Tommy Barker says this is a one-off Macroom home and homestead that’ll be hard to bypass. Be smart, check out the smart home.

A 37-year-old mother who was recently diagnosed with a rare form of cancer which meant her tongue had to be removed has made an urgent appeal for funds to enable her to travel abroad to get medical treatment in a bid to prolong her life.

Macroom, Co Cork

Today, May 11

Dennis Dinneen’s pictures of people in Muskerry are at last being regarded as an invaluable archive, writes Marjorie Brennan

Most of Ireland’s big music events have unveiled their lineups. Ed Power rounds up his top 10.

Load distribution specialist Macroom Haulage Ltd is a family-owned and managed business based in Macroom, Co Cork, that has evolved into an award-winning firm with blue-chip customers.

The vendors of this mid-Cork farmhouse conversion are world-travellers who brought back more than souvenirs from their travels abroad....they even brought back stone for their renovtations, along with some lofty ideas for their homefront.

The quota system was of its time, but in a more globalised market has generally run contrary to our best interests. All that is about to change, writes Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney

EILISH O’CARROLL, the sister of comedian Brendan O’Carroll, is still reeling at the death of their brother, Gerry, in October. Even in the midst of grief, however, O’Carroll is pressing on with her one-woman stage show.

What happens to a man alleged to be a suspect in the torture and killing of two Irish UN peacekeepers is a matter for American authorities, the Department of Defence has stated.

The daughter of one of two Irish soldiers who was tortured and killed while on UN peacekeeping duty says she hopes their alleged murderer will soon stand trial.

Giddy-up! Three national champion horse-carriage drivers have set off on an epic journey to drive a horse and trap the length of Ireland.

IT’S that time of year when hot buttered toast and marmalade with a cup of steaming tea is just what’s needed to cheer ourselves up.

THERE’S a definite whiff of malt in the air, white spirit is trickling from pot stills, and students eager to learn are gathered round a Scottish whiskey legend.

MUSIC NEWS: Nile Rodgers seems to be in so many places at the moment you shouldn’t be surprised if he pops his head out of your fridge when you reach for that cold drink later today.

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A small Scottish whisky maker is aiming to turn its byproducts into biofuel and become the world’s first whisky distillery to fuel vehicles in a move which could see Scotland’s 100-plus distilleries feed a £60m (€75m) industry.

Beautiful countryside across two unspoilt valleys will be scarred by a controversial electricity transmission line snaking its way through West Cork, it has been claimed.

MUSIC NEWS: The Stone Roses feature in the current issue of Hot Press with one of them mentioning their Féile appearance in Cork in 1995 as one of their top two memories of life in the band.

Up to 45 jobs are to be created in the Danone Baby Nutrition plant in Wexford.

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The lonely death of an elderly man in the heart of Wexford Town has prompted Age Action to urge communities to be vigilant about the needs of their older neighbours.

We have fought bravely and died brutally in wars ranging from the Napoleonic to the Boer to World War 11. The Fighting Irish is the story of our finest, says Richard Fitzpatrick

MARRIED men can be prone to exaggeration. Especially with a pint in our hands and reminiscing about the days when we were single.

MUCKY EAMONN, jointly owned and nominated by Don and Gerard Buckley from Macroom, Co Cork and trained by James Kelleher, was a worthy winner of the Agnes O’Brien Cork Cup at Blarney yesterday when easily beating the Gerry Griffin trained long-odds favourite, Sound Pistol, by eight lengths in the final.

A CORK student who pioneered a project that could save motorists €500 a year has won a major European award for his work.

A man has been arrested in connection with the suspicious death of a 42-year-old man in Macroom, Co Cork yesterday.

GARDAÍ are poised to launch a murder probe today after a man was found with extensive head injuries lying in a pool of blood in a house in Cork.

THE family of a 4-year-old Cork girl undergoing treatment for a rare brain tumour in the US will discover this week whether she will require radiotherapy treatment.

Infant milk producer Danone Baby Nutrition has announced a €50m investment programme at its manufacturing facility in Macroom, Co Cork.

THE Garda Commissioner is in talks with the Justice Minister in an effort to fill senior Garda positions despite the Government ban on promotions in the force.

CAROLINE MOORE’s two children, Amy and Andrew, died of the same, incurable disease.

DON’T dump it — swap it.

A CORONER is worried that too many Polish nationals are perishing on Ireland’s roads in drink-driving accidents.