The secretary of the Imokilly divisional board has called on clubs to give greater support to its hurling and football teams if they are to continue competing in the senior championships.

THE general secretary of the Chief Superintendents’ Association has warned the closure of rural Garda stations will reduce the flow of intelligence which is vital in preventing and solving crime.

TRIBUTE upon tribute have been heaped on the man who trained nearly one-third of the current serving gardaí, as he retired from the force after 40 years of service.

GARDAÍ and Customs seized cocaine with a potential street value of between €16 million and €20m in north Cork last evening.

PRIVATE sponsorship of Garda vehicles is a likely option as budget cuts have put the skids on the purchase of new patrol cars.

FESTIVAL organisers may have to pay for more garda protection at such events if they want to prevent the type of violence which broke out in a normally very peaceful village in Co Cork last weekend.

MORE than 300 people attended a special function in Midleton, Co Cork, to honour a Garda super-intendent who is retiring after serving 36 years in the force.

IT is certainly regrettable that members of An Garda Síochána should have made such degrading and threatening remarks to the two female protesters who were arrested while interfering with the development of the Corrib gas pipeline.

THREE garda staff associations have said the behaviour of three gardaí under investigation for allegedly making jokes about raping women was not indicative of the attitude of the force.

PARENTS taking their children to and from school are among the worst offenders when it comes to speeding, according to a garda survey.

GARDAÍ in one division in Co Cork dealt with 128 cases of domestic violence in the last two months of 2010 yet, despite the alarming rise in attacks, no formal complaints were made by any of the victims.

GARDAÍ in Cork have statistically analysed when householders are most likely to be burgled and their research has thrown up some surprises.

GARDAÍ believe the killer of a 32-year-old unemployed single man tried to disguise the murder by setting fire to the victim’s apartment.

GARDAÍ have started using covert cameras in Cork city and suburbs as part of an escalating crackdown on dangerous driving by ‘boy racers’.

A SCHOOL principal has urged his pupils to report boy-racers to the gardaí, even if they happen to be fellow students.

THE head of the Garda Inspectorate will preside over the first comprehensive public meeting on crime in Cork on November 8 next.

GARDAÍ have launched a major initiative in north and east Cork aimed at cracking down on bogus callers who are robbing the elderly and other vulnerable people.

EIGHT young people and two groups from north and east Cork have been honoured by Gardaí for outstanding contributions to their communities and charities.

EIGHT young people and two groups from north and east Cork have been honoured by Gardaí for outstanding contributions to their communities and charities.

THE organisation representing the country’s rank-and-file gardaí has said its members are prepared to walk out of an archaic Garda station in a Cork suburb if they’re not provided with alternative accommodation soon.

THE Lord Mayor of Cork, and senior members of the gardaí and the Defence Forces gathered at City Hall last night to pay tribute to Assistant Garda Commissioner Kevin Ludlow, who is being transferred to policing duties in the south-east region.

THE number of community gardaí is to be significantly increased in Co Cork and people living in rural areas will have a greater say about when their local Garda stations should be open.

Carrigtwohill 3-12 Castlelyons 3-9

DUBLIN manager Anthony Daly admitted his side received a hurling lesson from Cork in a weekend challenge as former Australian Rules player Aisake O hAilpín starred for the Rebels.

Clare 0-16 Cork 2-13

THOUSANDS of people are to be recruited for a new text-messaging service, which gardaí hope will aid them further in their fight against criminals.

GARDA Commissioner Fachtna Murphy has made changes in senior ranks of the force in the southern region.

IF Cork harbour ambitions of making a meaningful impression in this year’s Liam MacCarthy Cup, then they will have to do better than last Saturday’s distinctly iffy display against Dublin.

Cork manager Gerald McCarthy has made five changes to his team - two in defence and three in attack - for Saturday's All-Ireland SHC qualifier against Dublin (Pairc Ui Chaoimh, throw-in 5pm).

THE Cork senior hurling selectors have wielded the axe, making five changes from the side that lost to Tipperary in the Munster championship semi-final for Saturday’s All-Ireland qualifier against Dublin at Páirc Uí Chaoimh (5pm).

Cork's experimentation with Diarmuid O'Sullivan at full-forward will continue this Sunday when they clash with Tipperary in the Waterford Crystal Cup final (Páirc Uí Chaoimh, throw-in 2pm).

CORK have been rocked by injuries to squad members ahead of next week’s All-Ireland SHC semi-final against Waterford at Croke Park.

DUHALLOW take on Carbery tonight in the Cork Senior Hurling Championship in Coachford (7.30pm).

THE Mounties always get their man, as the saying goes. Now they are preparing to impart some of their policing knowledge to the gardaí as part of a training pact.

Mickey O'Connell will make his competitive return for the Cork senior hurlers in Sunday's NHL Division 1A clash with Offaly (Birr, throw-in 2.30pm).

AGAINST the grief-laden backdrop of Midleton schoolboy Robert Holohan’s violent death, it is appropriate to reflect on the extraordinary response of the community in this tragic case.

METHODICAL, professional, sensitive. The tone of the garda response was set from day one.

Gardaí hunting for the killer of schoolboy Robert Holohan have a list of 30 suspects, it emerged tonight.

Sean O’Riordan