After almost a decade in the doldrums, renewed activity is expected across a number of fronts in Cork city’s docklands and quays in 2016, with knock-on effects on major sites downriver in Cork harbour including Marino Point and Ringaskiddy.

A nuclear power station in Britain, which faced opposition here, has moved a step closer to construction.

Providence Resources is expected to conclude a farm-out deal for its Spanish Point asset — in which it is a near 60% shareholder — in the next three to six months.

Dundalk’s Caolan Rafferty claimed the bragging rights after the first round of strokeplay at the Radisson West of Ireland Golf Championship at a windswept Rosses Point yesterday.

Defending champion Jack Hume is the bookies’ favourite and Rosses Point’s Gary McDermott the home hope but young Dubliner Kevin LeBlanc could surprise some in the Radisson Blu-sponsored West of Ireland Amateur Open at County Sligo.

West Cork’s Westlodge Hotel in Bantry is now facing a sale by tender, by December 5, to effect a sale by the year-end CGT expiry deadline.

Munster champions Tramore needed all their fighting spirit after six years of campaigning together to reach today’s AIG Senior Cup final at Carton House.

Lisselan, the picturesque little nine-hole club just outside of Clonakilty, savoured a little piece of national success in 2010 when they reached the final of the Irish Mixed Foursomes Championship at Castlerock.

Two years ago, the little nine-hole Spanish Point links in West Clare didn’t have a pennant of any kind.

One of the richest tournaments on the European Tour schedule, the $5m (€3.7m) Dunhill Links, is on this week over three outstanding links courses on the east coast of Scotland — but just three members of the 2012 European Ryder Cup team are competing.

Ballybunion ended a 34-year national title drought yesterday when its all-teenage team lifted the Junior Cup on day two of the AIG All-Ireland Cups & Shields National Finals at Royal Tara Golf Club.

Mayo club Claremorris are hoping to keep Connacht’s strong start to the AIG All-Ireland Cups and Shields National Finals week going at Royal Tara Golf Club when they get their Pierce Purcell Shield title bid under way today in Meath.

GEORGE MICHAEL and Rihanna helped Dublin’s O2 gross over $50 million (€39m) and beat the likes of New York’s Madison Square Garden to be the 5th best attended music arena venue in the world last year.

TIMES may be hard, but the smartphone and the cloud computing revolutions are helping Action Point Group, in Limerick, achieve significant sales growth.

SIXTY-ONE years have passed since a Rosses Point man last lifted the Radisson Blu sponsored West of Ireland Championship.

Travellers are hitting out at the makers of 'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding', saying Channel Four is exploiting them.

PROVIDENCE Resources is planning to start drilling at its much anticipated Spanish Point prospect in 2012, following seismic studies suggesting the licence is likely to become a commercial development.

WEXFORD County Council has expressed dismay at the flouting of its planning laws by millionaire property developer Harry Crosbie.

HE’S Spanish, calls himself La Sensación and is unbeaten in 56 fights as an amateur and professional with 51 of those wins coming by knockout.

PROVIDENCE Resources has involved Challenger Minerals in a farm-out deal on its west of Ireland Spanish Point project.

HUNDREDS of unemployed people in Cork face the prospect of a brighter 2007 as O’Callaghan Properties yesterday announced a jobs initiative.

The London market surrendered its early gains today as losses at United Utilities took the shine off an impressive display at BT.

SUPERSTAR multi-millionaire Michael Flatley will have a low-key wedding next month, which won’t be attended by celebrity friends like Bill Clinton and Nelson Mandela, according to his publicist.

X-Factor winner Shayne Ward has set himself the goal of selling out Dublin’s Point theatre four nights in a row.

Tuesday could be D-Day for Kieren Fallon as to what he rides in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom on Saturday.

A laywer told the Supreme Court today that Co Donegal man Frank Shortt is "still living the nightmare" for his wrongful conviction and arrest on charges of allowing the sale of drugs at his former nightclub in Inishowen.

After tickets for George Michael's December 7 and 8 concerts sold out instantly this morning, an extra date has been announced for the Point.

Rocker Pink has been confirmed for a gig at the Point in Dublin on November 14t this year.

Bryan Adams has confirmed a date in Dublin next May.

MORE than 2,000 jobs will be created early next year when phase one of Ireland’s largest mixed use commercial developments outside Dublin opens in Cork.

WEALTH means health with rich people outliving poorer people simply because they can afford to, a report shows.

I HAVE the greatest respect for Colin Campbell and the work he is doing to highlight the looming energy crisis (Irish Examiner, February 7). Brian O’Mahony’s conclusion, however, to look at the nuclear option again, fills me with sadness and anger.

Charlie Mulqueen, Rosses Point

BETRAYAL — that was the word workers used to describe yesterday’s 620 job losses at Irish Fertilizer Industries.

The S1 Corporation, which provides global enterprise eFinance solutions, has announced that it has acquired Dublin-based Point Information Systems.

Point Information Systems, one of Europe's largest CRM vendors, has been selected for one of Aberdeen Group's "What Works" CRM implementation awards.

Point Information Systems, a global provider of CRM solutions and the largest European CRM vendor, has announced that e-point has been named by ISM Inc., a leading CRM consulting firm, as one of its Top 15 CRM software packages for 2002.

Point is introducing a new line of business focus to maximise its European growth potential.

Three music acts managed by Louis Walsh won honours at last night's Meteor Music Awards in the Point Depot.