster Agricultural Society yesterday visited the Olympic-sized equestrian centre that belonged to one of Ireland’s most notorious criminals amid speculation it may bid for the property.

The organisers of Ireland’s longest-running agriculture show have their fingers crossed for an extended heat-wave ahead of what’s poised to be an historic event for them.

France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has made two changes to his squad for the upcoming RBS 6 Nations fixture against Ireland, as Les Bleus battle to avoid the wooden spoon.

The cancellation of the Cork Summer Show last month will cost the Munster Agricultural Society about €100,000 in losses.

There are hopes that a scaled-down version of the Cork Summer Show could go ahead next month after the weekend’s events were completely washed out.

Torrential rain and gale force winds wreaked havoc with events yesterday, with one of the country’s oldest agricultural festivals worst hit.

Dogs might have to be kept on a lead but a cow, a calf, a horse, and a pony were let loose in a city park yesterday to help launch the 171st Cork Summer Show.

The former head of a French company at the centre of a breast implant scandal affecting tens of thousands of women worldwide, was arrested along with his former deputy yesterday.

HOME at last — the Munster Agricultural Society (MAS) has finally found permanent exhibition grounds at Curraheen, Cork, following five years of searching.

NAMA has agreed the sale of 125 acres of land at Curraheen, Co Cork, formerly owned by developer John Fleming, to the Munster Agricultural Society and University College Cork.

A CITY has agreed to pay €10 million in compensation to the Munster Agricultural Society (MAS) to acquire its historic Showgrounds home in Cork.

FREDERIC Michalak’s omission from the 30-strong France training squad for the Six Nations is neither a surprise nor a shock as the French rugby establishment opt once again to shun his mercurial talents for more predictable playmakers.

France have gone with experience after making six changes to their squad for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations Championship title decider against Wales in Cardiff.

Uncapped Francois Trinh-Duc will play at fly-half in a much-changed France side for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations match against Scotland at Murrayfield.

I FIND it most encouraging that the GAA and Cork City Council are seeking to develop Páirc Uí Chaoimh into a 60,000-seater stadium (Irish Examiner, October 17).

A CHARITY facing eviction from its 120-year-old headquarters could seek up to €50 million compensation from a local authority.

A TOP fun fair will escape a full probe by the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) despite a serious accident in Cork last week, it emerged yesterday.

CORK City Council was cleared yesterday to proceed with the compulsory purchase of a massive swathe of prime land — including the key Showgrounds site — in the city’s docklands.

AN BÓRD Pleanála has enough evidence to confirm a contentious compulsory purchase order (CPO) on 10 hectares of prime land in Cork’s docklands, a local authority said yesterday.

A MAJOR review of safety zones around hazardous oil depots and chemical plants in Cork’s docklands could jeopardise the city’s €2 billion docklands strategy, it was claimed yesterday.

OLLY BARKLEY will be England’s centre of attention when the world champions tackle an RBS 6 Nations salvage job against France at Twickenham on Sunday.