An unidentified, out-of-Cork purchaser has emerged as the €2million-plus buyer of a six-acre residential building site with planning for 18 luxury homes, on the city end of Cork’s Blackrock Road.

A MARINE biologist based in the South-west has issued a warning about a jellyfish-type animal arriving on beaches in the region.

One of the US soldiers wounded in Afghanistan has been flown to a military base in Germany.

Troops and equipment continued to pour into a secret US Marine base in southern Afghanistan today, with military officials reporting a quiet night on the base perimeter.