Protesters have warned they will take to the streets for as long as it takes to get a new school built.

Sweeping reforms which will overhaul the way the authorities in Cork interact with the Traveller community have been finalised.

The UN must be involved in any inquiry into Ireland’s mother-and-baby homes scandal, a rally in Cork was told yesterday.

Early tallies for the Cork East constituency showed Ned O’Keeffe of Fianna Fáil topping the poll.

THE Cork East electoral constituency should have five Dáil representatives, or be split up, according to TDs who have seen the largest population rise of any constituency outside of Dublin.