Members of the Polish community gathered in solidarity yesterday at a special Mass in memory of father of two Mikolaj Wilk, who was murdered in a machete attack in Ballincollig, Co Cork, at the weekend.

A close friend of the Polish father of two who was brutally hacked to death in his home says his wife’s physical injuries will heal but her heart will be broken forever.

News of the murder of their neighbour has rocked the community of Ballincollig, as Niall Murray and Eoin English report.

Gardaí have yet to establish the motive behind a brutal attack in which a man in his 30s was hacked to death in his Co Cork home in the early hours of yesterday morning.

George Patterson fronts The Roaring Forties, a band formed in 2003 for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival. 

Top breakfast radio show presenter KC has left Cork’s RedFM, with industry speculation that he is set to join rival 96FM.

Newcastle West won a thriller away to St. Senan’s to close the gap on Clonmel at the top of Division 1 of the Munster Junior League.

Bandon came close to causing a major shock in Division 1 of the Munster Junior League against defending champions Clonmel. The second division champions were leading 7-6 at half time with a try from Chris Laidler which Richard Walsh converted.

BRENDAN MCCAHEY is from Co Monaghan, and won The Voice of Ireland last year. His latest single, ‘Safe and Well’, is out now, and his new album, To Where I Begin, is also on release.

One of the biggest personnel shake-ups for years has taken place in the ranks of An Garda Siochána with six officers being promoted to the rank of chief superintendent and a further 34 inspectors elevated to superintendent.

City officials are under fire after Jack Lynch tunnel repairs caused traffic chaos in Cork over the bank holiday weekend.

Premier IHC semi-final

Shoplifting gangs are shifting their attention from Cork City centre to county towns connected by the railway.

Carrick Swans has voiced their displeasure with the Tipperary County Board after an under-age fixtures mess has left them in limbo again.

Kilbrittain 0-17 Cloyne 1-12

Cloyne 1-06 Grenagh 0-08

I was an outgoing child — you couldn’t shut me up.

Rockchapel 2-10 Tadhg MacCárthaigh’s 1-10

Bride Rovers 2-13 Cloyne 2-12

Pride and a fanatical will to win were abundant ingredients in Bantry’s win over Beara in Saturday’s semi-final thriller in Kealkil.

Having withstood the worst the wet weather can throw at it, Fota Island’s Deerpark course welcomes the return of the 888poker.com PGA EuroPro Tour today for the second Audi Cork Irish Masters.

A strong showing immediately before and after half-time was key for Aghabullogue as they earned a place in the last 16 of the Cork County IFC at the expense of Cloyne at Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

Gardaí in Co Clare are appealing to members of the public to assist them in identifying the body of a man who was recovered from the sea over a fortnight ago.

Mayfield won the Tom Creedon Cup, beating hosts Macroom yesterday.

Kanturk booked their place in the fifth round of the Munster Junior Cup as Presentation defeated Newcastle West in the final of the Munster Junior Shield in what was a very quiet weekend on the junior front.

A COUPLE and their son appeared in court yesterday charged with harassing a farmer over a disputed right of way.

BALLYDESMOND had only themselves to blame for defeat in this uninspiring IFC quarter-final at Mallow.

CONNACHT joy knew no bounds at Rosses Point yesterday when they staged a remarkable recovery to force a tie with Leinster and capture the Interprovincial Championship for only the third time.

CLOYNE and Ballinhassig served up a classic third-round tie in the Cork SHC.

Éire Óg 4-14 Cloyne 3-5

A MARRIED father-of- two said “I’m very sorry for what happened” when charged with the murder of Deirdre McCarthy, a court heard yesterday.

Gardaí are treating the deaths of two sisters whose bodies were found on a beach as a tragic accident.

CLOYNE are guaranteed senior hurling next season, while Blackrock are only 60 minutes away from the ghastly vista of dropping to the intermediate ranks.

CLOYNE are guaranteed senior hurling next season, while Blackrock are only 60 minutes away from the ghastly vista of dropping to the intermediate ranks.

KEEPING Rathmore golfers out of the news these days is far from being an easy task.

MORE than 100 gardaí will be on duty to ensure today’s Bord Gáis Energy Cork City Marathon runs smoothly.

I READ Colm O’Sullivan’s letter with interest (‘Depressing prospect if we vote down treaty’, July 23).

IN his letter (July 9), Anthony Leeding may be correct in implying a second rejection of the Lisbon Treaty by the Irish people is necessary to enable Britain to withdraw from the EU, if that is indeed what the British people want.

CHILDREN in Wexford are waiting three years for speech and language treatment according to HSE figures.

DIARMUID O’SULLIVAN may have been absent, but younger brothers Colm and Paudie were to the fore as Cloyne beat White’s Cross in the Evening Echo County JAFC quarter-final at Carraig na bhFear on Saturday.

SEVERAL radio stations removed a number one hit from their playlists yesterday as a mother moved her protest against the playing of the song to the gates of Leinster House.

TWO men were charged yesterday in connection with the death of a father of two in a Cork suburb.