After 105 years in business, MacCarthy’s newsagents in Clonakilty closes on Christmas Eve, writes Noel Baker.

A pioneering Cork-based arts group which hosted artist studios and a Rory Gallagher recording studio has pleaded with City Hall for help finding a new home.

Paul O’Connell’s low key but significant advisory role with the academy and the general improvement of the provincial squad are two of the principle reasons Munster A’s participation in the B&I Cup is worthwhile and capable of benefiting the squad in different ways, head coach Peter Malone believes.

The Munster Junior team took another big step towards the Junior Interprovincial Championship title with an 11-10 win over reigning champions Ulster at Clonakilty.

The former Ballincollig DIY & Garden Centre — an offshoot of a previously relocated business which was originally the Victoria Cross Sawmills — on a good 1.8 acre site with high-quality existing buildings is up for sale, suitable for storage, trading or other new uses.

The Bishop of Cork has urged Traveller families who moved in to a new €5m housing scheme to respect the facility.

Rob Heffernan will lead an Irish team of 25 athlete’s to Zurich for next months Europeans, which take place from August 12 – 17.

Ciaran O’Lionard shot to victory at today’s Glo Health national senior track and field championships taking 1500-metre gold and a European championship slot.

The Lord Mayor of Cork, Labour’s Catherine Clancy, was the most high-profile casualty in the city’s local elections carnage as her party was annihilated.

Michael Mulhare produced a solid performance in the Men’s senior race at the 2013 European Cross Country Championships to finish in 15th position.

A parish priest is among those disappointed over the refusal of planning permission for the first privately operated graveyard in Cork.

A man, who passionately believes people should have the right to be buried in the area they resided, is seeking planning permission for the first privately-run cemetery in Co Cork.

Clonakilty CC will wake up this morning wondering how on earth they contrived to lose this Munster Vocational Schools’ JAFC final played in perfect conditions at Kilmurry yesterday after they coughed up a six-point half-time advantage to lose by two.

Tesco revealed its worst sales performance in two decades today after shoppers tightened their belts and rivals attacked its market dominance.

The rising cost of petrol is forcing consumers to cut back on supermarket spending, Tesco said today, as the UK’s biggest grocer reported a muted UK performance.

A ROW flared last night after a man running for election to the Seanad was co-opted onto Cork City Council to fill a seat left vacant following the recent death of a popular Independent local politician.

A FORMER lord mayor of Cork and a legend on the city’s northside devoted his entire life to the service of others, mourners were told yesterday.

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THE Heineken Cup match in Limerick on Sunday has seriously hampered the junior programme as a lack of referee availability has forced several clubs to rearrange their fixtures with a handful now going ahead on Saturday.

SEAMUS POWER has been named as a reserve on the senior men’s team for the European cross-country championships but said last evening that he won’t be going.

CIARÁN O LIONÁIRD feels that the Irish under-23s are ready to compete for the team gold medals at next month’s European Cross-Country Championships in Albufeira.

A POPULAR Independent local politician fighting cancer failed last night in an attempt to change rules which he says “discriminate” against Independents.

AN overnight text from his brother, Freddie, coach to the Munster Branch, proved invaluable as Dwayne Twomey fashioned an unlikely win for Bandon over Co Sligo in yesterday’s semi-final of the Bulmers Irish Senior Cup at Castlebar.

A SPECIAL civic reception will be held in Cork City Hall tonight to pay tribute to a councillor battling cancer and who is also marking 25 years in local politics.

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.

Between hurling and football,I suppose you could say we were very fit, but you had a dilemma to try and pace yourself or play as hard and as long as you could

FINE Gael has for the first time become the largest party on Cork City Council, ending decades of Fianna Fáil dominance.

ONE thing is guaranteed in what has been dubbed Cork’s “ward of death” – a sitting councillor will lose his seat.

FIANNA FÁIL local election candidate Dr John Sheehan has claimed he will give up his right to the €16,000 financial windfall first year salary he is entitled to if elected to Cork City Council next month.

FIANNA FÁIL’S local election candidates are “afraid” to knock on voters’ doors, the main opposition parties claimed last night.

LOCAL authority tenants who got new Government-funded gas heating systems are freezing in their homes because they cannot afford to pay a €400 Bórd Gáis security deposit.

A FORMER soccer pitch in Cork’s suburbs has been rezoned for a 100-bed step-down unit that will help free up hospital beds.

A YOUNG homeless man claims he is being forced to live in his car after a youth shelter where he once lived branded him an “unmanageable risk”.

THERE were fears last night for the future of a large employer on Cork’s northside after it announced it will axe about half its workforce.

THE consortium behind controversial plans for a €250 million co-location hospital in Cork will try to ease local concerns at a public meeting today.

A SOLAR-POWERED pay and display parking system will be introduced in selected locations in Cork this week.

CITY officials sought legal advice yesterday on a controversial rezoning proposal aimed at securing a €50 million revamp of a former college on Cork’s northside.

A COFFEE shop being built as part of the multi-million euro revamp of Cork’s Grand Parade has been branded a “monstrosity”.

ATTEMPTS to twin Cork with Sunderland and capitalise on Roy Keane’s managerial success were given the red card last night.

AN American-owned company said yesterday that it hoped a “very attractive” severance package will enable it to shed 200 jobs through voluntary redundancies.

SINN FÉIN gained an extra seat on Cork City Council last night despite a row over procedures for filling vacant seats.

CORK’S city councillors were under fire last nightafter they voted againstrezoning a site for a new gaelscoil.

INVESTIGATIONS are under way to discover the source of waste flowing into the Green River in Bishopstown.