After five years in the second tier of the All-Ireland League, Shannon return to life in the top flight of Irish club rugby with a visit to old rivals Cork Constitution this afternoon.

Despite a ban on the burning of vegetation at this time of year, fire services are being kept busy fighting out-of-control gorse fires in mountainous districts.

The Cork West Garda Division will in June become the first Garda division in the country to roll out a regional anti-crime text alert system to the public.

The public is being urged to be on the alert for wildfires, with the risk of outbreaks deemed high for the coming days due to dry weather.