One of the worst series of bends in the country is to be rectified, at a cost of €10m.

A man who was seriously injured in the two-vehicle collision just after 8am has been rushed to Cork University Hospital (CUH).

Gangs of criminals from Dublin and Limerick which have targeted rural areas of Cork will now be tracked by new CCTV technology which is being installed in the town of Macroom.

The OPW confirms it has finally purchased a building to replace a Garda station once described as “a deathtrap”.

A man has died after a collision between a car and a bus in Co. Cork.

A taxi driver who admitted perverting the course of justice in a road traffic accident in which a young cyclist lost his life near Killarney, has been given a three-year suspended sentence.

A major garda garda operation in conjunction with motor rally organisers is being put in place in Killarney, Co Kerry, where up to 80,000 people are expected to congregate, this weekend, for an international event.

RECOVERY in the new homes market started in Irish cities more than a year ago; now, a Kenmare holiday home is also showing evidence of a pick-up in Kerry pace.

Residents of a Co Cork village hit by a severe flood are hoping engineers will, finally, move speedily to protect homes and businesses from any repeat.

An open garden will be held at Ballyshane, Ballybrannigan, near Inch, Whitegate, Co Cork, on Sunday, June 14, from 2 pm-6pm in aid of Marymount Hospice.

A cattle dealer arrested during a rally weekend in Killarney, Co Kerry, after driving at 120kph through the town in the early hours is to pay €5,000 to the court poor box and is to have a speed limiter fitted to all vehicles he drives.

Gardaí in two Co Cork stations have been urged to walk out in protest against their Dickensian working conditions and the continued broken promises they endure from the Department of Justice and OPW to rectify the situation.

A 25-year-old man could have been driving at a speed of 120km/h through the busy streets of Killarney, Co Kerry, early on Saturday, a court has been told.

AN OPPORTUNITY for green valley living is offered at this sheltered and secluded property at Clonkeen, just a few miles west of the Cork Kerry county bounds.

SHEEP’S HEAD POINT, WEST CORK

Two teenage friends died after their car went out of control and crashed near Killarney, Co Kerry, early on Saturday.

A man in his mid 20s is in a critical condition in hospital after being hit by a car in Wicklow overnight.

Long-demanded improvements to dangerous sections of the Mallow to Killarney road are being further delayed due to a lack of funding.

Funding is unlikely to be provided for roundabouts at three dangerous junctions, where numerous accidents have occurred, on the N22 road between Cork and Tralee, it emerged yesterday.

“There’s huge value for money here,” says Sam Kingston of Casey and Kingston, appointed selling agent for the 10,000 sq ft, expensively-built Lissarda Manor guest house on the main Cork-Macroom/Killarney Road.

TIP OF SHEEP’S HEAD, WEST CORK

A cyclist was knocked down by a minibus and killed over the bank holiday weekend, bringing the death toll on Irish roads this year to 49 — 14 more than for the same period last year.

A man in his late 60s has been killed in a road crash in Co Kerry.

A modern-build with an impressive BER rating, Derrynasaggart is a winner, says Tommy Barker

A man in his 50s has died after a single-vehicle collision in Co. Waterford.

Overnight rain has led to flooding in parts, with Cork and Waterford particularly badly affected.

Although modest outside, Stoneacre, Kenmare was built and finished to an exceptional standard by two interior designers who had made it their professional calling card. Below right: Adare’s 16,500 sq ft Winterwood was Limerick’s big sale at €1.78m

YOU know that old chestnut that sits on the end of brochures?

A CO CORK company is proving that jobs can be created in the wind energy industry here without intruding on the landscape or damaging the environment.

The family of a hit-and-run victim yesterday renewed an emotional plea to the driver of the vehicle involved to come forward.

Gardaí in Kerry are investigating a hit and run which claimed the life of a man.

The bank holiday exodus began on a tragic note after two people in their 60s were killed in a crash outside Macroom.

A Canadian woman has been remanded in custody charged with murdering her baby son and daughter in west London.

Cork county manager Martin Riordan is anxious to create more tourist jobs in West Cork — but said he worried about sending strangers down its only long and winding main road because its “unsafe” in many places and the National Roads Authority is not providing significant money to upgrade it.

Freezing temperatures are making driving hazardous across the country this morning.

TWO men were killed in separate car crashes in Cork yesterday.

THIS tidy 46.5 acre holding at Kilvealton, Mallow, Co Cork, had drawn strong interest already for selling agent Savills.

THE fact that this potential hobby farm at Rearour, Aherla, Co Cork, is close to a major employment node at Brinny could help its chances of selling

GARDAÍ in Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick, were last night still trying to track down a ‘hefty blonde lady’ culprit despite an appeal by radio DJ Ray D’Arcy.

GARDAÍ in Co Limerick are still trying to locate a thief they officially described as “a hefty blonde lady”.

GARDAÍ in Co Limerick are looking for a suspected thief they officially describe as “a hefty blonde lady”.

THE young north Cork footballer killed in a tragic car crash over the weekend has been described by one of his coaches as the “next big household name in Gaelic football”.

GARDAÍ across the country are investigating three single-vehicle car accidents — two of which claimed the lives of young men.