Linda Pentony, Lucy Burke, Rachel and Alice O'Connor, Beibhinn Walsh and Leyla Downey members of the Mayfield Community Arts Centre at the GlobalFest Youths Arts Festival in Bishop Lucey Park at the weekend.

This year's ACC Bank Cork Week could generate as much as €40 million for the economy. While estimates published this week have suggested that the event could generate between €10 and €20 million, according to Jean Kearney, Media Spokesperson for the event, in reality this figure could be much higher.

Proposals to site a new tall building in the Blackpool area of Cork have been cut down by members of the city council.

Local authority housing to the value of more than €140 million remains unoccupied in both Cork city and county t despite record numbers of people now on local authority housing lists.

Health cuts are hitting Cork families hard with the long awaited opening of a family support service in North Cork now deferred and all child case conferences for the Cork and Kerry region due to be suspended for three weeks in August.

Schools in the Cork City are currently more than €200,000 in arrears in water charges owed to the city council.

A boat racing at ACCBank Cork Week with the Jeanie Johnston in the backround, Crosshaven, Co Cork.

Pictured at the opening of of her exhibition titled Chasing Butterflies, is Nell Collins at Alliance Française Gallery, Cork.

Georgina Staliglowe and Joaquim Martin from salsaireland.com dancing with hundreds of others during the Cuban Extravaganza featuring Ska Cubano and El Guayabero at Charles Fort on Saturday as part of Kinsale Arts Week 2008.

The average asking price for properties in Cork city fell a further 1.7% in the years second quarter bringing the year-on-year change to a total of - 8.4%.