Banks are fielding some 7,000 calls each day from mortgage holders seeking payment breaks as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Kerry put a foul first period to one side in Tralee Wednesday night and outscored the Munster and All-Ireland champions Cork 0-12 to 0-3 after the break. Impressive stuff.

The Cork team contains six players who featured in last August’s All-Ireland U20 final triumph.

Also included in the 24-man panel are four members of last year's All-Ireland-winning Cork minor team.

Holders Cork Constitution extended their winning sequence to 13 games in the Energia All-Ireland League Division 1A at Temple Hill.

Ireland Club XV last night beat Scotland Club XV 22-17 at Energia Park to retain the Dalriada Cup and win the 2020 Club International Series.

Ireland Club head coach Gearoid Prendergast has made two changes to his starting line-up for their return game at home to Scotland.

Young Munster's Alan Kennedy has been named as captain.

Cork showed that they are in fine shape to defend their U20 All-Ireland title after they defeated Kildare in the John Kerins Cup final.

Banking lobbyists have called for the introduction of new legislation to ease the plight of separated borrowers who are in mortgage arrears.

The number of mortgage approvals for all types of house loans rose by less than 2% in November from a year earlier, banking industry figures show, as lending growth continues to be pegged back by limited new housing supply and affordability.

In difficult conditions at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday night, St Finbarr’s claimed the Cork County U21 Premier 2 HC title with a 2-11 to 2-10 win over Bride Rovers.

People are being warned of an upsurge in scams in the run-up to Christmas.

Whatever about horses going from one stable to another, for jockeys racing can be one big merry-go-round, and that was never more in evidence than it is right now.

To pretend that there is no cost associated with ignoring the problem of mortgage arrears is a fantasy that needs to be confronted, writes Brian Hayes.

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One of the chief lobby groups for the banking sector has defended the controversial and divisive practice of the State's main lenders selling non-performing loans - or NPLs - to so-called vulture funds.

The figure is an approvals increase of 14.5% on the previous month and 21% compared to the same time last year.

The Central Bank needs to be given stronger powers to sanction banks, according to the chair of the Oireachtas Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform Committee.

John McGuinness, Chair of the Oireachtas Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform Committee has called for more powers for the Central Bank to ensure it can sanction the banks.

Killarney is proving quite the money-spinning track for the Terence O’Brien-trained Lakemilan and, on the opening day of the five-day July festival at the Kerry venue, she picked up her second €50,000 handicap at the course when taking the featured Boylesports Handicap Chase.

Former Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes has defended financial services in Ireland from what he called "bank-bashing" and groupthink".

Since the RTE/TG4 exit poll dropped at 10 pm on Friday evening, most of the talk about the local and European elections has been about the so-called 'Green Wave'.

In the second day of a three-part series on the European elections, Elaine Loughlin profiles Dublin — the ‘constituency of death’.

Cork MEP Brian Crowley will be entitled to severance payments of more than €350,000 over the next two years and a pension pot of €1.4m, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

Cork Con's clash with Clontarf is live on RTÉ 2