End of Summer
As the end of summer approaches I am looking forward to a few days break next week in remote west Cork, taking to the road in the direction of the Beara Peninsula, I’m looking forward to shooting some landscapes and just chilling out. Before I go I will be covering the Munster 100 [...]

There will be blood!!
Dear Editor
Must bankers, Fianna Failures, the wealthy, health bosses, others exploiting the poor, sick of all ages, mortgage payers, be put to the proverbial sword before present Government accedes to elections?
We are on the brink of a people’s revolution. An Armageddon situation! You have been warned Taoiseach Cowen and your cohorts!!
Neil O’Donoghue
Greenhills
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Cork South Central T.D. Michael McGrath has been informed in writing by the Chief Executive of the NRA that the authority expects to have sufficient funding in 2011 to proceed with the construction of the Bandon road and Sarsfield road flyovers as planned.
Deputy McGrath wrote to the NRA’s Chief Executive Mr. Fred Barry last month [...]

Insect bites and stings
Signs and symptoms of an insect bite result from the injection of venom or other substances into your skin. The venom sometimes triggers an allergic reaction. The severity of your reaction depends on your sensitivity to the insect venom or substance and whether you’ve been stung or bitten more than once.
Most reactions [...]

A speeding Swedish driver is facing the world’s biggest motoring fine yet of €650 000 after being clocked at 290km/h while driving through Switzerland.
The 37-year-old man’s Mercedes SLS AMG was impounded along with his driving licence after soaring along at two and a half times the speed limit on a Swiss freeway.
A police spokesman said: [...]