It was a throwback to the old pre-bypass days for Mitchelstown, Co Cork, yesterday afternoon as bumper-to-bumper cars crawled their way northbound through the town to this year’s Indiependence Music and Arts festival.

The rude health of Irish music is to be celebrated at a new rock ’n roll festival. But Music Cork promises to be more than merely an excuse to let one’s hair down and rock out, writes Ed Power.

The organisers of a 10,000 capacity music festival expect it to sell out well in advance after announcing a raft of artists will appear alongside Manic Street Preachers, The Coronas and Sigma.

Wexford Youths 0 Finn Harps 0: Finn Harps preserved their top-flight status while they dumped Wexford Youths into the relegation play-offs with a boring scoreless draw at Ferrycarrig Park last night.

Bohemians 1 Wexford Youths 0: A regular scorer of spectacular goals, Kurtis Byrne was happy to oblige with a tap-in as Bohemians got back to winning ways at Dalymount Park.

Indiependence organiser Shane Dunne tells Joe Leogue how the Mitchelstown festival has grown from humble beginnings

Wexford Youths 0, Cork City 1: Cork City maintained their pressure on leaders Dundalk with a hard-earned victory over a battling Wexford Youths side at Ferrycarrig Park yesterday afternoon.

Wexford Youths should bounce into Turner’s Cross this evening with a newfound spring in their step, on the back of two successive wins.

Having produced commendable performances against some of the top sides in the country, Shane Keegan wants his Wexford Youths to finally take that major step and garner a first Premier Division victory when Derry City visit Ferrycarrig Park this evening.

8,000 festival goers left the site and the gates of Deer Farm in Mitchelstown closed for another year as Indiependence Festival 2015 came to an end on Monday.

Cork City 4 Drogheda United 1: A tremendous second half hat-trick from Billy Dennehy saw Cork City put an indifferent first-half performance behind them to move to within four points of leaders Dundalk at the top of the Airtricity League Premier Division with a 4-1 victory over Drogheda United at Turners Cross last night.

FABULOUS music, sunshine and rain — then more rain… As a new generation prepares to repeat the cycle again, we asked festival veterans to remember their highlights....

Running outdoor festivals in Ireland can cause a grown man to shed a tear.

Waterford United 4 Longford Town 2

MUSIC festivals are a rite of passage for teenagers. But older, die-hard music fans are attending festivals despite being parents.

CORK’S aspirations of winning this year’s Munster minor hurling championship remain intact, but Saturday night’s victory over Kerry at Páirc Uí Chaoimh was not without anxiety.

KERRY coach Joe Walsh hopes his side can build on Wednesday night’s performance in the Munster MHC quarter-final against Limerick, when they face Clare in tonight’s backdoor play-off (Cusack Park, Ennis, 6.30pm).

A CLOSE call for Limerick in Kilmallock yesterday evening in this Munster MHC quarter-final, a very close call, because two late reaction rocket-shots from Kerry corner-forward Shane Dunne went just a couple of inches wide.

A momentous triumph for Kerry hurling yesterday, as Kerry Colleges tasted a first win in the Dr Harty Cup in Bishopstown with a thoroughly deserved victory over Waterford Colleges.

A MAJOR music festival and a 36-hour, non-stop endurance race are to take place on the Cork/Limerick border over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

Killester United 3 Sligo Rovers 4 (After extra-time)

MUCH has been written recently about the difference in prices between Dublin and the rest of the country. Economists have said there is no reason for this and some admit to being baffled as to the reason.