A group of former St. Aloysius students, who were the first southern school to visit Stormont in the 1960s, are hoping to find all 120 pupils from its class of '71 for its 40th reunion. The remaining Sharman Crawford Street school pupils are being invited to a meeting at the Bodega in Cork on Saturday 4 September, in which the group are aiming to find all four classes and 120 people.

The screening of over 200 pupils at a Cork primary school for tuberculosis (TB) is underway after three cases of the disease were reported this week. All 220 pupils at Ballintemple National School in Crab Lane are being screened at St Finbarr's Hospital after the cases were diagnosed on 10 August.

It was an exciting and successful weekend of competitions, concerts, céilithe, sessions and more as the 60th Fleadh Cheoil na heireann was celebrated by 250,000 throughout Cavan last weekend. The Fleadh, which was last held in Cavan in 1954, is one of the premier cultural events in Europe and this year was no different as the festival provided a feast of music, song and dance with an electric atmosphere of 'craic agus ceol', with representatives from Cork among the many winners.

Calls are being made in Cork this week for a new fuel allowance scheme to ease the pressure that the carbon tax caused in May. The call was made by North Cork Independent County Councillor, John Paul O'Shea, who said he has written to the Minister for Social Protection, Eamon O' Cuiv TD, asking the Government to offset the introduction of the carbon tax.

Three representatives from Macra in Cork have been selected to compete in the FBD Young Farmer of the Year competition this weekend. Michael O'Mahony, a 21-year-old dairy farmer from Mitchelstown competing for Avondhu, Alan Jagoe, a 28-year-old dairy farmer from Nohoval, representing Seandun and Martin O'Connor, a 23-year-old dairy farmer from Macroom, representing Muskerry will go on to compete for the county at the 12th annual FBD Young Farmer of the Year Competition.

"We won"t be knocked off our perch easily!"
That's the message from Morley's Mens Outfitters, last year's winners of the best window display competition, in support of the Cork footballers who reached the All Ireland Final.

A protest took place in Cork yesterday (Wednesday) morning outside a business premises on the North Side of the City. Around 30 staff from Sidney McElhinney Ltd. as well as Sidney McElhinney himself gathered at the Dublin Hill premises of John Loftus. Mr McElhinney claims his company is owed money by John Loftus Snr for work carried out late last year and in early 2010.

Local children Louis Millar (8), Ruben Maloney (6) and Ottilie Millar (5) pictured with archaeologist Jonski Millar investigate a Bronze Age funerary food vessel, in Headland Archaeology, Little Island, Cork as part of National Heritage Week.
Photo: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

Patrick Cotter, Artistic Director of the Munster Literature Centre, Douglas St., Cork City pictured preparing for the programme launch of the 'Frank O'Connor International Short Story Festival 2010', with a special reading dog commissioned by artist Tom Cambell made from collected words from the stories of Frank O'Connor.
Photo: Clare Keogh/Provision

"An overwhelming sense of disappointment."
That has been the predominant reaction in Cork to news that a case has been referred to the Gardai after the venue was allegedly defrauded of €63,000.