Two Cork projects have won national heritage awards — a group from Castlemartyr that remembers the work of Cork-born White House landscapist, John Saul; and the Cork LGBT Archive.

Independent TD Michael Lowry has defended his right to have access to ministersdespite damning Moriarty tribunal findings against him.

It would be better if Environment Minister Phil Hogan had not met Michael Lowry in the wake of the Moriarty tribunal, a Cabinet colleague said today.

ALMOST 300 jobs were announced yesterday as part of the first phase of a huge pharmaceutical enterprise planned for unemployment blackspot Tralee, Co Kerry.