West Cork councillor said pubs are important social hubs for many communities in rural areas.

The cost of a pint is scheduled to rise by 4 cent from Monday, August 14.

CORK'S historic bar, The Long Valley, will form part of a series immortalising the country's vintage pubs which will feature at Gifted – The Contemporary Craft and Design Fair in the RDS, from December 4-8.

CORK publican, Benny McCabe is set to open his latest venture in Ballincollig later this evening.

ONE of Cork's most successful publicans, Benny McCabe is to open a new establishment in Ballincollig next month. ARTY's bar which opens in mid-October will serve Ballincollig's 20,000 residents, occupying the space that was previously Sam's bar.