Cork County Council engineers have urged Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) to provide improved on-road and off-road warning signs at a notoriously dangerous crossroads, in advance of major works to make it safer.

Gardaí are appealing for anybody who may have seen a red Toyota van prior to a crash which claimed the life of its 57-year-old driver yesterday morning.

TWO men working on a church in Co Cork had a miraculous escape yesterday after scaffolding collapsed.