Tommy Barker views a well-built 1970s home which has benefited from two significant extensions. 

Cork city and county councils are still in dispute over Cork’s boundary alteration, which will be presented to Government today.

A Kerryman who was “off his head” tried to barge his way past a Cork householder in the early hours of the morning in the mistaken belief that he was at someone else’s house, writes Liam Heylin of the Irish Examiner.

The heartbroken mother of a teenager killed by a man with almost 500 convictions says she will never be able to forgive him.

A free open-air gig outside the Opera House kicked off the 34th annual Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, which is expected to attract 40,000 fans to the city this bank-holiday weekend.

Tommy Barker on a home that has undergone a dramatic transformation in a few short months.

Today is the perfect day to take advantage of the quiet roads and pedal your way along some of Munster’s best cycling routes, says Dan MacCarthy

On foot of the last Boundary Commission, Cork North Central gained 11 electoral divisions and a population of 17,307 from Cork South Central. It also lost four electoral divisions with a population of 5,048 to Cork North West, and it remains a four-seat constituency.

EVERY spring when the daffodils come up, half the country must regret not planting more of these cheering bulbs the preceding autumn. 

Trish Dromey admires two good choices within walking distance of each other in Cloghroe and Tower, Co Cork.

An Cearta is set by the Lee Valley, near Inniscarra, seven miles from the city fringes, says Tommy Barker.

Called Tara, this accommodating family home near Blarney in Co Cork — with up to seven bedrooms over its split levels — was last offered for sale a couple of decades ago, but the owners decided to stay put: now, it’s for sale. 

Tommy Barker says as city prices soar, theres’ value left in easily commutable rural locations.

Yet another career beckons for Pat Burton - this time, he’s taken on the challenge of a 10,000 sq ft bar and bistro, bought from a receiver, in Cork city’s western suburbs.

AA Roadwatch has said Healys Bridge in Cloghroe, Cork has reopened after a fallen tree that came down in last night's winds caused its closure earlier.

The AA is warning motorists in Cork that fallen trees have led to road closures this morning.

Leap cards, which allow users to bulk buy public transport at a 16% discount, are now available outside Dublin.

Dangerous high-speed driving across North Cork in a stolen car at around 11am forced gardaí and people working on the roads to jump to safety, a court has heard.

The Bord Bia-organised Ireland stand will feature some of our utterly splendid raw milk cheeses.

They grasped silverware again in April yet the applause did not come tumbling down from the stands to greet Cork’s third successive league title.

Cork may have voted yes, but half of the city — including vast swathes of traditional working-class areas — sent a clear message to the Government and voted no.

CLOGHROE, CORK €285,000

High above the Lee Valley and with views over the rolling countryside of mid-Cork, this dotey little farm at Curraleigh, Inniscarra, hits the market this week with Joe McCarthy of Irish and European.

As a 29-year-old lay Catholic I thought I might offer my own opinion on the Fr Flannery debacle.

Rose Martin has found a lovely cottage in a perfect location close to Blarney, Co Cork

Pádraig Ó Conaill will have a lunchtime kick-around with the pupils at Cloghroe National School for the last time today as he brings a close to his 44-year teaching career.

JOURNEY’S End towers above its setting in more ways than one — the extra-sized family home on a large plot is on the very uppermost site in Towering Heights, Tower village close to Blarney.

THE CIoyne abuse scandal is a very sad story, and I agree that there was an awful lot of wrong done by the people working for the church, but we must remember that it was people who did wrong here.

IT IS good to see some schools now trying out iPads to replace heavy school books.

RENA BUCKLEY’S mantelpiece needs just one more bauble to be complete.

THE unexpected retirement of two of Cork North Central’s political heavyweights has added a frisson of sorts to the campaigns of those seeking a seat in the 31st Dáil.

THIS stone-clad residential property at Cloghroe, Co Cork is a fine example of a country spread with appeal for city folk.

The property at Dromin, Tower, Co Cork has a garage, a part-built barn, a sand arena and is on the market for €750,000.

IF, as some of the more blue-sky pundits suggest, we are near the bottom of the property slump, then now is the time to pick off the stragglers washed up by the receding tide.

YOU’D never know it was there without directions and that’s part of the attraction of Woodlands, Coolflugh, Tower.

THERE’S space here, but not that you’d know it — this dormer bungalow packs in 2,900 sq ft on its half acre site outside Ballincollig at Inniscarra, Co Cork.

As many as eight people are believed to have died from heroin use in Cork city in the past three months.

Tommy Barker takes an enchanted tour of a charming period property.

IN the build-up to the property bubble, this farmhouse in Cloghroe had an asking price of €485,000. Today, it’s on the market at €275,000 — but there’s a reason other than market forces.

I WISH to highlight the inaccuracy of Taoiseach Brian Cowen’s recent suggestion that our current financial difficulties are global in origin. This is a totally disingenuous attempt to shift the blame from his own gross mismanagement.

PREPARED to travel for good value and a high spec? Then, Eden at Rylane, Co Cork, could fit the bill.