Diners who forked out €50 for a sold-out open-air street feast in Cork City have cried foul after a clash with the Euros forced the cancellation of their dinner plans.

When it comes to being historic, charismatic and full of vibrant business life it’s simply streets ahead of the rest: Oliver Plunkett St in Cork has been declared the greatest street in Ireland and Britain by academics who study urbanisation.

An eclectic mix of music at this year’s Guinness Jazz Festival is drawing in the crowds and making the festival a hit with fans of all genres of music.

Pedestrianisation, its diversity and vibrancy, and an outdoor summer dining event have helped Cork’s Oliver Plunkett St become the only Irish street to be shortlisted for a prestigious urban award.

A man whose unprovoked headbutt on a man on his way home from a night out in Cork City had devastating consequences for the victim and yesterday the judge remanded the accused in custody overnight to consider what sentence to impose.

Unsurprisingly, Our Table, the Cork Midsummer Festival long table al fresco banquet on Cork’s Oliver Plunkett St, feeding 400 white-clad diners, is long sold out.

Around 40,000 people are expected to attend this year’s Cork Midsummer Festival, which will feature music, dance, circus, theatre, opera and visual art as well as an extensive family programme.

Flood waters swept over Cork city centre again last night after another Atlantic storm battered the city and the city was subject to a status orange wind warning.

Parts of St Mary’s Park in Limerick remained under water even as the floodwater began to recede yesterday.

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A man who mugged an 83-year-old lady in Cork city centre thought he could outrun his pursuer — but found to his cost the chaser was training for a marathon.

Outgoing Musgrave managing director Séamus Scally was honoured last night when he was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual National Quality & Excellence Gala Awards.