CAN we get him? Yes we can.

THE ‘R-word’ has been banned in Ireland’s second city today in an effort to lift the public spirit.

A €30-million redevelopment plan for a state-of-the-art stadium in Cork will be voted on by city councillors today.

FORMER tánaiste Peter Barry got an unexpected yet pleasant surprise just before he was presented the freedom of his native city.

DESPITE less than ideal weather conditions a grand total of 50,000 runners and walkers took part in yesterday’s bank holiday marathons in Cork and Dublin which raised millions of euro for charity.

THE former boss of brewing giant Heineken Ireland has been appointed the interim executive director of Cork Opera House.

CORK’S GAA bosses are expected to brief city councillors next week on their plans to revamp their flagship stadium and develop a centre of excellence nearby.

THE GAA has significantly reduced the amount of public land it would like to acquire to help revamp Cork GAA’s flagship ground and develop a centre of excellence nearby.

TWINS Hassan and Hussein Benhaffhaf could be home within days to begin leading a normal life.

THEY’RE not just cute and cuddly – they will change someone’s life within the next two years.

RALLY cars will reach speeds of up to 140km/h on a challenging circuit of a city’s former dump later this month.

A STING operation should be mounted to crack down on dog fouling in Cork, a city councillor said.

THE Lord Mayor of Cork is expected to have enough votes today to rubber-stamp his proposal to confer the Freedom of the City on elder statesman and tea magnate Peter Barry.

THE Russian government honoured an Irish World War II hero yesterday for saving thousands of lives through his brave service on the treacherous wartime Arctic convoys.

HURLING legend Donal Óg Cusack has given his full support to gay athletes who came out yesterday ahead of their participation in the Gay Games this summer.

A CRUCIAL city council decision on the sale of land to the GAA to help revamp Páirc Uí Chaoimh has been deferred.

IF Captain Hook represented the recession, he was well and truly chased out of Cork yesterday as 60,000 people put the economic woes behind them to watch the St Patrick’s Day parade.

FIRST it was the Lonely Planet. Now Yahoo China has boosted Cork’s tourism stock even further.

CORK city is to receive just a fraction of what it needs to repair damaged roads after the “big freeze”.

A DIRECTORY highlighting new services for people seeking help for alcohol and drug abuse in the south has been launched.

Movie star Christopher Lambert will appear at the 21st Cork French Film Festival, organisers have announced at their programme launch in Cork’s City Hall.

BROODING screen legend Christopher Lambert will be the guest of honour at the 21st Cork French Film Festival later this month.

THE Taoiseach will face pressure today over the need for a €100 million flood defence system for Cork city.

A LEADING charity that generates €500,000 from a clothes recycling business is facing a financial disaster after a local authority decision to change the way it runs its bring sites.

CORK city is in a festive mood and very much open for business, the nation was told yesterday.

THE 110-YEAR story of one of Cork’s most renowned sporting clubs has been brought to life in a new book launched last night.

THESE are the men who helped get water flowing from Cork’s main treatment plant last night for the first time in a week.

THE number of early school leavers seeking training and education is on the rise as they struggle to find work or college places, according to the head of a service in one of Cork’s most disadvantaged city communities.

THE Lord Mayor of Cork, and senior members of the gardaí and the Defence Forces gathered at City Hall last night to pay tribute to Assistant Garda Commissioner Kevin Ludlow, who is being transferred to policing duties in the south-east region.

THE Garda Commissioner will be in Cork city today to launch the first “community policing” model of its kind in the country.

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen presented a collection of Jack Lynch memorabilia to the people of Cork yesterday.

RAIN failed to dampen spirits as a record number of people took part in one of the country’s top open water swimming events at the weekend.

RAIN failed to dampen spirits as a record number of people took part in one of the country’s top open water swimming events at the weekend.

GOVERNMENT officials have been accused of repeating the mistakes of Dublin’s 1980s heroin epidemic by failing to tackle the massive surge in cases in Cork over the past five years.

CORK’S business leaders have called for a Garda clampdown on casual traders and so-called “charity muggers”.

OPPOSITION parties piled on the political pressure last night as talks to restore the Cork Swansea ferry route remained delicately poised.