Taoiseach Simon Harris leads tributes following death of former Cork TD Bernard AllenMr Allen (79) served as a Minister of State and as chairman of the Public Accounts CommitteeSun Jun 23 2024 - 15:12
Asylum seeker turned postman becomes Deputy Lord Mayor of CorkCllr Honore Kamegni recently became first person of colour elected to Cork City CouncilSat Jun 22 2024 - 10:00
Former TD Dan Boyle becomes Cork’s first Green Party Lord MayorFellow party member Honore Kamegni, the first black public representative on any council in Cork, was elected Deputy MayorFri Jun 21 2024 - 19:58
Graham Norton pays tribute to hometown as he unveils Covid memorial in BandonPlaque, made by older people and students, is a ‘lovely’ way to commemorate pandemic, broadcaster saysWed Jun 19 2024 - 20:30
Work on flood relief scheme in Cork to start shortly, council confirmsThe Morrison’s Island Public Realm and Flood Defence project will protect 400 city centre propertiesMon Jun 17 2024 - 19:00
Simon Harris to give Béal na Bláth oration for Michael CollinsHarris becomes only the third serving Taoiseach after Enda Kenny and Micheal Martin to speak at Beal na BlathSun Jun 16 2024 - 17:00
Mick Wallace pledges to continue campaigning following loss of seat to Ní MhurchúOutgoing Ireland South MEP says he was ‘demonised’ by media as Fianna Fáil’s Cynthia Ní Mhurchú takes final seat in five-seat constituencyFri Jun 14 2024 - 20:08
Former scout leader jailed for four years for abuse of five boys on scouting trips in the 1980sRetired hospital porter Noel Sheehan (78) was convicted of 16 charges at Cork Circuit Criminal CourtFri Jun 14 2024 - 07:58
European Election: Fianna Fáil claims seat in Ireland South as Mick Wallace loses outEuropean election: Counting nears conclusion as new team of MEPs emergesThu Jun 13 2024 - 22:24
‘The river was effectively sterilised’: At least 5,000 fish dead in Co Cork fish killInland Fisheries Ireland is investigating the cause of the the fish kill on the River Allow near FreemountTue Jun 11 2024 - 08:42
Fine Gael’s Seán Kelly retains Ireland South seat, with Fianna Fáil’s Billy Kelleher set to take second seatEuropean election: Independents Michael McNamara and Mick Wallace, Sinn Féin’s Kathleen Funchion, Green Party’s Grace O’Sullivan and Fianna Fail’s Cynthia Ní Mhurchú are battling for the other three seatsMon Jun 10 2024 - 01:00
Judge reserves decision on garda sergeant charged with assault and attempting to pervert course of justiceCharges too serious to give an immediate decision as time needed to consider two days of evidence and submissions, says judgeFri Jun 07 2024 - 19:47
Two-year-old girl who died in accident in Co Waterford namedLizzie Troy, who has a twin sister Freyja, was found unresponsive by gardaí on Wednesday eveningFri Jun 07 2024 - 14:55
Boat carrying human rights activists headed for Gaza to stop off in Cork Harbour this weekendCrew of boat sailing to Gaza to challenge Israeli blockade to spend weekend in CobhFri Jun 07 2024 - 06:55
Traveller families broke off contact after marriage rejection, widow tells murder trialThree of the accused are brothers to each other and cousins to victim Tom Dooley (43)Thu Jun 06 2024 - 19:00
‘Run, just run’: wife recalls graveyard attack on her husband at murder trialSiobhán Dooley was cut on the arm as group of men armed with weapons set upon Tom Dooley (43)Wed Jun 05 2024 - 19:23
Jury urged to leave Traveller prejudice behind in Kerry graveyard murder trialSix men, members of an extended Traveller family, accused of the murder of 43-year-old Thomas Dooley in Rath Cemetery in TraleeTue Jun 04 2024 - 21:13
Cork city marathon winner returns to Leeside on his honeymoon to claim back-to-back titlesPolish runner Pawel Kosek triumphs in the men’s race while Cork native Aoife Cooke takes the glory in the women’s raceSun Jun 02 2024 - 16:13
Covid-19 may have been a factor in crash which claimed couple’s lives, coroner saysPat and Berna Allen (80s) tested positive for virus after being brought to morgue following fatal incident on N28 roadFri May 31 2024 - 19:48
Man charged with attempted murder at Cork house on Christmas Day 2023Accused is also charged with criminal damage with intent to endanger life and was remanded in custodyFri May 31 2024 - 07:42
Many foreign nationals returning to home countries for medical treatment due to Irish waiting lists, inquest toldElena Shcherbakova (48) died in Cork shortly after having surgery to remove stomach tumour in her native LatviaThu May 30 2024 - 19:37
Surgeon warns about dangers of medical tourism at inquests into deaths of two Co Cork women after gastric proceduresConsultant tells coroner: ‘There are many hazards related to pursing surgical intervention in a foreign country’Thu May 30 2024 - 15:59
Up to 200 witnesses could give evidence at Kerry funeral murder trialTrial of five men and a teenager accused of murder of a father of seven at a funeral could take up to eight weeks, potential jurors hearWed May 29 2024 - 19:09
‘Reclusive’ woman whose body was found in Cork was dead less than a year, gardaí believeReceipt for groceries dated June 2023 dispels fears she had been dead for three yearsFri May 24 2024 - 14:32
Veterinary inspector banned from keeping dogs for seven years after neglect convictionMichael O’Reilly kept 10 terriers at his kennels in Cork, which were found surrounded by mounds of faecesThu May 23 2024 - 19:45
