In just a few hours, the oldest living person born in Ireland will make history and become the longest living Irish person ever.

A 113 year-old Irish woman, currently living in New York, is on course to become the oldest person in Irish history in just over a month.

Today one Irish lady in New York is celebrating a special birthday.

Waterford City Council will spend €2.2m to buy 11 houses it was informed were worth considerably less than half that amount.

DERVAL O’ROURKE has withdrawn from Saturday’s Cork City Sports because of a groin injury picked up at the European Team Championships in Slovakia two weeks ago.

ONE of the army’s most senior officers received a salute from the Lord Mayor of Cork last night as he was accorded a civic reception in recognition of his outstanding military service.

A NEW generation of entrepreneurs and innovators has been honoured by Cork Institute of Technology (CIT).

AWAY WE GO put up a decent display of front-running to take the Martinstown Opportunity Maiden Hurdle in the hands of Eddie Power in very testing conditions at Limerick yesterday.

NO FULL, last seen when falling at the sixth in the Aintree Grand National in April, made a fine seasonal debut when running his rivals ragged in the Jet O’Carroll Memorial Novice Hurdle at Listowel yesterday.

Keys Pride benefited from a great Davy Russell ride which enabled her to walk away with the Dawn Milk Handicap Chase at Listowel.

THE reputation of Cappamore Show as a shop window for quality cattle was underlined at this year’s event, when exhibitors came to the Co Limerick event from as far away as Donegal.

THE first warning shots were fired last April but the real battle begins today.

ONE of the first super-pubs in Munster is to be bulldozed to make way for a giant supermarket.

WASHINGTON POSTE has a leading chance of finally enjoying a turn in the Blue Thunder Fast Foods Maiden at Ballinrobe this evening.

A MAJOR battle is looming over plans to build a crucial section of Cork’s proposed northern ring road across the Lee Valley.

THE new commander of the Irish army in the south reviewed troops yesterday on his first day in the job.

THE deaths of two young men in weekend crashes in Co Kerry brings to 18 the number of people killed in traffic accidents in the county so far this year — the highest number since records began, according to gardaí.

Gardaí have named the two men killed in the two latest road crashes.

A FEW short years ago, when they won the Intermediate title for the first time, a rosy future beckoned for Delanys.