Fears at rapidly depleting water supplies with no rain forecast.

We scan a selection of trading up homes in city and county...

A restored 1800s mill structure and a newly built lodge combine charm with comfort, says Tommy Barker.

A High Court judge has granted temporary High Court injunctions compelling former winners of Ireland’s Fittest Family on RTÉ to hand over possession of their Co Cork farm to bank-appointed receivers, writes Aodhan O’Faolain.

Take a break from the high street to see the full spectrum and prolific output of innovative craft makers in Cork, at locations which include the city centre, suburbs and country towns, writes Carol O’Callaghan

A 37-year-old who persisted in harassing his ex-partner, even when he was on bail pending sentence for the same behaviour, was jailed yesterday for three years.

A 37-year-old man who was warned to stay away from his ex-partner, pending sentencing next month for harassment, was put into jail yesterday because he returned to the scene of the crime, terrifying her again.

Security was very tight at the second auction to re-sell up to 500 cattle which belonged to a Co Cork farmer after a lender obtained a judgment against him, writes Olivia Kelleher.

Security was very tight at the second auction to re-sell up to 500 cattle which belonged to a Co Cork farmer after a lender obtained a judgment against him.

Injunctions against businessman Jerry Beades and his New Land League group, which has been protesting over the sale of cattle belonging to a Cork farmer have been enlarged by the High Court.

A TD has called on banks and the Cork County Sheriff to give the farming family at the centre of a forced cattle sale process time to save their livelihood.

The 1,000 cattle belonging to a Co Cork farmer which were auctioned earlier this week will have to be resold after the sales agent last night disclosed that the two successful bidders had failed to pay for their purchases.

A farmer in Co Cork has said the auction of his herd of cattle yesterday was like seeing "your life burnt in front of you" and fears his son will move to New Zealand instead of staying at the farm.

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Beautifully-located, and big on several fronts, including energy efficiency, this Nohoval home is a nice and niche buy for those who savour coastal settings.

LT Meade penned over 300 books in a long career, writes Des O’Sullivan.

GIVEN the amount of water that has sluiced down on the countryside this month, it’s a good test of a house if it has stayed dry, and smells dry, these dark winter days. 

Tommy Barker joins an expert woodturner in a bid to discover what could have been if he had not thrown out his rusty old lathe.

Carrigaline, Cork €475,000

A coastal Cork mill building which literally has come back from the dead has a poignant anniversary next year— it’s by an on-shore spot close to the 1915 sinking of a British tanker.

Currently basking in the glory of the recently-awarded accolade, ‘No 1 Food Town in Ireland’, this year’s incarnation of the Dingle Peninsula Food Festival (Oct 3-5) looks set to surpass previous triumphs with a humdinger of a programme of events.

It’s been a very good year for Stonewell Cider, both because of the sunshine and because the South Cork cider has just scooped two gold awards at the UK Great Taste Awards.

Making fresh cider or restoring centuries-old furniture and art are among the exciting work available to volunteers for the year ahead at Fota House.

YOU drive to the very end of the road, on a spectacular Kinsale headland, to get to Ferrypoint.

What a stunning location — and what a stunning piece of farmland.

Bad weather has forced criminals to change tack. As frequent rain kept walkers away from beaches and beauty spots, car thieves had only slim pickings.

This Gullane, Roscarbery farm, which hits the market this week, was the home of the late John Burns, a man who was well known in the Roscarbery/Glandore area of West Cork as a collector of vintage cars and tractors and a dealer in farm machinery.