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53 acres of deep soil near Newtwopothouse
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Surely one of the most curiously-named places in Ireland is the village of New Twopothouse on the main Cork-Limerick road. Its name instantly begs two questions:

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Some criminals will nick anything that’s not nailed down, but eyebrows have been raised about why they would want to steal 90m of semi-mature hedging which was planted as part of a road realignment project.

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Television presenter Elaine Crowley has spoken for the first time of her battle with depression and the heartache it has caused her and her family.

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ONE of the potentially most exciting archaeological excavations ever undertaken in Co Cork is set to start early next year.

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