It’s funny, all those references that slip past you as white noise.

East Cork municipal district officials plan to invite members of a Youghal community group to discuss the rejection of a proposal to install a sculpture marking the town’s links with Moby Dick.

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Thousands gathered in central London to celebrate workers’ achievements at a May Day rally where Jeremy Corbyn condemned anti-Semitism.

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A public representative is calling for urgent action to clean up or demolish a derelict factory set alight for the eighth time in three years.

The stars were out in force in Limerick at the weekend, attending a lavish retirement party for legendary jockey AP McCoy.

A fourth major supermarket, Aldi, has been given the go-ahead near Youghal’s town centre.

Plans are being put in place for the first nationwide out-of-hours social work service —10 years after the outcry sparked by the deaths of Sharon Grace and her young daughters.

An Bord Pleanála has received three appeals against plans to construct a major retail outlet on a derelict site in Youghal.

Cork County Council has approved planning permission for a major retail development to be built at the dilapidated former Seafield Textiles building in Youghal, Co Cork.

Unique footage has emerged of a historic march undertaken by the Irish Army in Co Cork almost 60 years ago.

BRITAIN: A quirky London walking tour takes visitors around the capital’s most interesting toilets.

When Sligo theatre company Blue Raincoat performed WB Yeats’s Purgatory on the top of Knocknarea mountain last summer it proved a breath of fresh air for both the audience and the performers.

East Cork tourism has been boosted after a local authority received planning permission for a motorhome parking complex.

The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport has allocated €650,000 for the completion of repairs to a sea wall in an east Cork seaside town.

An East Cork town council intends amending its Town Development Plan to facilitate a planning application for a major retail development.

Councillors have expressed safety fears about part of an east Cork seaside town after a second section of sea wall was declared unsafe only 12m from where a previous portion collapsed last year.

Christmas has come early at a Limerick hotel where nearly 50% of the venue’s Christmas parties are already booked.

Safety organisations have warned the public to be extremely careful of water after the sixth drowning in a week.

Details of the arrangements for Margaret Thatcher’s funeral on Wednesday were released today by Downing Street.

A lawyer has told of the “living nightmare” of representing one of James Bulger’s child murderers, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the toddler’s death.

A lawyer today recalled the "living nightmare" of representing one of James Bulger's child murderers, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the toddler's death.

There’s a nice sense of age and place to 8, Lucia Place, a Cork harbour home on Strand Road, just as Passage West starts to link up with Glenbrook.

Tommy Barker visits a Cork landmark, a truly unique family home

FOUR of the country’s top bathing spots have failed to meet basic water cleanliness marks.

FOLLOWING two cracking efforts at Punchestown and Navan, Willie Mullins’ Popcorn got off the mark over flights when landing the Holy Cross Maiden Hurdle at Thurles yesterday.

Thousands of UK students took to the streets today in a largely peaceful protest against government cuts and university fee hikes.

DAILY, the Irish people have to digest the unravelling uncertainties of the Irish economic situation and search, as is human nature, for the causes of our difficulties.

Protesters marching against plans to increase student tuition fees have clashed with police in London’s West End.

IT was a grainy CCTV image that appeared to show an innocent scene of a toddler walking hand-in-hand with a child.

One of the killers of toddler James Bulger was back behind bars today.

The board of directors at Limerick FC has today said that they are "seeking further investment" in the club.

The roof was ripped off a double decker bus with 10 people onboard today when it crashed into a tree during rush hour traffic.

IT might be sometime yet before the GAA embrace video tech-nology on game-changingincidents, and until then, Kerins O’Rahillys will protest at the injustice of an injury time penalty decision which denied them a Kerry SFC title yesterday.

PATRICKSWELL has left other towns and villages in Co Limerick in the shade after securing an important community environment award.

I REFER to recent reports regarding the €110 million set aside to fund the Government’s nursing home fair deal scheme, which has been delayed due to legal difficulties.

Celebrity spoon-bender Uri Geller went to the Savoy Hotel auction today – and is bidding for 360 spoons.

I REFER to your budget report (December 6) that homecare packages for older people will be increased by only 9%.

I REFER to your budget report (December 6) that homecare packages for older people will be increased by only 9%.

BEGGING on Irish streets was decriminalised by the Supreme Court in March. I have since noticed that the sheer quantum and aggressiveness of begging has increased tremendously in the past number of months, especially in the form of verbal abuse and harassment of smokers outside pubs.

I WAS lucky to survive a return train journey from Dublin to Galway recently.