A father of four who died following an assault in Mitchelstown, Co Cork was remembered as a "one in a million family man" who loved a good chat and had a hearty laugh, his requiem mass in his native Ballindangan heard today.

A man who suffered a serious eye injury was threatened that he would be put in a body bag and his dog would be killed if he testified about assault, it was claimed during a trial.

A MAJOR study has revealed that nearly 40,000 homes are expected to be built, or under construction, within the next five years in Co Cork.