Those who held a protest against the Port of Cork's closing of a supposed public right of way for the arrival of Cobh's first cruise liner of the year have been urged to ditch their placards for the sake of the town's tourism industry.

IT was poignant start to the Titanic centenary year.

FIVE people — including two children — were killed in weekend car crashes, bringing the number of people who have died on the State’s roads this year to 112.