Two Cork paramedics who battled through Storm Ophelia to save the life of an elderly woman on a remote farm, clearing roads of trees and fallen branches with crowbars and hacksaws as they struggled to reach her, are to be presented with National Bravery Awards.

Former champions O'Donovan Rossa and Ballincollig take to the pitch at Ballinascarthy for the Cork SFC clash.

The famed wedding planner is reluctantly parting with this charming West Cork home, says Tommy Barker.

Leading from the start Donegal’s Donagh Kelly (Ford Focus WRC) swept to a fifth successive victory in the Quality Hotel West Cork Rally. Co-driven by Monaghan’s Conor Foley they finished 45.8 seconds clear of Monaghan’s Josh Moffett and co-driver Andy Hayes with Irish Tarmac champions Monaghan’s Sam Moffett and Cork’s Karl Atkinson (Fiesta R5) in third.

The recent snowy weather brought out the best in many local communities around Ireland, and Cork woman Betty Hennessy was one of those braving the weather to help her neighbours.

One of West Cork’s period blue-blood properties, the Lisselan Estate near Clonakilty, has found a new, and very local, buyer — Colette Twomey of Clonakilty Blackpudding — for close to €3m.

As the Irish Examiner’s Ford 100 coverage draws to a close, Ciarán McMahon, Chairman and Managing Director of Henry Ford & Son Ltd, reflects on a momentous journey through 2017.

“It was a terrific day, a wonderful way to celebrate the centenary of Ford in Ireland.”

The Ford 100 Fest charity event, celebrating 100 years of Ford in Ireland, took place on Sunday at the Ford Homestead in Ballinascarthy, Co Cork.

The West Cork Vintage Ploughing and Threshing Association’s Ford 100 Fest will take place on the ancestral home-farm of Henry Ford at Crohane, Ballinascarthy, Co. Cork, on Sunday, August 27.

Four Cork girls will be among contestants from across Ireland, and indeed overseas, vying for glory at this year’s 46th annual International Miss Macra Festival.

Donncha Ó Dúlaing, widely known for his hugely popular radio shows Three-O-One, Highways and Byways and Fáilte Isteach, remembers his time in the accounts department at Henry Ford & Son.

On his recent visit to Cork to mark the centenary of Ford in Ireland, Henry’s great-grandson outlined his dreams and visions.

When Ford was described by UCC President Professor Patrick G. O’Shea as “a Cork company with an American subsidiary”, it was a remark that perfectly captured the light-hearted mood during the visit of William Clay Ford Jr.

Nicholas Carey secured the first win of the 2017 Munster Intermediate championship after a strong finish against PJ Cooney at Ballincurrig.

Ford have announced a new five-year scholarship with UCC to commemorate 100 years in Ireland.

The global head of the Ford empire has sent a bullish message to Apple after it announced plans to break into the motoring market: "We are willing to take on all comers."

Although he was only a teenager when the Ford and Dunlop plants on the Marina in Cork closed down in the early 1980s, the events left a lasting impression on Pat Kiernan.

When Cork-based Ford dealer William Slattery II paid a visit to the company’s HQ in the US in 1955, he decided to bring a little piece of Ireland over with him.

When he first visited the Cork of his ancestors, Henry Ford was embroiled in a fascinating saga revolvong around an apparent bequest to charity. Dave Hannigan tries to seperate fact from fiction.

For anyone whizzing by Ballinascarthy on the N71, it’s hard to miss the gleaming stainless steel statue of an iconic Model T Ford.

The 21st century has been a rollercoaster ride for the car industry, and Ford continues to look in the rearview mirror at the past with pride, while remaining firmly focused on the goals ahead.

When the Car of the 20th Century was named in 1999, voted on by industry experts, journalists and the public, the winner was so far ahead of its rivals, it almost lapped them, writes Jessica Casey.

The decision by Henry Ford to expand into Ireland and the county of his ancestors would transform Cork’s industrial landscape forever, writes John Dolan.

John Dolan provides an insight into the brilliance of Henry Ford, whose confidence in his ability and approach to business made him one of the world’s wealthiest men.

Got an issue? Ask Audrey...

Interest in beef farming fostered and encouraged by Certified Irish Angus Beef Schools Competition.

Donegal’s Donagh Kelly made history in the Quality Hotel West Cork Rally by becoming the first driver to win the event three years in succession.

Today, March 10

A three-year €20,000 renovation project on the ancestral home of carmaker Henry Ford has been completed and the West Cork cottage is to open to the public next month.

Charming two-bed is just the ticket for first-timers, writes Trish Dromey.

A pensioner who went to buy a waterproof gazebo to place over her cake stall at a farmers market broke her hip in a fall at Dunnes Stores. Yesterday she was awarded €137,000 compensation at the High Court in Cork.

The hospital trolley — “icons of utter misery and neglect in the health service” — has found a defender in the form of a High Court judge.

Eoghan Cormican examines the contenders for this year’s Cork SFC, which kicks off this weekend at several venues.

Cork County Council exceeded expectations by collecting €110.3m in rates last year, up €20m on 2009.

There was delight yesterday at a small West Cork school which will keep its three classroom teachers next September after a change in Government policy.

They organised pub quizzes, race nights, raffles and walks to buy and equip it. And after a marathon community effort, they’ve been able to present a state-of-the-art emergency response jeep to a trauma doctor who could one day save their life.

It requires serious renovation but this West Cork building comes with motoring history.

A major fundraising drive kicks off across West Cork this weekend to secure a top-of-the-range emergency response vehicle for a doctor who has saved dozens of lives — in his spare time.

A West Corkestate that includes the ancestral home of motor manufacturing pioneer Henry Ford, and linked to Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Imperial Call, is being offered for sale for €9m.