No-one else has to die here —that’s the blunt message from two Americans with a tragic connection who have backed calls to close a lethal turn on a stretch of the N20 Cork to Limerick road.

Talks are taking place about safety upgrades at a death-trap junction on the N20 Cork to Limerick road.

CJ Stander has waited a long time to win his first senior title as a professional rugby player, but he’s waiting another week to celebrate it properly.

Theresa May is attempting to stem the tide of sleaze engulfing Westminster as her most senior Cabinet minister faces questioning over allegations made against him.

A woman in her 60s has died following a collision involving her bicycle and a tractor yesterday afternoon in Co Cork.

A woman in her 60s has died following a collision involving her bicycle and a tractor yesterday afternoon in Co Cork.

Five people, including a seven-year-old-boy, have been killed in two separate crashes in Co Cork and Co Mayo.

Latest: Two tourists from the US have been killed in a car crash in north Cork.

STRAWBERRY Fields are forever — or, at least, the memory of them can be. Up for sale in the Blarney/Waterloo area is Carrigdara, a mid-1990s build at a spot called Knocknasuff, and it stands on productive gardens of half an acre.

THIS Friday, Europe’s leaders come together in Italy to mark the 60th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome, agreements that laid the foundations for today’s European Union. 

FANTASY has all but achieved parity of esteem with reality in political debate, so maybe it’s possible to use it, even if a nightmarish kind, to make a point.

The James O’Donovan juggernaut continued in the Co-Action benefit in Casteltownkenneigh where he beat Killian Kingston. Brothers Aidan and David Murphy beat Martin Coppinger and Séamus Sexton in the opening score there.

James O’Donovan added another significant win to his current run when he beat Killian Kingston by three bowls in the semi-final of the Paddy Barry Cup at Rosscarbery.

The couple who became the latest to die on one of the country’s most notorious roads have been remembered as active members of their community.

AFTER Macroom, the biggest numbers to mobilise in Cork on Easter Sunday gathered at Bweeng, between Blarney and Mallow.

Elaine Murphy did all the running — but boyfriend David Mellamphy stole her thunder.

Phew… that was the general consensus at the end of a too-close for comfort match which put Ireland in the quarter-final of the Rugby World Cup once more.

A Canadian cybersecurity company planning to create some 100 jobs in Cork has announced a bursary with Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) to develop a pool of Irish talent to help drive its rapid expansion.

The Ford Motor Company says it will begin making its London-based GoDrive car-sharing service available to the public.

Christy Mullins and James O’Donovan won the two feature scores at the Dingle Cliff and Coastal Rescue benefit on the Ballydavid Road near Dingle.

David Hubbard scored the line in 15 great bowls at Ballinacurra where he beat Paul Buckley by almost a bowl.

Our brains are designed to panic when the love that sustains us is suddenly removed, says JP O’ Malley.

Antique Irish glass features on day one of the Dreweatts and Bloomsbury two-day summer sale at Donnington Priory, Newbury, Berkshire next Thursday (Aug 28).

Waterloo, Blarney, Cork €395,000

A collection of Irish glass which has passed through five generations of the family who started the glass industry in Waterford 230 years ago is going up for auction next week.

WHAT’S your favourite Christmas tradition? From staying up to watch The Late Late Toy Show to the Finnish custom of visiting the graveyard on Christmas Eve, the history of festive traditions is as long as Santa’s present list. We asked celebrities for their favourites.

Rowing is perhaps the greatest endurance sport of the Olympic Games.

Prince Harry gave Batman the royal seal of approval when he turned up at the European premiere of The Dark Knight Rises in London.

Torrential rain and gale force winds wreaked havoc with events yesterday, with one of the country’s oldest agricultural festivals worst hit.

David Murphy kicked on from his European gold medal win to secure his place in the Munster senior semi-final with a comfortable win over James Buckley at Lyre on Sunday.

Ahead of his visit to Cork, Dan Buckley spoke to broadcaster and former politician Michael Portillo about Anglo-Irish relations, Britain’s Conservative Party, bailouts, and a love of trains

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin said she is still thinking about whether to run for president, dismissing a comment from her daughter that she had already made up her mind.

US congresswoman Michele Bachmann kicked off her presidential campaign in Iowa, where a strong finish in the state’s early nominating caucus could position the anti-tax tea party candidate as a serious challenger to more mainstream Republicans hoping to take on President Barack Obama in 2012.

THE embarrassing extent of the England rugby team’s kit sponsors Nike’s plans to commemorate the team’s foiled Grand Slam triumph can today be revealed by the Irish Examiner.

Gardai investigating the murder of a 42-year-old father of five near Blarney in Co Cork last week have made a specific appeal for information they say can assist the investigation.

Two men are due to appear at a special court sitting in Cork later tonight, charged in connection with the murder of another man in the county last Thursday.

Gardaí investigating the murder of a man near Blarney in County Cork last Thursday have recovered a firearm.

Gardaí investigating the murder of a man in Blarney in Co. Cork last Thursday have made a specific appeal for the public's help.