There are both stark and Starck reminders, of very different times, at this one-off West Cork home on the verdant banks of the Argideen River.

A tiny rural museum run by relatives of General Michael Collins is one of two West Cork museums to win a major accolade from an international tourism organisation which puts them among the top 10 in the country.

In a recent article Tom Barry TD takes issue with the imagery used in a leaflet distributed by Cork Film Centre to highlight their recent Arts Council funding cut, which threatened to close the centre.

A brother and sister were shot and wounded yesterday afternoon when a masked gunman opened fire in a busy housing estate in Co Limerick as children played nearby.

A man has been seriously wounded in a drive-by shooting in Co Limerick.

MONTENOTTE, CORK €235,000

Referring to the article on the household charge I agree with Mr Higgins, TD, and also with Mr Hogan, Minister and TD, that it is an unfair charge.

ONE of the best venues in Ireland — that was the verdict of Irish Shows Association national president John O’Hara from Co Mayo at last Sunday’s Bandon Show.

Concern is growing over a missing teenager in Dublin.

Gardaí in Limerick are investigating an incident during which a man received serious injuries after jumping out of the upstairs window of a house.

Mothers were today warned to be extra vigilant after a bogus health visitor tried to gain access to a baby in Co Down.

WEST Cork breeder Seamus Lehane continued a marvellous season at Carbery Show in Skibbereen where he captured the Cork County yearling championship and the young horse championship.

I MUST give credit where it is due to the Taoiseach and the organisers of the Easter Sunday parade in Dublin.

I WELCOME the smoking ban in public houses. However, exposure to such environments was always the choice of the individual.

Police in the North are investigating a petrol bomb attack on a flat in Killyleagh, Co Down, last night

RECENTLY I visited ‘Santa’s Kingdom’ in Punchestown, Co Kildare, with my wife and children.