A judge has described a victim impact statement warning of the dangers of social media by a 13-year-old boy who was sexually assaulted by a 25-year-old man he met on Facebook as the most eloquent he had ever heard.

The Irish Coast Guard has joined in the search for a Corkman missing from his home in the city since the early hours of yesterday morning.

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There’s plenty to admire in this three-bed Silversprings bungalow, Tommy Barker reports

IN your report headlined ‘90% unaware of daily water usage’ (March 30), a survey quoted makes a number of claims in relation to what it calls the wastage of water by people in their homes.

MEGGAN Boyle is one of thousands of Cork students who were stung by events organiser Pat Browne.

IF you’re looking for sun, then you’ll have to wait until August to get a tan, or else catch a plane to Spain.

AND they’re off. The first new homes launch of 2005 around Cork city is a batch of just under 100 homes at Ashmount Court, Silversprings.

BANDON town has a new development of 16 houses just launched on Watergate Street.

LIMERICK boss Liam Kearns revealed yesterday how he threatened to resign as manager last week after their League Division Two final self-destruction at Croke Park.

CORK hurling was plunged into a crisis last night as seven leading inter-county players rowed in behind goalkeeper Donal Óg Cusack’s stinging attack on the GAA chiefs in the county.