The people, the stories and the quirky traditions surrounding the trains of West Cork are to be immortalised in a TV series that begins this week.

SIXTY-ONE year-old Maurice McCarthy grew up loving the hooting and chug-chugging of engines as they neared the west Cork town of Clonakilty.

THE West Cork railway line has been dormant for half a century, but proposals are in train to preserve what remains of the rail corridor for walking and cycling enthusiasts.

THE PRESIDENT of the GAA told hundreds of locals gathered for the opening of an interpretive centre at the West Cork Model Railway Village that “we must all play our part in the stimulus of the country”.