Workers and students from north Cork who are regular rail users into Cork City are being penalised as they cannot avail of Leap card discounts, applicable to other so-called ‘commuter’ lines in the region.

THE first train leaving Cork for Midleton will depart from platform one at 6.45am – only trouble is nobody knows on what day that will be.

GARDAÍ are investigating a possible link between sightings of a white van and the disappearance of an 11-year-old schoolboy last week.