Young people are snapping up apprenticeships, availing of the chance to “earn and learn” across a range of skills areas not usually associated with the in-house training model.

Bastien Peyraud has been appointed as general manager of the Imperial Hotel, Cork, part of the Flynn Hotels group.

Bandon is abloom — from today the town’s main street will be festooned with hanging baskets and window boxes full of summer blossoms.