An Bord Pleanála has granted planning permission for a Cork cemetery, with 5,601 plots, which will be the first privately-run facility in the city or county.

A goal in each half from Danny O’Hara and Conor McIntyre ensured defending champions Curry made a successful start to the Sligo SFC campaign on Saturday night when they overcame Eastern Harps’ dogged challenge, 2-11 to 0-15, at Bunnanadden in a Group ‘A’ fixture.

A Kildare man has pleaded guilty at the Special Criminal Court to the possession of explosive substances.

A Kildare man charged with IRA membership and the possession of explosive substances has been granted bail at the Special Criminal Court.

Gardaí say they are not treating as suspicious the death of a man in Co Kerry.

A post mortem is being carried out this morning on the body of a man found in Co Kerry yesterday.

A Dublin man who downloaded more than 400 images and videos of children being abused has been given a suspended and a fine at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

York have been forced to abandon the second day of the prestigious Ebor meeting as conditions at the track have not improved.

A PUBLIC servant accused of taking bung payments so that he might favourably review grant applications has had all charges against him dropped.

The jury was discharged this afternoon in the case against a former managing director of South Cork Enterprise Board as they could not reach agreement on any of the charges of receiving corrupt payments for securing job creation grants for a company.

The jury in the case against a former managing director of South Cork Enterprise Board who denies receiving corrupt payments for securing job creation grants for a company was sent to a hotel overnight as they have not yet reached a verdict.

The jury in the case against a former managing director of South Cork Enterprise Board who denies receiving corrupt payments for securing job creation grants for a company was sent to a hotel overnight as they have not yet reached a verdict.

A former managing director of South Cork Enterprise Board received corrupt payments for securing job creation grants for a company, it was claimed on the opening day of his trial today.

York have outlined extra measures for tomorrow’s meeting following some issues with facilities earlier in the month.

Talk of the three-in-a row increases with each game for the Cork hurlers. Jim O’Sullivan sounds a warning.

OWEN MULLIGAN has been ruled out of Tyrone’s Allianz National Football League clash with Cork on Sunday by a hamstring injury.

Four Celtic soccer fans who caused mayhem on a flight from Spain with their drunken antics were fined by magistrates in Wales today,