IN spite of the rain and the recession, there is optimism among dairy farmers.

A VILLAGE graveyard, filling up so rapidly that locals were being refused permission to buy plots in advance, is to be expanded following a decision by Cork County Council to purchase more land.

A FATHER of three young children was killed early yesterday when his car hit a wall as he was on his way to train in Killorglin for a new job.

A GOOD, simple floor plan, and a guide price that’s exactly €1,000 for every day of the year — €365,000 — are attributes of Kincardine, a detached dormer home new to market just north of Cork city.

I WAS surprised to read that the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, John O’Donoghue, has asked An Post to retain its full services in Killarney (Irish Examiner, December 13).

WHEN the chronicles of major crime are written there will be one common thread — Tony Hickey.