A local TD has hailed the “phenomenal progress” being made on the N22 Macroom bypass. The project includes the construction of 22km of dual carriageway which will be primarily constructed offline of the existing N22.

The longest precast concrete bridge beams in both Ireland and Britain have been put in place over the River Laney in Macroom as part of the Baile Mhúirne to Macroom road development project.

The jury in the Macroom murder trial will continue their deliberations tomorrow after deliberating throughout today without delivering a verdict.

A witness in the trial of a 48-year-old woman accused of murdering her ex-husband described her ‘pucking’ him in the stomach and the deceased saying, “she have me goosed.

Gardaí have arrested two men in relation to an assault and theft of a car in Macroom in the early hours of this morning.   Shortly before 1am, Gardaí received a report after a man in his 20s had been assaulted by two men.

A man has been arrested and charged in relation to a burglary in Macroom back in May. The burglary occurred on New Street, Macroom on May 29. Gardaí received a report of a burglary at around 4pm.

ASYLUM seekers living in emergency accommodation in the Riverside Park Hotel in Macroom have integrated well, according to local campaigners and councillors.

Gardaí have issued a witness appeal following an aggressive daylight robbery in Macroom yesterday.

A GROUP of asylum seekers are being given temporary emergency accommodation in a Macroom hotel. The group arrived in Macroom on Thursday and are being provided with accommodation at the Riverside Park Hotel.

Gardaí have arrested and charged a man in his 30s in relation to a burglary at a school in Macroom yesterday. Shortly after 12 midday Gardaí in the town responded to a call of a burglary that had just occurred at a school.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses in relation to an attempted robbery of a person in Macroom last Saturday night.

If you appreciate local business and services, then use them, before you lose them, says Síle Ní Dhubhghaill, Social Democrats candidate for Macroom

A CORKMAN who suffered a life-changing complete spinal cord injury resulting in paralysis in October has set his sights on completing the 2020 Dublin Marathon in his wheelchair.

In the last part of our series on Cork food producers, KATE RYAN chats to Michael Twomey about his lifelong dedication to the trade, and the innovations he has introduced along the way

IT’S a long way from the deciduous forests of North America to a garage in rural mid-Cork. . . especially when your very name stems from a native American word.

LEADING biofuel and sustainability expert Professor Martin Tangney has been awarded an honorary Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) at a ceremony in City Chambers Edinburgh for services to engineering and energy.

A GENEROUS anonymous donation has allowed a resident of the Drishane Castle direct provision centre to start third level education.18-year-old Grace Tambwe was facing bills of almost €4,000 to continue her education having completed her leaving cert ...

YOU can’t put a price on good weather but we’ve become so inured to our current heatwave to be blasé about our experience of a rain-free Irish festival.  {element}And yet it was easy to count our blessings at this year’s Townlands Carnival.

THERE are just days to go before Townlands Carnival returns to Macroom. The festival site, at Rusheen Farm estate, is ready for thousands of campers on Friday. {element}Headline act Leftfield will close the festival on Sunday.

THE new €214m N22 dual carriageway that will bypass Macroom and Ballyvourney will take three years to construct from 2020. The scheme which includes 22kms of new road was approved by An Bord Pleanála seven years ago.

A CORK model has swopped the catwalks of New York for the runways of Milan for the next few weeks. Clara McSweeney from Kilmurry, near Macroom, arrived in Milan on Sunday to take part in a number of fashion assignments with international agency Next.

Already the star of a Aldi ad, Macroom buffalo farmer Johnny Lynch and his family are also set to appear in TV historical saga Vikings, reveals JO KERRIGAN

The role that Artificial Intelligence plays in our present and future will be discussed at the Cork Life Long Learning Festival. Colette Sheridan chats to expert Roman van der Krogt ahead of a talk