A petition against the establishment of a proposed amusement arcade near three secondary schools in a north Cork town has garnered almost 700 signatures over two days.

A public representative is calling for urgent action to clean up or demolish a derelict factory set alight for the eighth time in three years.

JOINING Savills’ offer of the Dundrum House Hotel in Tipperary for sale at €2.75m, and the 110-bed Heritage Hotel in Portlaoise for €1.5m, is another Munster hotel — a beachside offer at €450,000, just waiting for the tide of opportunity to turn.

A disused factory site earmarked for a supermarket and a restaurant has been set ablaze for the fourth time in almost eight months.

PERKS Amusements hope to begin operating a family entertainment and casino centre in Midleton early in the New Year.