Locals thought woman found dead in Cork house had returned to UKThe body of Joyce O’Mahony is believed to have been in the house on the city’s southside for up to 18 monthsWed May 22 2024 - 19:58
Judge reserves decision on jurisdiction in burglary case over accused’s identityAccused’s fingerprints reveals he used 27 different names in Europe and the UKWed May 22 2024 - 19:00
Body of woman found in Cork house may have been there for 18 monthsJoyce O’Mahony (58) was last seen sometime in 2021 but gardaí believe she may have been alive for another yearTue May 21 2024 - 22:11
Accused in Ireland’s biggest drug seizure returned for trial at Special Criminal CourtFive charged over seizure of 2.2 tonnes of cocaine worth €157 million on MV Matthew in September last yearTue May 21 2024 - 21:44
Man believed to have been dead for months remembered at funeral as ‘a lover of the arts’Mark Watters (61) lived alone and was found dead in his Castletownbere, Co Cork flat earlier this monthFri May 17 2024 - 18:28
Parents remain haunted by death of only child in Co Cork assault Ricardo Hoey and Jordan Deasy are to be sentenced for manslaughter of Matt O’Neill (29) following 2022 attackFri May 17 2024 - 11:14
Man who threated to kill social worker is found suitable for restorative justice programmeAccused rang Tusla worker and threatened to kill the woman over her involvement in a case where a young family member was placed in careThu May 16 2024 - 12:43
Psychological services for young people need urgent reform, says CairnsNumbers waiting for primary care psychology services in Cork are ‘staggering’, says Social Democrats leaderThu May 16 2024 - 12:26
Body of dead man may have lain undiscovered in Co Cork flat since Christmas Gardaí to prepare file for the Coroner’s Court following the discovery of body of Mark Watters (61), originally from Dublin, on WednesdayThu May 09 2024 - 14:44
Man jailed for seven years for rape of 10-year-old niece at her family home in Co CorkAccused pleaded guilty to two counts of rape and one of sexual assault during overnight stays at girl's family homeWed May 08 2024 - 19:00
Men charged over State’s biggest drug seizure to be tried at the Special Criminal CourtFive men arrested about MV Mathew to face Special Criminal Court over €157m cocaine haulTue May 07 2024 - 20:29
Man acquitted of murder due to insanity to be detained at Central Mental HospitalJohn Murphy continues to suffer from paranoid schizophrenia, court hearsTue May 07 2024 - 20:19
Business student jailed for four years for assault in which he struck victim 250 timesCCTV footage of assault showed an attack so violent many in court looked awaySat May 04 2024 - 10:39
An American passport fraudster in Ireland: The mysterious life of Randolph Kirk Parker Parker (72) was jailed for 3½ years for applying for passports in the names of two dead babies, but never offered any hint of why he was using fake identitiesSat May 04 2024 - 06:00
Man jailed for six years for dangerous driving causing the death of sports commentator Paudie PalmerMr Palmer (65) was seriously injured in collision with Bohdan Bezverkhyi (31) and died in Cork University Hospital shortly afterwardsThu May 02 2024 - 18:30
Woman jailed for careless driving causing death of fellow refugee in Cork hotel carparkJudge says the fact that the woman was intoxicating was an aggravating factorWed May 01 2024 - 19:08
Gardaí issue fresh appeal for information on Cork couple missing for more than 30 yearsConor Dwyer (62) and his wife Sheila (61) were last seen on April 30th, 1991, near their home in FermoyMon Apr 29 2024 - 19:52
Second man found guilty of Matt O’Neill’s manslaughter in Carrigaline, Co CorkProbation reports requested on Ricardo Hoey and Jordan Deasy, who were found not guilty of murdering 29-year-old in December 2022Mon Apr 29 2024 - 13:26
Tragedy of Civil War shows importance of political compromise - McDowellCompromise should never be a dirty word in any true democrat's lexicon, says former tánaiste as he unveils plaque to War of Independence hero, Sean O'DonoghueSun Apr 28 2024 - 15:12
Ukrainian woman to be sentenced in May after pleading guilty to careless driving causing death of fellow refugeeKseniia Vasylenko was before Cork Circuit Criminal Court where she pleaded guilty to careless driving causing the death of Andrii Nesterov at Cork AirportFri Apr 26 2024 - 21:17
Drugs gang caught with over €4m of drugs which came through Ringaskiddy port jailed for eight yearsUndercover gardaí were keeping gang under surveillance as they collected over €4m worth of drugs, judge hears as three men sentenced to eight years at Cork Circuit Criminal CourtFri Apr 26 2024 - 16:44
Woman released after being questioned about fatal road traffic collisionInvestigators to send file to the DPP after questioning woman in her 40s about fatal collision in which mother of two lost her lifeFri Apr 26 2024 - 08:07
Former scout master convicted of indecently assaulting five boys over 30 years agoNoel Sheehan took scouts away on camping weekends in the late 1980s, court hearsThu Apr 25 2024 - 19:32
Teenager found guilty of manslaughter of Matt O’Neill (29)Jury in Cork took almost 15 hours to reach a majority 11-1 verdict to acquit Jordan Deasy of murder but convict him of lesser chargeThu Apr 25 2024 - 13:11
Gardaí investigate Cork mother’s death in car crashA woman (40s) has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justiceThu Apr 25 2024 - 12:29
