BOUNDARY changes, a retirement, and a clerical error have thrown the race for the fourth seat in this redrawn northside ward wide open.

The Fianna Fáil organisation in Cork city has been dealt a major blow with the resignation of a key activist and local election candidate, in the wake of the budget.

WHEN Dave Whyte, spokesman for Separated Parents of Ireland (SPI), woke up on Christmas Day three years ago without his two children, he contemplated suicide.

MANY fathers will not be able to celebrate what is supposed to be a time of goodwill, happiness and festive spirit.