The sister of a woman who was found dead in a derelict building in Cork City last week has told mourners at her funeral that she will “always be around” through her baby son.

The Sunday’s Well Rebels, Ireland’s only Mixed Ability Rugby team, travel to England next week to compete in the first Mixed Ability Rugby World Tournament (MARWT).

Two weeks ago, I highlighted the inconsistencies of referees’ judgements on shoulder challenges.

Jackie Healy-Rae rarely spoke in the Dáil, but was heard loud and clear in the corridors of power, says Donal Hickey <

Tipperary 2-16 Kerry 0-8

Kerry 6-17 IT Tralee 0-12

MUCKY EAMONN, jointly owned and nominated by Don and Gerard Buckley from Macroom, Co Cork and trained by James Kelleher, was a worthy winner of the Agnes O’Brien Cork Cup at Blarney yesterday when easily beating the Gerry Griffin trained long-odds favourite, Sound Pistol, by eight lengths in the final.

CLONMEL head the field in Munster Junior League Division One after they collected maximum points with a 28-0 away win over Kilfeacle.

RACING pigeon enthusiasts across the south are on high alert after an outbreak of a potentially devastating avian disease in Cork.

DISAPPOINTINGLY the entertainment value from this Kerry SFC quarter-final in Fitzgerald Stadium diminished in a second half of contrasting fortunes.

THIS clash of the titans may have failed to deliver on the pre-match hype, but few in Killarney will be complaining after Dr Crokes defeated West Kerry in Saturday’s Kerry SFC quarter-final at Austin Stack Park (1-8 to 0-5).

FEAR of losing their seats may be giving sleepless nights to Fianna Fáil councillors countrywide but the party should have no such concerns in the enlarged Killarney electoral area.

CLEARLY learning from defeat in their first outing against St Munchin’s, CBC made no mistake when given a second opportunity to revive their challenge for the Avonmore Milk Munster Schools Senior Cup at Dooradoyle yesterday.

DESPITE concerns that the commercial lifeblood is being sucked out of the centre of Killarney, a developing shopping complex on the outskirts of the town is to hold onto its retail zoning.

A REQUEST from the Presentation Sisters in Killarney to have a portion of their lands zoned for town centre facilities has been refused by the local town council.

A DRAW was a fair result in this Munster Vocational Schools SFC final at Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

SOME Kerry people are dead against the notion of being buried anywhere other than in their hometown.

A PLAN to close part of Killarney’s “golden mile” for eight weeks starting in mid-September is facing opposition from the tourism industry and local councillors.

A FIANNA Fáil councillor who was last month returned for trial on summonses under the ethics in public office legislation was last night unanimously elected mayor of his home town.

TAXI drivers in tourist haven Killarney are facing unfair competition from drivers coming in from other areas — including Cork, it has been claimed.

The Examiner’s football correspondent Liam Mackey likes a good argument when he hears it, and he’s got strong views of his own. Today, and every Tuesday, he will be acting as referee on your opinions on the Premiership. Let him know what you think and he’ll argue the toss with you.

A DISCOVERY by Killarney Town Council that it owns four acres on the edge of Killarney National Park may help resolve a burial ground problem in the area, it emerged yesterday.

LANDOWNERS on the northern and western outskirts of Killarney are set for a huge financial windfall, with large amounts of property due to be zoned for housing.

SUFFICIENT land for about 1,000 further houses in Killarney has been zoned by the local town council — despite strong reservations by the Department of the Environment and the National Roads Authority.

THE multi-million euro Gleneagle Hotel complex, in Killarney, is to be rezoned in a compromise agreed by Killarney Town Council.

DEVELOPERS and new businesses in Killarney will have to contribute towards a proposed multi-storey car park, estimated to cost between €12 million and €15m.

PRIVATE developers are being urged to provide a multi-storey car park in tourist haven Killarney which has a shortage of parking spaces, especially in the high season.

The Examiner’s football correspondent Liam Mackey likes a good argument when he hears it, and he’s got strong views of his own. Today, and every Tuesday, he will be acting as referee on your opinions on the Premiership.

AS LAND prices in Killarney continue to rocket, Town Council manager Tom Curran has indicated that land bought at development prices will not be sold cheaply to local sports clubs, or given away free gratis.

KILLARNEY Town Council manager Tom Curran has expressed “grave reservations” about the council supporting a proposal for a theatre cum arts centre for the town.

A WARNING of worsening traffic congestion on the fast-growing eastern side of Killarney was sounded yesterday.

A TOP hotel and entertainment complex has been given town centre zoning - even though it is located a mile from the town.

AN ongoing row between Killarney jarveys and the town council over the issue of horse manure on the streets could end up in the courts, it emerged yesterday.

A LOCAL council which is pressing ahead with plans for a €16 million sports complex has been warned about selling off further assets to pay for the project.

CONFUSION reigns as far as drivers on the Mill Road, in Killarney, are concerned.

Donal Hickey

THE spiralling price of sites in and around Killarney is putting pressure on local authorities to provide more affordable housing.

Mount Sion 2-16 Ballyduff Lower 1-8

UP to five vacant factory buildings will soon be available in Killarney, but sources indicated, yesterday, it won’t be easy to attract new industries.

TWO factories in Killarney, Co Kerry, are to close with the loss of nearly 100 jobs because of competition from China.

CLONAKILTY added a second gold medal to its haul of national tidy town awards in recent years, emerging yesterday as the outright regional winner in Cork and Kerry.