Flann O’Brien is the pseudonym Brian O’Nolan used as a novelist, but this collection also contains works written as Brian Ó Nualláin (for pieces in Irish), Brother Barnabas, Myles na gCopaleen, Myles na Gopaleen, Lir O’Connor, and Brian O’Nolan.

After a period of extra time in the bar trade at Cork city’s legendary soccer pub dug-out, long-time publican Neil Murphy and family are calling game over at The Horsehoe Inn — a bar that spills over into the 7,500 person capacity FAI stadium at Turners Cross.

IN his novel Balcony of Europe, Aidan Higgins says of a character: “He was a tall guy but I gave him the name of a small bird.”

CORK city is still unique in that small, family-owned businesses are able to survive alongside the multiple stores. But for how much longer?

Two men have been remanded in custody charged in connection with an attack on a 16-year-old in Dublin.

LIVERPOOL is hosting the European City of Culture in 2008. Having visited the city last year, I can say they are very organised and eagerly awaiting the occasion.

ARTHUR GASKIN, the eleventh seed professional based in Nottingham and world ranked 161, beat No six seed David Ayerst fromUlster 3-1 in the Westwood sponsored Irish National Squash Championships last night.

The top qualifying seeds all came through last night at Fitzwilliam in The Westwood sponsored Irish National Squash Championships.

THE majority of smokers want publicans to enforce next January’s ban on smoking. According to a survey by the Office of Tobacco Control, 81% of the public, including 61% of smokers, believe publicans should obey the new regulation.

CORK City and county vintners yesterday decided to support their colleagues in Kerry in not enforcing the proposed smoking ban in pubs, on the basis they could not implement it.

PUBLICANS want Health Minister Micheál Martin to ban the sale of tobacco products all over the country, rather than just putting the onus on them to prevent smoking in the workplace.

TWO people died in separate accidents yesterday bringing to 318 the number killed on Irish roads so far this year.

The man killed in the accident at Glounakeel, Rockchapel, Co Cork this morning has been named as Neil Murphy.