Bride and groom Aoife O’Callaghan and Finbarr McCarthy returned to the scene of their first encounter — and first date — on their big day.

Strong interest can be expected in this recently beautified Bishopstown family home, says Tommy Barker.

Built on a foundation of friendship and innovation, West Cork Distillers was established in 2003 by three lifelong friends, Denis McCarthy, Ger McCarthy and John O’Connell in the heart of West Cork at Union Hall.

A €3m partnership between UCC and financial services firm Fexco will see major research conducted on emerging financial technologies, or fintech.

After a high-end reconfiguration and its considerable comfort factor, this city house is perfect for a trade-down buyer, says Tommy Barker.

Kerry-based financial services and money transfer group Fexco is eyeing more acquisitions to boost its retail foreign exchange outlet business.

Seven horses and a farm dog were shot dead by a man with a grudge against his uncle in what the sentencing judge described as “unspeakable cruelty” carried out “without mercy and without any justification whatsoever”.

A 32-year-old man has appeared in court following an investigation into an incident that saw six horses and two dogs shot dead in Co Cork over the weekend.

Rose Martin looks at what’s new and what to do in the home this week.

Following ‘sale agreeds’ on two 1960s houses, one a detached, the other a semi-d, in the ‘old’ 1960s Bellair Estate off Douglas Road and by the start of Ballinlough Road in Cork, now comes a younger model, and a different house type too.

Newcastle West won a thriller away to St. Senan’s to close the gap on Clonmel at the top of Division 1 of the Munster Junior League.

Babies, brides, and pets — not the usual cast of characters for a hospice, but Marymount is not your usual hospice.

Defending champions Clonmel got their Munster Junior League campaign off to a winning start with a victory over one of their main challengers, Bandon.

Young Munster lifted the Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup at Musgrave Park for an eighth time in a thrilling final against Cork Constitution.

Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup final between Young Munster and Cork Constitution (Musgrave Park, 2.30pm) has all the ingredients required to produce a thrilling spectacle.

Around 300 cyclists are being sought for a biking trip from Cork to Dublin next month which is expected to raise more than €150,000 for a charity offering free surgery to children with scoliosis and other health problems.

Galbally caused the shock of the weekend as they beat Clanwilliam in the Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup.

It was another exciting weekend at the top of Division 1 of the Munster Junior League.

Bandon came close to causing a major shock in Division 1 of the Munster Junior League against defending champions Clonmel. The second division champions were leading 7-6 at half time with a try from Chris Laidler which Richard Walsh converted.

“A grand, solid block of a house” — so says Hugh McPhillips of Marshs auctioneers, seeing straight to the good points of the suburban four-bedroomed 11 Bellair Estate. 

All top four sides won in Division One of the Munster Junior League as both Kilfeacle and Bandon recorded bonus-point wins.

Rain disrupted the Munster Junior League program yesterday with eight of the scheduled games being postponed.

If the first weekend is anything to go by, this season’s Munster Junior League should be another captivating campaign. Some early favourites started off impressively and will be aiming to follow up their opening-day victories.

“The handwriting is so bad — but at this time of the year you have to smile a little wider.” So says postman Denis McCarthy as he wades through the sea of letters and parcels.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny took refuge inside a hotel for over three hours as he came under further fire last night from water charges demonstrators.

The newly-elected Limerick City and County Council has moved to resolve a bitter, legacy row from the old Limerick City Council into which President Michael D Higgins was drawn.

The family of a woman who was knocked down and killed while out shopping with her sister has asked the driver not to get behind the wheel again.

A freak leg injury has brought an Irish athlete’s record-breaking long run to an abrupt end.

THE first time I spoke to Rosie Campbell was on the phone a few nights ago.

A judge described legal proceedings being brought by a small rural community against a local authority and An Bord Pleanála as “very complex and important for all concerned’’.

Up to 60 new jobs could be created as part of the transformation of a former famine workhouse into a major cultural and commercial centre.

Two men beachcombing at the mouth of Youghal harbour have recovered a capstan believed to be from a merchant ship that sank in the east Cork bay over 115 years ago.

There are a number of tempting propositions on tonight’s card but Mickys Trickster stands out as the one with greatest claims and he warrants the nap selection in the second semi-final of the Greyhound & Pet World A1 525.

Murder victim John Forrester, whose body was found in the River Bandon in November, had found peace in the weeks before his death, his family was told yesterday.

They didn’t call Paddy Martin The Champ for nothing.

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