A nine-month jail term has been imposed on a young, socially distant man who sexually assaulted two women walking through Cork City in the early evening.

A young man threatened to kill his ex-girlfriend and harassed her through texts, letter and Facebook in the months following their break-up.

After nearly half-an-hour of being asked, in as many different ways as possible, whether issues with alcohol have stunted his career James O’Connor seemed almost relieved to be questioned on whether he considered moving to an Irish province this month.

Duagh 0-9 Beale 0-6

A TRANSITION-YEAR student with an inventor’s flair has scooped a top prize for her business idea.

A RETIRED Garda boss has called for prosecutions to be taken against gardaí who covered up clerical child sex abuse documented in the Murphy Report.

MINEOLA FARLOE has hardened to 7/4 (from 3/1) with the sponsors after turning in another very impressive performance when winning the first quarter-final of the Cashmans Irish Laurels at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

Stradbally 0-10 Ardmore 0-7

LOCAL hero Sinabhfuilbertie made a sensational return to action with a 28.21 first round effort in the Guinness Trophy, which kicked-off at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

WEIGHT of numbers proved decisive in the final of the Beamish 575 Stakes at Curraheen Park on Saturday night as trainer Paul Hennessy, with four of the six runners, duly filled two of the first three places with Phoenix Ice and Taming The Tiger.

TRACK record holder Nikita Billie made a sensational exit from the Cashman 575 Stake at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

A SUB 28.00 run by a dog at Curraheen Park is now clearly on the horizon after Coolmona Dave flew around the circuit in a dazzling 28.14, clipping .07 off the old record, in the opening semi-final of the Macroom Motor Services Stakes on Saturday.