Four men and a woman are being questioned this morning in connection with the murder of Aidan O'Driscoll in Blackpool on December 7.

Don’t be afraid to come forward if you were a witness to the murder of Aidan O’Driscoll in Cork city.

The key to identifying Aidan O’Driscoll’s killers may be stored in cameras of drivers who were in the Blackpool area of Cork City hours before last week’s brutal murder.

Murder squad detectives are trying to find dash cam footage of the scene where a former Real IRA boss was shot dead last week.

A battle among a new generation of Real IRA members to control its drugs trade, racketeering, and money-laundering operations may have lead to the killing of dissident republican Aidan O’Driscoll, garda sources believe.

Two fishermen who were saved off the Cork coast just moments before their vessel sank have been praised for raising the alarm quickly.

Trish Dromey says this extended and renovated end-of-terrace two bed in the village of Killeens, just two km from Blackpool is perfect for first timers.

Two men were bound to the peace in a case where one claimed he was headbutted and the other was left with a broken jaw.

Group to issue recommendations on local government in September, says Eoin English

A young man was stuck in the boot of a car driven at high speed through the northside of Cork City before it crashed, it emerged at Cork District Court.

One Cork family woke up to the best news possible this morning. Their assistance dog, who had been missing since the day before yesterday, was found safe and well.

A search is underway for a service dog missing in Cork.

The chair of the expert group reviewing Cork’s city boundary and possible merger of the city and county councils has promised full engagement with stakeholders.

The environment minister has given an expert group nine months to review the case for the first extension of Cork’s city boundary in 50 years.

Done as a labour of love, this stone-faced house close to Cork City and Blarney was once a compact two-up, two-down cottage - but no more.

The planned redevelopment of Kent railway station, in Cork City, is the subject of a new application by Irish Rail.

An Bord Pleanála has rejected an application to build a new 170-bedroom hotel in Dublin city centre.

A three-year-old boy was among five lives lost on the roads over the bank holiday weekend.

A 24 year-old man has died following a single-car collision in Co Cork.

Two men are in custody after a high speed chase in which a garda was knocked off his motorcycle in Cork.

A heartbroken family is hoping the public will grant their Christmas wish and help them find their beloved pet.

Friends of an Irish energy engineer who died in a yachting accident in San Francisco Bay last year have set up a special college scholarship in his honour.

Gardaí spotted that a suspected drink driver had stopped his car on the slow lane of the Mallow Rd in Cork but on seeing the guards the motorist took off at speed across the hard shoulder and up on to the grass embankment.

The environment minister wants to see concrete progress on the first boundary extension for Cork City in almost 50 years — before next year’s local elections.

Around €150,000 worth of heroin has been seized by Gardaí in Co. Cork.

BLARNEY, CORK €325,000

Tommy Barker finds a good solid house in a great location close overlooking Blarney’s famous castle

Firefighters went above and beyond the call of duty yesterday to save a trapped pony who was within minutes of drowning.

The prospect of glorious sunshine this weekend helps kick off a summer of weekend festivals and events that extend from Baltimore to Charleville and Youghal to Cork City and Clonakilty.

Friends of the missing San Francisco yachting tragedy sailors held memorial services in Ireland and the US at the weekend.

IT may once have given Glastonbury a run for its money, but Nadd village — the location of the former Naddstock Festival — has reverted to being a sleepy hamlet in the mists of the Boggeragh Mountains.

WHAT do you do when everything’s done? Start again. And that’s what the couple at Killeens, Co Cork are hoping will happen following the sale of their house at No 1 The Heights.

THE Labour party and Fine Gael are reporting a surge in people interested in canvassing with election candidates in Cork, while Fianna Fáil claims Micheál Martin’s elevation to leadership is warming the reception they receive on doorsteps.

A garda car parked at an accident scene in north Cork this morning was struck by a van.

BEING smart beats big bucks every time – especially when it comes to building.

Located three miles from Cork city, this house has an enclosed rear garden with a shed.

As Cork hospital loses services its future remains unclear, writes Catherine Shanahan

AN EMERGENCY drinking water supply has been set up in Cork city once again.

ROUTE options for a €1 billion motorway linking Cork to Limerick will go on display again next week due to public demand.

TRIBUTES were paid last night to a talented horse whisperer and breeder who died after falling from her mount during a race.