The partner of a motorcyclist whose death was caused by the dangerous driving of a van driver at a junction near Rathcormac, Co Cork, described it yesterday as “a stupid waste of a young man’s life”.

The waiting game is over for 16 of this year’s Rose of Tralee contestants last night, who found out they had made it through to the live TV stage of the competition on Monday and Tuesday nights.

To celebrate the opening of Páirc Uí Chaoimh last month, we at the Irish Examiner asked GAA fans to share their fun pic or video from the matches that weekend using #PUCmypic.

 

Ireland’s Alcatraz-style visitor attraction unveils its €5m revamp this weekend as the country gets set to bask in bank holiday sunshine.

Sarsfields 0-28 Youghal 0-11: Winning manager Pat Ryan insisted after this trouncing of Youghal in Rostellan yesterday that there has been “no talk” of Sarsfields attempting once more to win back-to-back Cork senior hurling championship titles. But, on this evidence they will be strongly in contention, certainly ahead of a quarter-final clash with either Imokilly or Ballyhea.

Kya deLongchamps loses her head and much of her heart in the accrued history, and charm of Rathcoursey.

Cork harbour homes are attracting a lot of attention from UK buyers with a powerful pound, says Tommy Barker.

For years, Noel Barry and his four buddies have sailed Cork harbour, sampling the seafood chowder available at its bars and restaurants. Here, they give some advice to sailors with a hearty appetite

Youghal Town Council is to get €280,000 to restore the storm-damaged boardwalk.

Human waste visible in the waters around Cork harbour during the recent good weather has prompted a number of complaints to the Port of Cork[ and Cork County Council from sailors and beach-goers.

The secretary of the Imokilly divisional board has called on clubs to give greater support to its hurling and football teams if they are to continue competing in the senior championships.

Reigning county football champions UCC opened their defence of the title with a facile victory over Seandún at Páirc Uí Rinn last night.

PAUL MOYLAN provided the inspiration as Youghal saw off the challenge of fellow east Cork side Glanmire in a disappointing county IFC fourth round tie at Rostellan on Saturday night.

PARENTS taking their children to and from school are among the worst offenders when it comes to speeding, according to a garda survey.

A PRETTY bungalow on a lovely, established site at Aghada would be a great buy for those who love their gardens, their views and a rural ambience.

GARDAÍ along with the Heath & Safety Authority are investigating the death of a 48-year-old man who was found crushed under a car at a scrap yard in east Cork.

WHILE these three slim volumes, from Jessie Lendennie’s publishing house by the Cliffs of Moher in Co Clare, are designed in the manner you expect from their publisher, the three poets also have in common a tendency toward “the tyranny of the one-page poem”.

THE Department of the Environment has lodged a submission to An Bord Pleanála outlining potential risks to human, plant and animal life from the proposed development of two e150 million incinerators at Cork Harbour.

AS a result of various debates in Cork County Council and interviews with environmental health officials on the toxic dump scandal at Haulbowline in Cork Habour, I believe that in the interests of public safety, there is need for immediate action by pollution control officers to prevent this toxic pollution leaching into the sea.

TIDE movement on Cork harbour would mean that any potential chemical waste from the former Irish Steel plant is effectively swirled around the harbour.

HARD to know where Farsid begins and Rostellan ends in the East Cork harbour village settlement(s) just 10 minutes from Midleton towards Whitegate and Trabolgan.

HARD to know where Farsid begins and Rostellan ends in the East Cork harbour village settlement(s) just 10 minutes from Midleton towards Whitegate and Trabolgan.

Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority have mounted separate investigations into a fatal accident on a building site in Co Cork over the weekend.

A Cork man is to be extradited to Britain where he is accused of kidnapping and assaulting a former partner, the High Court ruled today.

A DETACHED home with 2,200 sq ft of living space plus planning permission for a further extension has just come on the market at Ballymacandrick, which is about six miles from Midleton in East Cork.

A CUTE little cottage and an acre, in the East Cork village of Rostellan, might suit the starter or ender market.

THERE’S only one way that East Cork is overlooked any more — and that’s from the vantage points yielding harbour and coastal vistas.

The newly-rebranded firm of DNG Russell, headed up by auctioneer, Micheal Russell, have a charming cottage style property on offer at Rostellan, near Midleton, for offers in the region of €400,000.

Watergrasshill 2-13, Dromina 2-8

JOY, at last, for Sarsfields.

THERE was no big steal at Rostellan on Saturday, but it was hardly fun in the sun for county champions Erins Own either as they had to battle might and main to force a replay with Sarsfields in an East Cork U-21 championship final devoid of good hurling.

MORE than 40 angry Aghada and Rostellan residents protested outside Cork County Hall yesterday against plans to build a second waste treatment plant in their region.