Australia manager Gary Lyon has promised his players will play hard and tackle even harder in the Coca-Cola International Rules Series against Ireland in Croke Park.

After six stages of today’s first leg of the Murphy Construction Cork 20 International Rally, Tim NcNulty/Eugene O’Donnell (Subaru WRC) hold a 37-second advantage over the Subaru of Derek McGarrity/Dermot O’Gorman with Eugene Donnelly/Paul Kiely (Toyota Corolla WRC) a further 21 seconds in arrears.

Competitors in the Killarney Historic Stages Rally are now past Moll's Gap for the second time.

BUSINESS leaders in Cork have appealed that rates not increase next year because many have suffered a severe drop in trade due to a the general economic downturn and work on the main drainage project.

A record crowd in sun drenched Dunmanway yesterday saw outsider Torpedo, driven by Donal Murphy, land the final of the West Cork Bottling Grand Prix on the second day of the Ballabuidhe Festival.

Results after Round 1 - West Cork Rally

US economic indicators to be released this week will show continued weakness in the overall economy, according to analysts.