When John Dolan attended an outing with Muskerry Vintage Car Club, he was struck by the number of members driving classic Fords.

Three major exhibitions are to be held in Cork this week dealing with the potential for flooding in a number of areas and what measures can be taken to mitigate against it.

Lives are being put at risk as mobile phone coverage has become so poor in recent months in several parts of Cork county.

More than 240 families renting council houses in North Cork will be feeling a lot cosier this winter following the announcement that insulation and draft-proofing works are to start on their homes.

Cattle are being trained to pump water for themselves as part of a unique project which could lead to clean rivers and the green light for further residential and industrial development in North Cork.

Cork County Council sold off six houses last year which it deemed economically unviable to repair, including one semi-detached which went for the knockdown price of €11,750.

Motorsport

They braved the cold and rain in their quest for fame yesterday as The X Factor machine rolled into Cork.

Slap on the sunscreen but delay washing the car, as today looks set to be the last scorcher of the current sweltering spell.

Four communities in Co Cork have been fighting the elements while sprucing up their villages in an attempt to win an annual Pride of Place competition and a share of a €30,000 prize fund.

Cyclists are saddling up for a fundraising tour through one of the most scenic regions of Cork to help fight homelessness.

FIFTEEN clubs have been named as the elite group of semi-finalists in the AIB Club of the Year competition.

BUILT six years ago by a builder for his own private use, the large 2,800 sq ft family home at Ard Na Greine, near Croom is a good family home buy, with a guarantee of good construction standards.

CHEAPER than it would cost to build is this Freemount, north Cork detached 3,000 sq ft detached family home – carrying a €175,000 asking price.

TWO men and a 15-year-old youth were last night being held in Garda custody after a manhunt across north Cork involving up to 30 gardaí.

Six square miles in north Cork was sealed off this morning as members of the gardaí launched a major hunt for three men on the run.

IN light of the proposed Fás review of training and ancillary activities, it is well to remember the many positive contributions made by that organisation. It has proved to be of huge value especially in rural areas.

An appeal brought by Co Kerry man against his conviction for raping a woman he met in the early hours of the morning outside a disco has been dismissed by the Court of Criminal Appeal.

SITES from as low as €12,000 and family homes, from €156,000 are on offer in north Cork.

A RESEARCHER at the University of Limerick has won a place at a top US college to further her studies into blood-flow and vascular disease.

AT one time, mink coats were fashionable among stylish folk, but the animal that provided them has now become a pest in parts of Ireland.

A LIMERICK woman thinks she has found a rich American relative.

FANCY a share of a $1.9 million inheritance? Well if you happen to be living in north Cork or south Limerick you’d better start researching your family tree.

A Kerry rapist currently serving an eight-year sentence has been jailed for an additional seven years for attempted rape by Mr Justice Kevin O'Higgins at the Central Criminal Court.

A jailed Kerry rapist will be sentenced on Mary 26 by Mr Justice Kevin O'Higgins at the Central Criminal Court for attempted rape of a 17-year-old girl he met at a Killarney disco on Christmas Eve 2004.

A SOLITARY bouquet of flowers lay at the waters edge yesterday as disbelieving neighbours prayed at the spot where the bodies of a mother and her two children were taken from a river in north Cork.

Moving tributes were paid today to a mum and her two children who died in a tragic swimming accident in Castletownroche yesterday.

GARDAÍ believe the fire that killed a 36-year-old man broke out after he fell asleep while smoking in his bedroom.

CORK SELECTOR Patsy Morrissey understands the rivalry between his native county, and tomorrow’s Munster SHC opponents Limerick better than most. He likes to think of it as border patrol.