Volunteerism is the bedrock of rural communities striving to defend their services, culture, and way of life against threats from growing centralisation and urbanisation.

Stephen O’Brien says expats in Chicago responded positively to the delegation of Cork players past and present who visited the American city last year to “test the water” for the new Cork GAA fundraising group, Cairde Chorcaí.

THE caring, sporting, educational and professional contributions of people to their communities on both sides of the Cork-Limerick border have been recognised with Charleville People of the Year Awards, organised by the Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by the credit union.