THE HSE has spent almost €7 million since the start of 2009 renting 43 private properties in Cork city — despite having empty spaces in publicly-owned buildings in Munster.

A DUBLIN teenager has been jailed for seven years for the manslaughter of his neighbour, whom he shot in the chest after the mechanic had threatened to put him in a wheelchair.

A SLICE of local Midleton commercial life, plus the attractions of 0.4 acres of gardens in a town setting, come with 22, St Mary’s Road.

CORK’S city manager will present a report to councillors tonight on stalled plans to provide a new public library on the city’s northside.

A CASH-STRAPPED local authority could be facing a penalty of more than €300,000 after voting last night against relocating a public library.

A man has died following a fire at a house in Dundalk, Co Louth, in the early hours of this morning.

GARDAÍ have launched a murder investigation into the fatal shooting of a man in Sligo on Friday night.