Residents living near a spectacular 1,000-year-old round tower said to be one of the finest of its kind in the country — but closed to the public for the past 30 years —are to launch a campaign to raise money to refurbish it and reopen it.

The East Cork Early Music Festival is a showcase of compositions pre-1750, says Declan Townsend

ONE of Cork’s longest-running charities is set to benefit from a Christmas CD, produced to mark the 25th anniversary of Cork Airport Singers.