Cork’s city councillors took the unprecedented decision last night to defer the appointment of the city’s new chief executive.

The winner of the race between two rival developers for a potential €16m kickstart fund to help build a multi-million euro events centre in Cork City will be announced next month.

Let the bells ring out — and not before time. Cork’s landmark Shandon clock, which has been at a standstill for months, is set to tick again within weeks.

Pressure is mounting on Cork’s city officials to cut through red tape and release funding to fix the broken clock in the landmark Shandon steeple.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny will make a significant jobs announcement in Cork this morning as recruitment firm Oxford International unveils a major expansion.

Cork’s acting city manager believes he will have enough funding before the end of the year to virtually eliminate the problem of vacant council homes.

Councillors embroiled in contentious plans to sell a publicly owned landbank in Cork must agree the wording to seek legal advice before they can seek that legal advice.

The Government has been urged to provide special emergency funding to repair one of Cork’s greatest landmarks.

Cork City Council has been threatened with legal action, exposing it to potential damages of up to €15m, over a second attempt to sell a publicly owned landbank for development.

Cork City Council has been told to pay €10,000 to two senior staff for failing to fully act on findings issued after their complaints of bullying against the assistant city manager were upheld.

Cork’s city manager announced a major restructuring last night, prompted by the retirement of almost one third of his senior officials.

FURIOUS councillors halted a controversial land sale last night after learning about it first in this newspaper.

A LOCAL authority under fire for its towing and clamping policy has launched a €250,000 free parking initiative.

CORK’S business leaders will sign a new agreement with one of China’s biggest and most influential business groups this week, which could lead to a surge in trade between the two countries.

CORK can be more than proud of its newest public spaces, civic leaders said yesterday, as they officially handed them back to the people after two years of disruptive building work.

CORK CITY COUNCIL has spent almost €37,000 of public money over the last two years on seven official trips to Shanghai — its highest profile twin city.

CORK’S city officials would like to make on-street parking more expensive than taking the bus, to encourage a switch to public transport.

THOUSANDS of motorists got the opportunity to fly over the so-called ‘magic roundabout’ yesterday, thus avoiding one of the country’s most notorious bottlenecks.

A €50 MILLION flyover on one of the country’s most chaotic junctions will open this morning — the start of one of the busiest weekends on the roads.

HUNDREDS of people packed a church last night to pay their respects to one of Cork's most innovative city managers.