The couple behind one of the country's best-known independent publishers has decided to close the book on their working lives after 30-years in the business.

Brian Linehan is riding with terrific confidence at present and, fresh from his success aboard Hardtorock at Dawstown on bank holiday Monday, the Fermoy amateur partnered the third double of his career at the County Limerick Hunt point-to-point fixture at Athlacca on Saturday.

A four-strong team of intrepid explorers made history tonight by becoming the first Irish expedition ever to reach the South Pole.

WHEN Pat Falvey named his 2007 South Pole expedition “Beyond Endurance”, he knew he was not alone.

A Cork-based engineering company has just announced that 40 highly skilled jobs are to be created in the area in the science and engineering sectors.