A West Corkestate that includes the ancestral home of motor manufacturing pioneer Henry Ford, and linked to Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Imperial Call, is being offered for sale for €9m.

Headline-grabbing publisher and club owner Paul Raymond had a simple business philosophy: give the public, or more specifically men, what they want.

The Beatles have held off artists such as Elvis Presley and Madonna to be declared the biggest selling singles act since charts began 60 years ago.

Veteran DJ Tony Blackburn has said that The Beatles do not measure up to today’s chart stars – because they did not dance on stage.

BEARA cruised into the Cork U21 FC semi-final after comprehensively dismantling Glanworth at Kilmurry on Saturday.

THREE strong bidders in Co Cork have an eye on Lisselan Farm, for sale near Clonakilty.

INTEREST is starting to build in the sale of the dairy farm at Lisselan Estate, Clonakilty, which is on the market by private treaty, with an asking price of €3.5 million.

LISSELAN ESTATE was purchased in 1990 by David Blackburn, who made considerable investment in the property, not least in the dairy farm which is now for sale.

WHY is the Blackburn family selling Lisselan Farm?

Coastal communities were tonight braced for potential flooding as forecasters warned of gales, high tides and heavy rain.

IRELAND’S big freeze is set to return for the new year with Arctic conditions leading to treacherous icy roads and pavements in many places.

FREEZING weather conditions will continue well into next week, with widespread frost making roads extremely hazardous but the prospect of a white Christmas is slipping away.

AMERICANS Elizabeth H Blackburn, Carol W Greider and Jack W Szostak won the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine yesterday for discovering a key mechanism in the genetic operations of cells, an insight that hasinspired new lines ofresearch into cancer.

Americans Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak were named as winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine today for research that has implications for cancer and ageing research.

Americans Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak were named as winners of the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine today for research that has implications for cancer and ageing research.

DJ Norman Cook has checked himself into rehab to battle an alcohol addiction, his manager confirmed today.

Three Yorkshire lasses head for Mallorca, touring the local bars where they meet some likely London lads.

KEVIN NOLAN is refusing to panic despite Bolton’s sluggish start to the season.

ALL around will be fresh and fair for those who stayed in their native Limerick to watch today’s final outdoors — after all rugby’s home is there.

IT STARTED off cold and frosty yesterday — like a bank manager’s debt reminder.

A British driver was stunned to get a parking ticket after yellow lines were painted underneath his car.

Blackburn Rovers today lost a High Court claim against insurers who refused to pay the club £4m (€5.8m) over a back injury which ended the professional career of striker Martin Dahlin.

Blackburn 1 Wigan 1

The Football Association have launched an investigation into QPR manager Ian Holloway’s claims he was offered a bribe to push through a player’s transfer.

Queens Park Rangers boss Ian Holloway has backed claims made by Luton counterpart Mike Newell that a ’bung’ culture still exists in the game.

A man who served 25 years for the attempted murder of a nine-year-old boy had his conviction overturned by the British Court of Appeal today.

Robbie Savage today insisted he will never forgive Birmingham for the way the club treated him before his £3m (€4.3m) move to Blackburn.

A retired policeman who killed his terminally-ill wife in a suicide pact was shown mercy by a judge today.

Northern Foods today said it had fallen into the red as it counted the cost of its business shake-up and factory closures.

The leader of Britain's train drivers’ union was sacked today for “gross misconduct” in the wake of the infamous barbecue brawl.

A British radio station has reinstated veteran DJ Tony Blackburn after suspending him for playing Cliff Richard records.

Simon Stone bids to bring order to the chaotic world of the Premiership’s January sales.

A RARE bronze vessel found by a group of metal detecting pals may have been a Roman soldier’s souvenir of army service at Hadrian’s Wall, experts say.

THE owner of an antiques centre where an escaped bull ran amok said yesterday it was a terrifying experience.

Fulham 0 Blackburn 4

Veteran DJ Tony Blackburn appears on Celebrity Stars in Their Eyes as Cliff Richard – but he almost walked on as Ozzy Osbourne.

Poptones, the record label founded by the man who discovered Oasis, today showed it had more than halved its losses after a major cost cutting programme.

King of the Jungle Tony Blackburn today arrived back in Britain and said he was looking forward to being reunited with his family.

“Tarzan” Tony Blackburn was enjoying a day in civilisation today after being crowned king of the jungle Down Under in TV’s celebrity survivor.

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson or Tony Blackburn were tonight set to be crowned King or Queen of the jungle in the celebrity survivor show that has gripped the nation.

Party girl Tara Palmer-Tomkinson today emerged as favourite to be crowned queen of the jungle when ITV1’s celebrity survivor show concludes on Sunday.