The €80m concert and event centre proposed for Cork has cleared its final planning hurdle following the rejection of an appeal.

A 55-year-old man who burgled a house by leaning in the bathroom window to steal soap claimed that he only wanted to wash himself – but unfortunately, he failed to make a clean getaway.

A 55-year-old man facing charges including one where he was allegedly threatening while not wearing any trousers challenged the district judge’s knowledge of the law in court.

The former group chief executive of Bord Gáis is hotly tipped to fill the role of chairman of the Port of Cork.

After several months’ delay, four board vacancies have finally been filled at the Port of Cork but a board chairman still remains to be appointed by Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar.