WARM tributes were paid last night to former Cork and Limerick city manager, Jack Higgins, with councillors describing him as “very efficient public servant” and “a strategic thinker”.

A RECORD 341 swimmers are set to take part in the Lee Swim in Cork today as the event, which was originally held in 1914, continues to grow in popularity following its reintroduction in 2005.

A CURIOUS seal joined more than 230 competitors in one of the biggest Lee Swims yet over the weekend.

HUNDREDS of swimmers are set to take the plunge in one of the country’s biggest open-water competitions in Cork this weekend.