Parents fighting for a public playground which has been stalled for almost a decade have criticised Cork City Hall for doing a U-turn on their fundraising offer.

Rugby star Donncha O’Callaghan has backed locals fighting for funds to build a public playground where he grew up.

Innovative CIT student Vincent Forde has won two leading business awards within a week — CIT Entrepreneur of the Year 2016 and Accenture Leader of Tomorrow 2016.

Well known GAA stars have joined forces with Special Olympics Ireland to get ‘freezin’ for a reason’ this December and take the Polar Plunge for charity.

1. Seisiun singing Sing Out Sunday takes over Dublin’s Helix Theatre this weekend for an event never before seen in Ireland, a ‘mass choir get-together’ led by The Voice UK’s vocal coach Mark De-Lisser.

An influential aviation entrepreneur said yesterday the outcome for Shannon Airport under current Government proposals “will be uninteresting, moribund and people losing jobs”.

THE rich and famous could soon be flocking to Shannon as it aims to become a multi-billion euro hub for corporate jets.

GAELIC football is not one of my preferred sports and hasn’t been for some time. There are still a few teams who play it in the right spirit, Cork and Kerry among those, as are Galway, but for the most part I’ve grown sick of the cynicism.

TONY QUINN, 20, of Seán Heuston Place, Limerick, says Lent means giving something up.

WEST Cork LEADER’s regional branding exercise is paying off, by linking the region’s natural beauty and heritage with its reputation for quality products.