A local authority is to look at creating a database of everybody buried in its 285 cemeteries in an effort to promote genealogy tourism.

Independents and Sinn Féin are likely to be the biggest winners come next year’s local elections in Co Cork.

Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has given a commitment that gardaí will continue to be stationed in Glanmire, Co Cork.

A Cork satellite town will play host to a national motorcycle racing event for the first time.

Cork County Council is considering micro-chipping some road signs in an effort to stop metal thieves stealing them and putting motorists’ lives at risk.

Cork county councillors are to write to two ministers and the chairman of a Dáil committee urging them to investigate claims that businesses and householders hit by last summer’s floods are being unfairly treated by some insurance companies.

Cork county councillors are to write to two ministers and the chairman of a Dáil committee urging them to investigate claims that businesses and householders hit by last summer’s floods are being unfairly treated by some insurance companies.

Scrap metal thieves stole chevron signs erected to prevent further fatalities at a spot where a young father- of-two was killed in a traffic accident.

A proposed new town north of Cork City could become gridlocked with traffic if the National Roads Authority maintains its refusal to provide a full junction connection to the planned Northern Ring Road.

Council workers are preparing to remove more than 100 tonnes of wood clogging a river, amid fears it could cause loss of life and serious damage if dislodged during a flood.

With rumblings of insurance companies playing hardball, the situation in Cork City and county is as follows:

A red-faced employee at the Department of Social Protection has apologised for referring to a young widow as Mrs Enough when he wrote her a letter saying her benefits were to be cut.

ELECTION candidates may soon be confined to putting up election posters in designated areas of Co Cork.

Down 3-15 Laois 3-11

Laois manager Niall Rigney has made sweeping changes to his side for tomorrow's GAA All-Ireland senior hurling relegation play-off against Antrim at Pairc Tailteann, throw-in 2.30pm.

GER LOUGHNANE has always been good for a quote but even he knew he was heading into difficulty when remarking that Fergal Moore’s hamstring injury was his ‘Achilles heel’.

Galway 1-26 Laois 0-09

Damien Fox's Laois hurlers got their NHL Division 2A campaign off to a blistering start at O'Moore Park in Portlaoise today, with a facile 3-26 to 2-9 victory over Derry.

Damien Fox's reign as Laois hurling manager got off to a very satisfactory start as the midlanders ended Down's Walsh Cup hopes with a 2-15 to 1-9 defeat at Rathdowney.