FROM whale-watching to historical re-enactments and from nighttime bat walks to lectures in stately homes, an impressive 1,000 events will take place across the country for Heritage Week, which will see a large number of historic buildings throw open their doors to the public, many for the first time.

CORK’S business leaders called yesterday for sweeping changes to the city’s “draconian” clamping and towing policy.

A FRAIL 87-year-old nun was left stranded in Cork city yesterday after her car displaying a disability sticker was towed.

Ian Bailey has withdrawn his appeal against a number of newspapers in a libel case concerning their reporting of the murder of Frenchwoman Sophie Tuscon du Plantier in West Cork.

IAN Bailey spoke out yesterday about “the dirty, rotten, stinking lies” that were printed about him that damaged him 10 years ago and are still damaging him.

Liam Heylin and Eoin English