BROADCASTER Neil Prendeville, who performed a lewd act while travelling on an Aer Lingus flight from London to Cork, will remain off air until Garda investigations into the incident are complete, his employers have said.

TWO of Ireland’s best-known hoteliers are preparing to invest close to €100 million in projects in Cork and Kerry, the first of which is set to open on October 9.

BUSINESS and tourism leaders in Cork launched a stinging attack on the region’s tourist promotion board last night after a major blunder.

TOURISM interests expressed serious concerns last night after it emerged that a management firm has been appointed to run Cork Kerry Tourism.

PLANNING permission has been granted for a 207-room hotel, which, when built, will be the biggest in Co Cork.

A CRUNCH meeting is set to take place between representatives of 250 hotels and the board of Cork Kerry Tourism tomorrow, amid claims that the tourist marketing body has no strategic plans in place to capitalise on Cork’s success as European Capital of Culture.

EUROPE'S biggest lottery winner played a game of cat and mouse with the media yesterday - but not before splashing out on a facial.

CORK hoteliers could be on the verge of breaking away from the Cork-Kerry Tourism agency and going it alone.

Tourism has grown to become a mainstay of our economy, writes KEVIN MILLS.

A ROW has broken out between hoteliers and Tourism Ireland amid claims the organisation is not marketing Cork enough abroad in the run-up to the 2005 celebrations.