The Bantry Bay Port Company, which commissioned the report, say they hope it will act as a catalyst for the future development of the Cork town, and underpin efforts to secure funding to realise the vision.

This edge-of-city ‘rural’ home has space to attract a wide buyer base, writes Tommy Barker.

After the ‘lost’ years of recession, funding for maintenance and building of roads is on the agenda, says Áilín Quinlan

IT PAYS to keep both ears, and eyes, open, if and when at home at this three-acre, wildlife-friendly spot at West Cork’s unusually titled Three-Gneeves.

One of the busiest stretches of the N71 tourist route the Ring of Kerry, will close for almost two weeks at the height of the tourist season later this month.

A national blueprint for more balanced growth in Ireland has identified a number of key infrastructure projects vital for sustaining and increasing the population in West Cork.

A cyclist has been killed following a collision on the N71 in West Cork.

The wall of dense rhododendron on the spine of Torc Mountain in the Killarney National Park acted as a firebreak in the early hours of Saturday morning and prevented a major fire reaching the oak, beech and pine woodlands, it has emerged.

The wildfires, which are believed to be deliberately set, have several times in recent years threatened the whole of the Killarney national park.

THE first phase of a significant €15million motor trade investment on Cork city’s Bandon Road opens next week, indicative of the recovery in the Irish economy, the motor trade and a forerunner of other developments to follow on Cork’s western fringes.

This one-off property in Ballinhassig is a garden paradise that teems with wonderful features, writes Tommy Barker

There were a number of flakes of silver paint on the road, indicating where the car driven by Sean Collins hit cyclist Stefan Cooper from behind.

According to the Lonely Planet’s latest Ireland edition, “everything good about Ireland can be found in County Cork”. Truth or just wishful thinking? We sent Rob O’Donnell, an American living in deepest West Cork, out to play tourist for a day and give his verdict.

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There are many farms with stunning views on the Wild Atlantic Way, but this one includes a superb coastal stretch of the famous tourist route that runs right through it.

The main transportation and industrial corridor through West Cork is served only by a regional road.

Inshore fishermen, local residents, and tourist-related businesses face an nightmarish eight-month road closure to facilitate flood defence works in a West Cork harbour.

Plans to close a spectacular mountain route between Cork and Kerry for road repairs have been postponed.

Tommy Barker admires a solid, century-old West Cork farm house which has been updated, and even includes a sauna.

Tommy Barker ‘leafs’ no stone unturned in his praise of this eco-framed timber beauty at glorious Glengarriff Woods.

One of West Cork’s period blue-blood properties, the Lisselan Estate near Clonakilty, has found a new, and very local, buyer — Colette Twomey of Clonakilty Blackpudding — for close to €3m.

Even small spots like Rossnagoose, on the edge of Skibbereen in West Cork by Abbeystrewery, can look out on wider global horizons than their elevated physical setting might normally allow.

A tourist couple were left teetering in their hired car high over one of Ireland’s most famous viewing spots this afternoon after hitting the accelerator rather than the brake while stopping to take a peek.

Sports Minister Shane Ross has said any attempt to compel former Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) president Pat Hickey to appear before an Oireachtas committee could result in a legal challenge.

A key section of the main road from Cork City to West Cork is set to close for two consecutive weekends for major culvert works.

A man who overtook more than eight cars at speeds of up to 150kph has avoided jail. 

Many influential people have streets or buildings named after them, but a proposal has been made to designate a roundabout in memory of the man widely-credited with protecting the country from foot and mouth.

Now just over 40 years of age, this detached home called Whitethorn’s due a makeover.