Six sites have been shortlisted as possible locations for a €300m hospital in Cork City to facilitate the merger of two of the region’s busiest hospitals.

Elmgrove home has wonderful valley views, writes Tommy Barker.

Martin Beckett doesn’t consider himself an artist, but he knows he’ll get a lift when he sees two of his paintings included in this year’s Cork Mental Health Foundation’s art exhibition.

Bus Éireann has reported disruption to some services to and from the south east, the south west, and in Cork city and county.

Bus Éireann has issued an update on its services throughout the country.

Most bus services in the east of the country are operating with some delays, especially in the east.

The vast majority of services in the east of the country are currently operating with some delays, Bus Éireann has reported.

The majority of services in the country are operating with some delays, particularly in the east where road and weather conditions are difficult, Bus Éireann have said.

Given snowfall in the east of the country, bus services in that region are being monitored on an on-going basis, according to Bus Éireann.

Bus Eireann have said most of their services in the east of the country are operating with some delays, but some local services operating on secondary roads are disrupted.

The weather continues to play havoc with road conditions in the east which are very difficult with most bus services there delayed.

Bus Éireann has issued a new update this morning, warning that road conditions in the east of the country continue to be very difficult.

TO most of the people who live there, it’s not a hospital — it’s home.

A MAJOR battle is looming over plans to build a crucial section of Cork’s proposed northern ring road across the Lee Valley.

ONE calf was burned alive and another had to be put down after a suspected arson attack on a Cork farm early yesterday.

THE man at the centre of a major illegal dumping probe is facing a massive clean-up bill.

GREENSTAR, the waste management company owned by toll-road operator NTR, appointed Steve Cowman as its new chief executive yesterday.

Two Limerick men were jailed by the Special Criminal Court today for offences connected with the discovery of a Kalashnikov assault rifle, ammunition and Semtex at a house in the city last year.

A former Irish soldier was convicted of having ammunition and a smoke hand grenade at a house in Limerick last year by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

A former Irish soldier accused of having ammunition and Semtex at a house in Limerick last year told the Special Criminal Court today that he was bringing duty free tobacco to a friend when gardai raided the house.

A fingerprint expert told the Special Criminal Court today that a fingermark on a paper bag found in a house in Limerick where gardaí discovered ammunition and explosives matched the fingerprint of the accused man.

A Limerick detective told the Special Criminal Court today that it was an "extremely" dangerous task to raid a house in the city where gardaí suspected there were firearms, ammunition and explosives.

Gardai discovered Semtex explosives and assorted ammunition when they raided a house in Limerick city last November, the Special Criminal Court was told today.

Two Limerick men facing charges of membership of an illegal organisation were further charged with explosives offences at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

The alleged leader of the Real IRA in Munster was caught "red handed" in a bomb factory, a senior garda officer told the Special Criminal Court today.

Two men have been charged with membership of the IRA and possession of semtex and ammunition at the Special Criminal Court today. One of the men was also charged with possession of an assault rifle at his home in Limerick.

Two Limerick men are due to appear before the Special Criminal Court later this morning in connection with the recovery by gardai of a number of weapons and ammunition earlier this week.