A decade on, vintners now figure strongly among the more avid supporters of the smoking ban, as Catherine Shanahan discovers

Clues have emerged about the possible source of an inspired tip which led several Kerry punters to place winning bets on the new pope.

More than 1,000 musicians from 22 countries will descend on Cork for the annual Guinness Jazz Festival, delivering 400 performances at 50 venues over the October Bank Holiday weekend.

A leading publican has claimed Cork City centre is “dying at night” due to the excessive cost of late-night bar extensions.

A Cork publican is calling on the Government to step in to rescue the hospitality sector after a new report showed a drop of 7.2% in bar sales last year.

Ireland's pubs, hotels and restaurants are suffering because of the recession, according to a new survey from the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland.

Publicans and hackney drivers should work together to encourage rural, and mainly elderly, customers to have a night out.

PUBLICANS descended on Leinster House to warn the Government their industry was “going down the tubes” unless efforts were made to save it.

LARGE breweries will have to stop early morning pick-ups and deliveries if the rampant theft of beer kegs is to be stopped, a senior figure in the publicans’ organisation the Vintners’ Federation of Ireland has warned.

CORKONIANS across the world breathed a collective sigh of relief last night after drinks giant Coca-Cola confirmed it will continue to make the iconic fizzy drink Tanora.

BUSINESS owners in one of Cork’s most historic market areas have expressed concerns ahead ofa crucial decision tonight on a €1 million facelift which includes plans to roof part of their street.

SMART, big and with a site of just under an acre, Aisling in Scartbarry, Watergrasshill, is a perfect fit for a family.

Tommy Barker says Jamesbrook Hall is steeped in family history.

THIS four-bedroom semi at 133 West Avenue, Parkgate, Cork, is in superb conditions, according to Con Dennehy of Property Choice.

PLANS to freeze the price of a pint of Guinness are merely a stay of execution for Irish publicans, it was claimed yesterday.

Plans to freeze the price of a pint of Guinness are merely a stay of execution for Irish publicans, it was claimed today.

SITES don’t come with much more rarity value than this one, an acre-plus at the water’s edge on Castle Road, near Cork’s harbour landmark Blackrock Castle.

KERRY publicans have confirmed that they will not enforce the smoking ban due to come into effect on March 29 and may yet decide to challenge it in the courts.