Caroline Delaney is impressed with this well-laid-out semi-detached bungalow in Cloyne, Co Cork

Cork County Council has admitted to an embarrassing gaffe — contributing to an outbreak of Japanese knotweed near a beach.

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses after a man in his 40s died in a car crash in East Cork.

Tommy Barker reports on a family home that is convenient to Cork and east Cork’s beaches and offers all the trappings of a peaceful country living.