It’s not too late to hunt out a unique gift. Des O’Sullivan previews sales in the lead-up to the festive season

"He was overtaking a lorry and he failed to make it and swerved, crashing in to several vehicles."

Having been originally for sale in September of last year as a non-residential farm, a 108-acre residential holding of considerable quality in north Cork is now back on the market with Clonakilty-based auctioneers Hodnett Forde Property Services.

Ireland’s Association for Adventure Tourism (IAAT) is hosting its 2019 conference in Charleville, Co Cork, on Wednesday and Thursday, November 20 and 21.

Gardaí investigating the murder of small business owner Peter Murphy at Shanavoher, Bweeng Co Cork four years ago have released without charge two men in their twenties arrested in connection with the death.

Gardaí investigating the death of man in north Cork almost five years ago have arrested two men.

Timeless, the Irish Antique Dealers Fair, continues this weekend at the RDS in Dublin and is open from 11am to 6pm today and tomorrow.

What seems like a premature withering of leaves on certain trees iscausing concern to some readers. After all, we’re only just movinginto autumn and it’s early to behappening.

Des O’Sullivan casts an eye over Morgan O’Driscoll’s online art sale BISHOP Willie Walsh of Killaloe is generally considered by liberals in Ireland to be one of the good guys.

Local politics in Fermoy has been a game of musical chairs of sorts with representatives not just giving up county council positions for Dáil seats, but also swapping parties since the last local elections.

Declan O’Mahony won the William Wolf Cup final at Waterloo on Sunday. He beat Derry Crowley by over a bowl.

Specialist county council outdoor teams have tackled drinking water leaks which accounted for losses of more than 1.5 million gallons daily in areas in Co Cork which would be at risk of poor, or no, supplies in the event of a repeat of drought conditions experienced last summer.

Off the beaten track It took the impending birth of his son and a sense of responsibility to his new family to focus Cathal Landers’ mind at last.

A large self-sustaining farm is currently for sale in North Cork, listed with Clonakilty-based auctioneers Hodnett Forde Property Services.

A municipal district council is likely to become the first in the country to ban the setting-up of gaming arcades in its jurisdiction.

A county councillor is seeking a breakdown of costs for the planned €1m development of two bungalows and a five-bay mobile home parking area.

While Thomas Mackle was lighting up the northern roads with his sensational bowling, the main attraction down south was the Carbery-South West festival at Shannonvale.

Rural communities are mobilising to stop gaming companies setting up casinos in their localities.

People are “falling over” themselves to help St Vincent de Paul which is set to feed 2,500 families in Cork this Christmas.

Thousands of homes and businesses across the country remain without power and thousands more are without water as the cleanup operation after Storm Ophelia continues.

After the great storm, the big clean up. As crews start to work around Co Cork, much of the fallout from Storm Ophelia will centre on the Cobh area.

Bryan O’Reilly will contest his first All-Ireland final following his bowl of odds win over his cousin Paul O’Reilly in the Ulster senior final at Madden on Sunday.

At Grenagh on Sunday, Kelly Mallon joined Gretta Cormican on the top of the national roll of honour with seven All-Ireland senior titles.

It is safe to say that, even allowing for 265 years of inflation, the prize fund of €500,000 for this year’s Irish Grand National is somewhat more than the value of the hogshead or cask of wine that two Corkmen competed for in the world’s first steeplechase.

Alison Williams and Lena Dunham bow out in the final episode of Girls at 10pm on Monday on Sky Atlantic.

Cork County Council is to ask the Government to urgently implement promised guidelines for windfarm developments because under current legislation it cannot carry out noise monitoring unless all turbines in a project are fully completed.

A new online pilot scheme that allows people on a council’s waiting list to express interest in vacant local authority housing has proved a great success.

A student on a night out mocked a garda for telling him to put his pint glass in a bin, asking: “What are ye, glass collectors now?”