The number of patients affected by either missed or delayed diagnoses at University Hospital Kerry following a review of scans has risen to 10.

Four patients, who were asked to return to University Hospital Kerry (UHK) for further radiological investigation as part of a major review of scans, will require additional treatment.

Those in the hinterland of North Kerry are billing it as the game of the year.

A huge seizure of ecstasy tablets in North Cork follows a joint operation by gardaí and customs officers.

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Crack Irish troops using drones and other hi-tech equipment have been put through their paces this week as part of a major EU-organised exercise in the north Cork/south Limerick area.

Jobs are being shed at organisations in Co Cork which aid rural development because they still haven’t received funding from central government and there’s fears that many worthy projects will also be put on hold as a result.

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The Irish Food Awards say that tests carried out on a honey brand submitted for its consideration by a convicted con artist and her partner — who were found dead in their Limerick home in May — show the product could have come from Ireland.

A Garda operation in Dublin against serial burglars resulted in a 54% increase in break-ins to homes in Cork City and suburbs.

Kilkenny’s Colin Fennelly has aired concerns about the injury woes older brother Michael has faced in recent years.

Gardaí are being called in to tackle black market GAA merchandise following on Limerick’s recent success.

Up to 300 secondary school students have been using hi-tech driver simulators as part of a safety campaign organised jointly by the gardaí and the Road Safety Authority (RSA).

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A man suspected of being a member of a Cork Traveller gang responsible for a spate of burglaries and robberies across Limerick has been arrested following a massive Garda operation.

Every sport has its own strongholds, places where the game is bred in the bone.

“ALL for one and one for all,” the motto coined by Alexandre Dumas for his fictional Three Musketeers; it could instead have been coined for the very real hurling warriors of Effin.

KILMALLOCK were sensationally dethroned as Limerick senior hurling champions last evening by former kingpins, Patrickswell.

CORK and Limerick cities have suffered the worst population falls of anywhere in Ireland for the second census in succession.

THE wheel has turned full circle. Last year Gavin O’Mahony was a bystander in Limerick hurling, observed a season of adverse fortunes for the county.

“IT’S not enjoyment, it’s relief!”

MALLOW General Hospital provides vital services to the people of north Cork, east Kerry and south Limerick.

TO the majority of hurling observers, they are a band of unknowns thrust into championship combat but Cork’s Cathal Naughton has plenty of insight into the Limerick players that face him in Páirc Uí Chaoimh tomorrow.

MIKE O’BRIEN doesn’t normally do interviews, notoriously gun-shy when it comes to facing any kind of microphone, so when you get a call from him saying he wants to talk, you know that this is an upset individual.

IT might have been a little too close for comfort at the finish, but nothing could detract from Na Piarsaigh’s achievement in winning through to their first Live95fm Limerick Senior Hurling Championship final at the fourth attempt in the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

THERE’S a book going to hit your shelves in a few weeks’ time, ‘Unlimited Heartbreak’, by Henry Martin — it should be made compulsory reading for every Limerick hurling supporter.

DOZENS of cab drivers in towns in the north Cork and south Limerick areas are operating illegally, it has been claimed.

A COUPLE who died yesterday in a head-on crash with a truck were originally from England, but retired a few years ago to live in south Limerick.

Work has begun on one of the largest ever-civic building projects to be undertaken in Co Limerick.

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BUILDING a one-off house is considered a trial by most people, something to only be tackled once in a lifetime.

FANCY a share of a $1.9 million inheritance? Well if you happen to be living in north Cork or south Limerick you’d better start researching your family tree.

Final preparations are being put in place for a lavish wedding as racing tycoon JP McManus' only daughter walks up the aisle tomorrow.

GARDAÍ were yesterday combing forestry and wooded areas in north Cork and south Limerick looking for a 44-year-old married father-of-two who hasn’t been seen since last Monday.

AN organisation yesterday claimed that an A&E department in Co Cork is set to close as part of a centralisation of services to larger urban centres, a move first mooted in the controversial Hanly Report.

A VOLUNTARY organisation has expressed anger and shock at the news that a long-awaited hospital project will not get funding this year.

OPENING an interview with a manager whose side are facing a big game by telling him you’re wishing for a win for the opposition is probably not the best idea in the world.

In his usual understated way, midfielder Jerry O'Connor has become a critical cog in Cork's drive to a second All-Ireland final. Diarmuid O'Flynn reports.

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AFTER just two seasons competing, Scoil Iosaef (Kilmallock) are only an hour away from a place in a Dr. Harty Cup final.

MORE than 100 workers at Diamond Engineering Ltd in Limerick are facing an uncertain future after they were told the company is to close.