Cork football manager Ronan McCarthy wanted the county’s Munster semi-final, scheduled for June 1, played at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, only for the county board to decree the pitch unavailable due to the Rod Stewart concert on May 25.

Option A – the so-called April/August option, was overwhelmingly chosen for the Cork county senior and intermediate championship format from 2020 onwards.

They once languished in Garda stations as unclaimed bikes, but now they’re getting a second life in Gambia, bringing children long distances to school.

U2 might be regarded as a Dublin band, but a new film will trace the importance of Cork to the group’s early development.

Limerick 2-13, Clare 1-13: A devastating mid-game stretch when they hit 2-8 with just a point in reply powered Limerick’s junior footballers to a Munster semi-final date with Kerry in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

The two salvaged anchors from the 1916 German gun-running ship, the Aud, will be ready for permanent public display within weeks.

A 78-year-old man has been sentenced to four years in jail with half of it suspended yesterday for the sexual abuse of a girl in her teenage years in the 1970s.

Eighteen registered sex offenders are living within walking distance of a cluster of schools near Cork City centre housing thousands of students.

Sentencing adjourned as man acknowledges abuse during 1970s

Kerry GAA authorities are treating "with the utmost gravity" claims that a hurling umpire was attacked by a player and left requiring hospital treatment following the vicious assault at a match in Kilmoyley on Sunday.

Aidan Murphy and Christy Mullins will contest the Munster senior final on Sunday July 6 at Ballygurteen.

In a history extending back to 1888, CBC Cork yesterday celebrated one of its proudest days when Uachtarán na hÉireann, Michael D. Higgins, visited the school to commemorate its 125th celebrations.

Two West Cork historical organisations redeveloping one of Ireland’s best-known War of Independence sites have strongly denied that Auxiliary troops will be commemorated in the new project.

Thomastown (Kilkenny) 3-14 Kildorrery (Cork) 1-13

Kerry minor football manager Mickey Ned O’Sullivan has warned his young charges — improve, or face getting dumped out of the Munster MFC in the next round.

TG4 stalwart Geantraí features The Chieftains and other special guests on Christmas Day, says Gerry Quinn

THE HM Yachts Autumn series continued at RCYC. In a brisk north westerly breeze Race Officer Roy Hanan (Plumbat) and his team opted for course 74.

A company managing director with financial difficulties hired three Polish nationals to burgle his home and burn out his Range Rover with a view to making a major insurance claim.

2010 has been designated the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.

A WEST CORK town was under three feet of water yesterday morning, for the second time in seven weeks.

SEVERAL Leaving Certificate students in one of Cork’s top fee-paying schools have been told to stay away from class until their exams start after a series of pre-exam pranks.

ONE of Cork’s oldest city communities reacted cautiously to news last night that a post office will be retained in their area.

ONE of Ireland’s richest men has been summoned to Killenaule District Court by Judge Terence Finn to answer questions on his company’s policy of providing insurance certificates to customers.

THE Gateway Project proposes to demolish a derelict building at No 34 Leitrim Street in Cork and to construct a new hostel on the site.

Shelbourne manager Pat Fenlon’s rebuilding for next season and a bid for a hat-trick of titles continued today.

THE final bill from the storms that lashed the country over the last two days could run into tens of millions of euros.

Runaway league leaders Shelbourne will have two new weapons in their armoury tonight when they take on tenants Shamrock Rovers at Tolka Park (7.45pm).

New St Patrick’s Athletic manager John McDonnell welcomes his old side Shelbourne and the man he succeeded at Inchicore tonight (7.45pm).

Eircom Premier League leaders Shelbourne will look to turn the screw on their rivals tonight when they travel to United Park to play Drogheda United (7.45pm).

BOHEMIANS manager Stephen Kenny is delighted to have a fully fit squad available for tonight’s make-or-break eircom League contest against runaway leaders Shelbourne at Tolka Park (7.45).

BY 10pm tonight, they might be joint top with Shelbourne, but Waterford United manager Alan Reynolds is ensuring nobody gets carried away before clash with the champions at the RSC.

THE opening performances of Shelbourne in defence of their Eircom League championship title have broadcast an unmistakable message that all challengers will do well to heed.

Shamrock Rovers 1 Shelbourne 1

A SPLIT developed in Cork schools yesterday as the city's Lord Mayor defied a directive from the Minister for Education and asked principals to give pupils a half day.

IN the wake of recent headlines about junior minister Noel Ahern going to Germany to look at new services for drug users, we would like to draw your attention to the fact that those involved in existing services are expressing serious concerns to him about the Government’s commitment to support those services that are already in place.

BILLY McAULIFFE joined the Munster roll of honour following a dramatic last shot win over Tony McCarthy in the Munster Veteran final at Waterfall on Saturday evening.

Cork City 0 Shelbourne 0

WATERFORD UNITED manager Jimmy McGeough made no attempt to hide his enthusiasm for tonight’s game against old foes Cork City: “There is such history attached to this game that it should be terrific. The competition between the two clubs has always been fierce and I’m really looking forward to it.”

FIRE OFFICERS need to concentrate on preventing fires rather than putting them out, the chief fire officers’ conference was told yesterday.

HOAX calls to fire stations are increasing because callers are less afraid of being recognised, the Chief Fire Officers Association was told yesterday.

SHELBOURNE head into a month of Dublin derbies tonight with manager Pat Fenlon believing capital pride is more important than ever.