Almost literally ahead of the class is 33 The Abbey, a four-bed, two-storey penthouse apartment within Cork’s Classes Lake, on the western fringes of Ballincollig.

A new book on Spike Island reveals, in the Victorian era, it was the biggest prison in the whole of Ireland and the British Isles.

International best-selling thriller Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn last year helped one of the largest independent booksellers in the country, O’Mahony’s Booksellers, return to profit after two years of losses.

Tommy Barker on the merits of a family-friendly Cloghduv property.

Thomas Mackle is Ulster senior champion following a last shot win over his uncle, Martin Toal, at Port Mór-Blackwatertown.

Three men have been found guilty of planning to murder former loyalist leader Johnny ”Mad Dog” Adair; Former Fine Gael strategist Frank Flannery has said that gender quotas have made it "difficult" for young, ambitious men; Jobs Minister Richard Bruton has said that says the proposed 50c per hour increase in the minimum wage is a balanced compromise.  Here’s this evening’s irishexaminer.com round-up.

A garda based in Bandon, Co Cork, is to get a special award next month for his role over the years in helping young people and promoting the good things they do.

David Murphy has his Munster senior championship campaign back on track after a last-shot win over John Creedon at Kealkill.

I’M a great fan of the Danish political TV series Borgen. Mostly, as you’d expect, it’s about power.

Sales of publishing phenomenon EL James’s Fifty Shades of Grey were not enough to prevent one of Ireland’s largest independent booksellers from going into the red last year.

Location: Castletownshend, Cork

Dan O’Mahony swapped life as a chimney sweep to create a family Tae Kwon Do firm, says Fiona O’Donovan

There aren’t too many men who have created a sporting legend at Páirc Uí Rinn, Turner’s Cross and Musgrave Park. Perhaps former Cork City manager Noel O’Mahony, who died on Thursday night at the age of 73, is the only one.

With reference to recent reports in the Irish Examiner on the excellent work being carried out by the Cork Penny Dinners charity, it’s interesting to note that this charity was founded at a meeting in the Imperial Hotel on Mar 12, 1888.

Three local authorities have been criticised over indications that a contract to supply library books will be granted to a British company.

THE Ballyvolane Road on the north side of Cork city was re-launched on Saturday with the first score in the 2011 Munster senior championship between Patrick O’Donoghue and Willie O’Donovan.

OPERATING profits at independent bookselling chain O’Mahony’s fell last year by 32% to €189,795.

HOPES Mayo’s Pearce Hanley would join the growing number of players turning their backs on Aussie Rules and return to play gaelic football have been dashed.

IT is all about location - and 38 Halldene Grove in Cork’s Bishopstown has it in abundance.

ANYA GREALY was looking to expand her small hotel in Roscommon two years ago. Despite it being a bad time for the tourism industry, she wanted to add 26 bedrooms to her Abbey Hotel and extend the conference and leisure facilities.

O’DONOVAN Rossa, Skibbereen, without a title since 1992, are certain to be hot favourites for tomorrow’s permanent tsb Cork SFC semi-final against western neighbours Clonakilty at Dunmanway.

AS the roof goes on a 59-apartment development in the heart of Limerick city, the reason for its name comes to light.