Neighbouring clubs Fr O'Neill's and Russell Rovers arrive to play All-Ireland finals in Croke Park on Saturday at the end of an idyllic period for this East Cork region. There is none of the rancour between these clubs so often associated with proximity. PM O’Sullivan explores why so many houses have been flying two flags.

"I am getting married next year. We are building a house and I just qualified as a teacher... I am not prepared to make those sacrifices anymore."

“I achieved everything that I set out to achieve when I first started competing as a 14-year-old and I have some amazing memories.”

“I am thrilled with the performance. This is massive."

Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 55-year-old man whose bloodied body was found by his son when he visited his home in Cork city over the weekend.

A man in his 20s remains in garda custody over the death of a man in east Cork yesterday.

A senior Bus Éireann official has said there's nothing he can do about an anomaly whereby passengers from Youghal, Co Cork, pay double the price to get to Cork City than commuters from Dungarvan, Co Waterford.

A late entry, Donegal’s Declan Gallagher (Toyota Starlet) and co-driver Derek Heena had an emphatic win in the Acesigns Laois Heartlands Rally. With the best times on all six stages, they finished a minute and 32.4 seconds ahead of the Ford Escort of fellow Donegal crew Mark Alcorn/John O’Donnell. Oldcastle’s Gary McNamee co-driven by Brian Brady took an impressive third in their Class 16 Honda Civic — 11.2 seconds further behind.

Three former winners are amongst the entry list for Sunday’s Acesigns Laois Heartland’s Rally in Portlaoise with Cavan’s Jonny Pringle bidding to become the first man to win back to back events.

The longest-serving public representative in the State is on the campaign trail as he prepares to contest the local elections in the East Cork municipal district.

Where to start with Maurice Walsh?

The line up for next year’s Word Rally Championship is taking shape following two major announcements this week. The highest profile announcement came from Toyota Gazoo Racing with Irish driver Kris Meeke joining Ott Tanak and Jari-Matti Latvala in factory Yaris World Rally Cars.

Kilkenny’s Enda O’Brien (Escort) withstood a late challenge from Cashel’s Paul O’Connell (Mitsubishi EvoIX) to win the Carlow Car Club Rallysprint at Mondello Park yesterday. 

Donal O’Keeffe tells the story of the mobile library service which brings a sense of community and joy to people of all ages.

Tommy Barker is taken by the many charms of Carewswood House, which has links to White House

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses after a man in his 40s died in a car crash in East Cork.

In the final week of a four-part series looking at finalists for the Cork Company of the Year Awards 2017, Pádraig Hoare casts an eye over those in the non-profit category.

Paralympian Orla Barry is already targeting Toyko gold after being honoured in Cork for her silver medal in the F57 discus in Rio.

Orla Barry has won a silver in Rio this afternoon.

It never ceases to amaze us the variation in petrol and diesel prices that you can find around the place.

 

“The handwriting is so bad — but at this time of the year you have to smile a little wider.” So says postman Denis McCarthy as he wades through the sea of letters and parcels.

A 6,000-year-old home built in the Ballincollig area features in a 200-page book on Heritage Houses of County Cork which could make an interesting Christmas stocking-filler.

Ladysbridge, East Cork €425,000

Past and present Billy Coleman award winners dominate the 100-strong entry list for today’s Carlow Rallysprint at Mondello Park.

Orla Barry increased Ireland’s medal tally at the IPC World Championships to five when shesecured silver in the F57/58 women’s discus on the penultimate day of action in Lyon.

A long-serving county councillor yesterday succeeded in having a drink-driving conviction overturned.

There’s creature comfort galore in East Cork family home, Tommy Barker reports

A serving county councillor who had headed a Joint Policing Committee was yesterday convicted of a drink driving charge.

With a polytunnel in place and summer on the way, Glenageare comes calling, writes Tommy Barker

The local greyhound racing community united in celebration on Saturday night as Knockglass Billy, owned by Martin Murphy of Ladysbridge, ran out a facile and very popular winner of the Connolly’s Red Mills Irish Laurels.

The 2012 Connolly’s Red Mills Irish Laurels comes to a climax at Curraheen Park tonight and the Graham Holland-trained Knockglass Billy can land the prestigious trophy for owner Martin Murphy, of Ladysbridge.

The chairman of the country’s largest joint policing committee has resigned from his post after being detained by gardaí on suspicion of drink driving.

It was a toasty 21 degrees when Orla Barry emerged into a rapidly filling Olympic Stadium on Tuesday evening for the T57/58 final. By the time she left, the great stadium was almost empty again and the thermometer had recorded a precipitous fall.

The leader of Fine Gael on the country’s largest local authority said he was “working on a repayments process” with Revenue after his business got into difficulties.

Cork native Orla Barry took Bronze in tonight’s F57/58 Discus Throw final at the Olympic Stadium.

If there is one thing you come to expect at the Paralympics, it is the unexpected.

The contrast couldnot have been more pronounced: The azure seas glistening off West Waterford and the brown gunge lapping the East Cork coast.