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After a lifetime of cheesemaking, one Coolea couple received a very special award at the CÁIS Irish Cheese Awards last week in recognition of the dedication they have shown to their craft.

A Charleville councillor has said that “there is no question” that a proposal to temporarily remove the War of Independence Memorial on Main Street to facilitate road safety works will see the monument permanently relocated, although others in the town are concerned that it could be.

Excitement is building for Cork Opera House’s upcoming premiere of ‘Summer Revels!’, a musical comedy summer show with an all-Cork cast based on a similarly titled production that ran at the venue throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

A stunning eight-bedroom house that was originally constructed in Cork in the 1800s is on the market for a cool €5,000,000.

Macroom councillors offered their condolences to the families of two local men who passed away in recent weeks.

“You shouldn’t waste the short time you have on this beautiful planet,” reads the last line of a new book written by a Cork man who has lived his life against the odds.

A Cork cheese made outside the village of Whitechurch has been named the ‘Supreme Champion’ at the CÁIS Irish Cheese Awards for the second time following a ceremony at Kilshane House in Tipperary last Wednesday.

The 109th anniversary of the sinking of the Cunard Ocean Liner ‘Lusitania’ and those who lost their lives in the tragedy will be commemorated in ceremonies that will take place in Cobh on Bank Holiday Monday, May 6.

“Completely overgrown” shrubbery that is situated close to a playground in Macroom must be overhauled, according to a local councillor.

A public drop-in session that will provide information on the supports available to refurbish vacant and derelict properties will be held from 10am to 12pm in Blackpool Library on Redforge Road this Friday.