When we are divided we are well on the way to being conquered.

The sad irony of the current abortion debate is that if this Government, and in particular the Labour Party, had genuine concerns about suicide it would instead deal with the crippling despair caused by its bank-focused economic policies.

Innovative students have developed a road safety board game that could help save lives.

REPUBLIC of IRELAND ladies soccer manager Sue Ronan shared her experiences as both a player and international soccer manager as she praised the 105 student recipients of CIT sports bursaries at the Oriel House Hotel last night.

THE relentless rain failed to dampen the spirits of food lovers who flocked to Cork’s Fitzgerald Park to whet their appetites at TasteFest.

AN elderly brother and sister died in a fire in their house in Co Cork which gardaí believe was started accidentally.

KERRY natives successful in businesses overseas are to be invited to a Farmleigh-type meeting in the county next May with a view to creating jobs at home.

CORK COUNTY BOARD decided at last night’s reconvened meeting to back the interim arrangement agreed between the GAA and the GPA. On a show of hands 92 delegates voted in favour while 12 were against.

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A MAN who was on a stolen motorbike when it crashed, killing another passenger, will face criminal charges.

Cork’s squad for next Sunday’s NHL semi-final with Galway could be bolstered by the return of Ronan Curran, Jerry O’Connor and Joe Deane.

THE man who died in a crash on a stolen motorcycle in Cork city on Monday night was previously caught stealing a car on the same street.

EAGLE’S PASS, owned by two New York-based Kerrymen, Niall O’Dowd and Denis Kelleher, ran his rivals ragged to land the valuable Guinness Gold Cup at Tralee yesterday.

AN estimated 10,000 people attended the Bantry Agricultural Show last Sunday.

GAA PRESIDENT Sean Kelly last night paid tribute to the “wonderful commitment of the grassroots members of the Association.”

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A CHANGE of heart by several Fianna Fáil councillors resulted in three Section 140 planning motions, which seek to direct a county manager to give planning permission against his better judgement, being defeated at yesterday’s meeting of Kerry County Council, in Tralee.

WHAT a terrible shame that 78 minutes of delightful football had to be marred by just one moment of madness yesterday in Inchigeela.

SPORTS fans here were warned yesterday they could be sued for defamation by e-mailing the names of English soccer stars allegedly involved in a gang rape.

The search was continuing today for the helicopter which crashed into the North Sea, killing five people with another six feared dead, as the victims were named.