The Scorecard, July 12

You could say it was ‘down in one’, because one day is all it took for Heineken to blot out the pint of stout that dominates an iconic mural in Macroom.

A Co Kerry brewery has won a planning row to continue the operations of its current plant after being granted retrospective planning permission for three large storage tanks.

IT’S that time of year again as artists, canvases in tow, start to crisscross county borders across Munster and beyond.

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IF Conor Counihan’s debut season was defined by improbable comebacks against Kerry, yesterday in Fitzgerald Stadium he received a taste of his own medicine.

On hearing of a spud-related attempt to enter the Guinness Book of Records, The Menu immediately hitched up the wagon and pointed it westwards once more for The Menu truly venerates this most tremendous of all tubers.

Great Taste 2012 Award Winners

The benefits of doing a night course can be seen in personal development as well as in the workplace, as studying something you are passionate about boosts confidence, writes Arlene Harris Sometimes you need to seek out formal learning to achieve mastery or to progress your career

Thanks to his hit TV show, Chris O’Dowd has put Boyle, Co Roscommon, on the map. The comedian’s father Seán gives Conor Power the tour of the town.

The Irish Open could have a title sponsor again next season after three years in the financial doldrums.

Weekend food columnist and McKenna’s Guide contributing editor Joe McNamee is back with his annual accolades. Read on for his best in fine dining, pub grub, afternoon tea and much more, in Cork and around the country.