• Sixth year Leaving Certificate Applied students from Scoil Pol Kilfinane who completed a driver safety course in a simulator.
  • Members of the Tallow committee, who are organising the Gathering event 'An Tostal' over the June bank holiday weekend. Back l-r: Michael Delaney, Noel Buckley and Liam Moroney (treasurer). Front l-r: Gerty Murphy, Anne Tobin (secretary), John Pratt (chairman) and Donna Buckley. Other main committee members are Mary Mangan,Thomas Corcoran, Colin Cunningham, Andy Cunningham,
Mairead Tobin and Kitty McDonnell.
  • Lismore Heritage Centre are running a caption competition for this photo. People can enter on their Facebook page - see article for details.
  • The cheerleaders in 'Back to the 80's' by CBS Secondary and Presentation Secondary, which will be on tonight (Thursday) and Friday. Photo: Courtesy of Laura Healy
  • Deirdre Waldron (Network Cork), Katherine Fitzpatrick (Cork Chamber) and Ita Murphy (Cork City Enterprise Board) pictured at City Hall, Cork. Photo: Gerard McCarthy
  • L-r: Helen Barry KPMG and Niamh O'Donoghue KPMG (Mitchelstown) pictured as over 100 owner, managers of local businesses attended the KPMG private Irish Business Briefing at Cork International Airport Hotel late last week. Photo: Gerard McCarthy
  • Sharon Brooks.

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News

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Editorial

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Business

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Sport

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Events

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Letters

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Agri

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Columns

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