A 40-year-old man accused of multiple counts of raping his daughter over a seven-year period was served with a book of evidence yesterday.

A ‘Good Samaritan’ who stopped to assist a man on the side of the road could not have known that he was on bail for armed robbery and high on drugs — he responded to the woman’s offer of help by pulling out a screwdriver and hijacking her car.

A woman who stopped to assist a man on the side of the road was the victim of a hijacking and yesterday the sentencing judge said the case was too serious to impose sentence without giving it further consideration.

The sporting community in Cork and beyond turned out in force yesterday to honour the memory of renowned hurling coach Archdeacon Michael O’Brien, whose funeral took place in his native Innishannon following Mass in St Mary’s Church yesterday.

Cork County Board chairman Bob Ryan was forced to launch a vigorous defence of the decision to redevelop Páirc Uí Chaoimh at last night’s county board meeting.

A system to appoint the next Cork senior football manager is yet be put in place after the issue was not discussed at last night’s county board meeting in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Former GAA president Dr Mick Loftus was amongst the attendance yesterday at the funeral Mass of Down-born Joe McGrath who achieved notable successes as a hurling, football and camogie coach over the past 40 years while living in Cork.

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Paul McCarthy was appointed as the new Cork junior football manager at last night’s county board meeting in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Bob Ryan is set to become the next chairman of the Cork County Board as he is the only candidate nominated for the position which becomes vacant at Convention in December.

YOUNG up and coming Limerick rock bands are being offered the chance of getting the gig of a lifetime.

IT’S A battle of the former PRO’s as Midleton delegate Pat Horgan throws down the gauntlet to present incumbent, Bob Ryan for the position of vice-chairman of the Cork County Board in next month’s election.

“DEFINITELY a man who knew the GAA inside out!’’ That was the tribute yesterday from Mick Dolan, who completed his three-year term as chairman last December. “Frank was a most helpful man to anybody who was in difficulties and he gave great advice to me and a lot of other people. He will be a huge loss, but time moves on.’’

ADVENTURER Gerard McDonnell, who died on his descent from K2 last August, has been nominated posthumously for the Limerick Person of the Year Award.

A leading member of the legal profession is believed to be the independent chairman appointed by the Cork County Board to head up a seven-man team tasked with finding a resolution to the Cork hurling dispute.

THE Cork County Board is concerned over reports that club players who are not part of the intercounty squad have been asked not to make themselves available for the planned challenge game organised by St Colman’s College for next weekend.

PATRICK KAVANAGH could have offered the right description of the Cork hurling crisis, the kind of local row which sparked the Illiad in Homer’s mind.

Influential Cork half-forward Donncha O'Connor has been cleared to play for the Rebels in this Sunday's GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final replay against Kerry, after having his four-week suspension overturned by the GAA's Central Hearings Committee (CHC) at Croke Park last night.

PUBS are expected to do a roaring trade for tomorrow’s All-Ireland senior football semi-final between arch-rivals Cork and Kerry, as fans stay away from Croke Park.

GAA President elect Christy Cooney received a standing ovation at Tuesday night’s Cork County Board meeting.

A new GAA disagreement is brewing after Cork GAA chiefs decided to move the opening round of Senior Football Championship games to the dislike of their club units.

DOUBTS have been raised about the procedure used to appoint Teddy Holland as Cork senior football manager in November, with the appointments committee established to find a manager coming under scrutiny.

CORK officials will “let things cool down” in the aftermath of Sunday’s All-Ireland final defeat before deciding who will manage the senior footballers next season.

THE true horror of Ireland’s continued road carnage was nowhere more apparent than in Cork yesterday where tears streamed down the faces of mourners at the funeral of a young man cut down in his prime.

The case for freeing the 'Rebel Four' to face Waterford next Sunday week will be heard tonight in Croke Park.

The identity of Gerald McCarthy’s backroom team may be revealed at tomorrow night’s meeting of the Cork County Board.

Cork County Board chairman Mick Dolan paid tribute to the titanic efforts of the double-winning Cork ladies footballers yesterday.

Cork County Board chairman Mick Dolan was quick to praise John Allen, after the St. Finbarr's clubman officially stepped down as manager of the Cork hurlers last night.

The Cork County Board are pouring cold water on speculation that John Allen has been suffering health problems.

Star defender Anthony Lynch is eligible to play for Cork in tomorrow's Munster SFC final replay after surprisingly winning his appeal against suspension last night.

GAA bosses accept that Munster’s Heineken Cup success has obvious implications for the promotion of hurling and football in the province and specifically in Limerick.

CO-OPERATION and communication. That’s the consensus view among a number of county board chairmen who were canvassed for their views on the club/county divide highlighted over the past week in Laois.

THE fourth Cork GAA Players Fund Golf Classic will be held at Muskerry Golf Club on Friday, May 19.

SPORTS Minister John O’Donoghue has applauded the GAA for allowing soccer and rugby to be played in Croke Park next year.

OUTGOING Cork County Board chairman Jim Forbes believes that serious consideration should be given to confining playing activity at U-21 level to those aged between 19 and 21 and at minor level to players aged 17 to 18.

THE Gaelic Player’s Association secretary, Donal Óg Cusack, has launched a stinging attack on GAA chiefs and “lifelong free-dinner merchants” who continue to take players at all grades for granted.