(JJ Hurley) A new Facebook page, Kinsale Better Connected, has been launched with the aim of exploring how Kinsale and the surrounding communities could be better connected through safer, more accessible ways to walk, wheel and cycle. The page comes at a time when Kinsale is already undergoing a major transformation aimed at improving safety and enhancing walking and cycling infrastructure. Driven by Cork County Council and Transport Infrastructure Ireland, a number of signif

Kinsale 2-32 Belgooly 1-34 (JJ Hurley) Kinsale following their victory over Belgooly in the Ross Oil JAHC Semi-Final at Ballinspittle on Saturday Kinsale booked their place in the Ross Oil South East Junior A Hurling Championship final after edging Belgooly by the narrowest of margins, 2-32 to 1-34, following a thrilling extra-time encounter in Ballinspittle on Saturday. In a contest played at a relentless pace from start to finish, Belgooly looked in control e

(JJ Hurley) Action shots from Carrigaline V Valley Rovers earlier in the season in the Co-Op Superstore PIHC (Bernard Laverty) Carrigaline and Valley Rovers must overcome two tough opponents should they wish to face each other in the Co-Op Superstores Premier Intermediate Hurling Final. Waiting in the wings to face the Carrigdhoun outfits are Ballincollig and Dungourney, both of whom will have their own ambitions of lifting the Séamus Long Trophy. Carrigaline faced Ballincoll

(JJ Hurley) Action from last year's Ross Oil Junior A Hurling Final between Belgooly and Kinsale Carrigdhoun Junior A Hurling reaches the business end It is knockout time in the Carrigdhoun Junior A Hurling Championship, and this weekend has all the ingredients of a cracking couple of days in the South East. The Ross Oil-sponsored semi-finals see four teams — Kinsale, Belgooly, Valley Rovers and Ballymartle — go head-to-head with a place in the divisional final at stake. An

(JJ Hurley) A car accident at Bowen’s Cross, Ballygarvan, today raises the issue of several dangerous junctions that motorists are left to navigate on a regular basis. While Cork County Council has made progress in relation to pedestrian safety in many of the South County villages, many motorists might not feel the same sense of urgency has been applied to several hazardous road junctions. Bowen’s Cross continues to be a problematic issue, particularly for any traffic attempt