A friend, John Nichol, an avid birdwatcher whose present patch is the Old Head of Kinsale, had some unique sightings this week.

AUSTRALIAN TV soap Neighbours has its fictional Ramsay Street, in the equally fictional Erinsborough, while back in auld Erin there’s good neighbours at Ramsey Hill, Courtmacsherry in west Cork.

CORK County Council has granted a number of significant planning permissions, including an extension to the Rochestown Park Hotel, which will make it the second largest hotel in Munster.