THE banners are up along Cork city’s St Patrick’s Street for today’s St Patrick’s Day parade — and, selling agents DTZ Sherry FitzGerald have just this week managed to snake in a large ‘Sold’ sign on a high-profile building on this retail thoroughfare which bears the saint’s name.

The conference was organised by the Irish Penal Reform Trust, which published a report calling on the Department of Justice to devise a specific strategy for young adults to mirror the juvenile justice system.

WITH a pick-up in fortunes at the northern end of Cork City’s retail thoroughfare, Patrick Street, a new sales push and a new agent are behind the vacant corner property at No 125 Patrick Street/Lavitts Quay, by St Patrick’s Bridge.

This week Esther N McCarthy picks from a wide range of summer goodies for your delectation.

A swan has apparently been "barbecued" and left on a river bank near Windsor Castle in London.

A lobby group for frontline social care workers has vowed to highlight systemic failures in the State’s social care machinery and how austerity is affecting the most vulnerable in society.

Thirty-nine children spent up to 10 nights in youth homeless centres last year, according to Health Service Executive figures.

A NEW, broad pressure group has been formed in Cork to campaign against the destruction of services in the social caring professions within communities and elsewhere.

CHARLIE SWAN’S Discovery Bay gets the nap in the bookings@dundalkstadium.com Maiden on the all-weather tonight.

This is the story of a Celtic footballer who jumped out of the Glasgow goldfish bowl, got two tickets to see Riverdance in Kerry, and ended up in Belfast.

CARRICK SWAN were sensationally reinstated in the South Tipperary and county senior hurling championships last night.

HOLDERS Carrick Swan were sensationally expelled from the Tipperary South senior hurling championship last night — and fined €3,000.

THE Sydney Swans’ pre-season training kicked off without Tadhg Kennelly yesterday but the club’s new head coach insisted the Kerryman will not be turning his back on the AFL for another stint in green and gold.

CORK WEEK 2010 passed its halfway mark with sunshine and light winds mixed with rain and a slow, rolling seaway off Roche’s Point as the results closed up in most of the 13 classes.

THE eagerly-anticipated Carrick-on-Suir derby in the Glanbia South Senior Hurling Championship went the way of the visitors at Davin Park in front of a bumper crowd yesterday.

AROUND 10,000 construction jobs are expected to be created as part of planned Government investment in the country’s outdated water pipe network.

Environment Minister John Gormley is being urged not to sign off on new plans aimed at protecting Ireland's waters.

Huge suspensions, including a two-year ban, have been handed down to members of the Carrick Swan club in Tipperary following an alleged assault on a referee last weekend.

HUGE suspensions, including a two-year ban, have been handed down to members of the Carrick Swan club in Tipperary following an alleged assault on a referee last weekend.

Ireland manager Pete McGrath is set to wait until after the All-Ireland final on Sunday week to confirm his final International Rules squad.

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Eircom League: Full-time scores

With just fifteen minutes to half time Cork City and UCD are one all, with Mulligan scoring for Cork at 16 minutes and Swan fro UCD.