They were always known for being cute but lately the people of Cork are getting crafty. Jillian Naughton looks at the growing trend of making it yourself.

TWENTY Years a Growing, or Fiche Bliain ag Fás, is a classic memoir of 20th century Irish literature — but, in the case of a Cork city office building, it’s more like a case of Five Years, and no Fás.

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Bookshops are a sort of oasis away from the hustle and bustle but have had to diversify and work hard to survive, writes Michael Moynihan

Traders in Cork city have been urged to paint the town red for the county’s senior hurling team ahead of their All Ireland final clash against Clare next week.

THERE is no question that books will eventually be bought almost exclusively online or that we are living through the end of an era for the printed book.

A CORK city shop owner alleged yesterday she was being harassed at her premises by a Romanian woman who appeared in court on a charge of shoplifting.

A RECORD 341 swimmers are set to take part in the Lee Swim in Cork today as the event, which was originally held in 1914, continues to grow in popularity following its reintroduction in 2005.

A BUSINESSWOMAN who displayed photographs of Roma women in her shop after a spate of shoplifting has called for the details of a meeting with the ethnic group to be made public.

TRADERS have backed a shop owner who has been accused of racism after displaying photographs of Romany gypsies in her store following a spate of shoplifting.

HUNDREDS of swimmers are set to take the plunge in one of the country’s biggest open-water competitions in Cork this weekend.