Internationally acclaimed contemporary artist Spencer Tunick, legendary rock acts The Fall and Faust, and an indoor techno-park in the Cork Docklands were just some of the highlights announced at yesterday's (Wednesday, May 14) programme launch for the 2008 Cork Midsummer Festival.

An application to Cork City Council for the development of apartment buildings on a 1.5 acre green area in Bishopstown is expected to provoke an angry response from local residents.

The findings of a new report published this week by the Health Research Board which examines trends in problem drug use in Ireland has been described as "surprising" by those working within the counselling services in Cork.

A new policy document has been published by the Diocese of Cork and Ross to ensure that all children and young people involved in Church-related activities are safeguarded and respected.

Actor Jeremy Irons pictured at Glebe gardens during the Baltimore Fiddle Festival in West Cork this week.

Sunderland FC has forged an exciting new business link with Cork by becoming one of the newest members of the Cork Chamber.

The picture shows President Mary McAleese as she presents the seal of office of Taoiseach to new Taoiseach Brian Cowen in Aras an Uachtarain.

The Public Accounts Committee is currently awaiting figures which will show just how many private patients are being treated in public hospitals, by each speciality.

Tomorrow (Friday, May 9) will see the unveiling of a new coastal management strategy for Cork Harbour.