Boy tells trial he let brothers into his house and saw them attack victimAN 11-YEAR-OLD boy yesterday told a court how he let two men into his family home and then followed them to his sister’s bedroom…Fri Jun 19 2009 - 01:00
Woman tells murder trial of stabbing in bedroomA WOMAN has told the trial of two brothers charged with the murder of a 30-year-old Englishman in Co Kerry how she went into …Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
Gardai on trial for series of offencesTWO GARDAÍ went on trial yesterday charged with a series of offences including attempting to pervert the course of justice and…Thu Jun 18 2009 - 01:00
Murder trial of two brothers told victim stabbed 12 times in the backA POSTMORTEM on the body of a man revealed that he had been stabbed 12 times in the back, the trial of two brothers charged with…Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
Permission for €250m Beacon hospital in Cork grantedTHE BEACON Medical Group has welcomed the decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant planning permission for a €250 million co-located…Wed Jun 17 2009 - 01:00
Pacts hold firm in mayoral electionsFIANNA FÁIL, Fine Gael and Labour continued their 30-year electoral pact on Cork Corporation and elected Councillor Dara Murphy…Tue Jun 16 2009 - 01:00
Cork group brings theatre to new heightsCORK THEATRE group Corcadorca looks set to bring drama literally to new heights on Leeside over the next fortnight when it stages…Tue Jun 16 2009 - 01:00
French magistrates satisfied with progress on Toscan du Plantier inquiriesTWO INVESTIGATING magistrates appointed to investigate the murder of French woman Sophie Toscan du Plantier have expressed satisfaction…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
Payments scheme 'flawed' says TDTHE APPEALS process for people refused payments under the Government’s Health Repayment Scheme is seriously flawed especially…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
Wallstrom confident legal guarantees will satisfy allEUROPEAN COMMISSION vice-president Margot Wallstrom has expressed confidence that a resolution will be found over concerns among…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
Group warns over downgrading of hospitalsA GROUP campaigning for improvements to the public health system yesterday expressed concern that proposals included in a new…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
President praises important role of Cork Opera HouseCORK Opera House’s importance to the cultural and artistic life of the city was highlighted by President Mary McAleese last night…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
President launches mapped archive of Cork placenamesTHE PRESIDENT has paid tribute to a Cork toponymist and his team of researchers on their achievement of compiling the first mapped…Thu Jun 11 2009 - 01:00
HSE report suggests acute care in two counties should be centralised in CorkTHE HEALTH Service Executive yesterday unveiled proposals to reorganise hospital services in Cork and Kerry which would see the…Wed Jun 10 2009 - 01:00
Anger over HSE report on acute servicesTHE HSE will today publish a controversial report into the reconfiguration of hospital services in Cork and Kerry which recommends…Tue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00
HSE unveils acute services planThe HSE has unveiled plans for the reconfiguration of hospital services in Cork and Kerry which will see a centralisation of …Tue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00
Alan Kelly makes it a hat-trick for LabourEUROPEAN ELECTIONS: SOUTH LABOUR SENATOR Alan Kelly last night made it a hat-trick of wins for the party in the European elections…Tue Jun 09 2009 - 01:00
Labour, Independents and SF profit from FF lossesCORK COUNCILS: VOTERS IN both Cork city and county turned against Fianna Fáil in significant numbers, with the party losing …Mon Jun 08 2009 - 01:00
Blarney in the buff as naked truth of more than 1,100 bodies goes on displayOVER 1,100 people who stripped off for American photo artist Spencer Tunick at Blarney Castle as part of last year’s Cork Midsummer…Mon Jun 08 2009 - 01:00
Cork afternoon festival uses laughter to dispel stigma of mental illness“SAY IT loud – I’m mad and I’m proud,” that’s the message from the organisers of Ireland’s second Mad Pride Festival which kicks…Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
220 staff to be let go in double blow for CorkCORK SUFFERED a double jobs blow yesterday when a pharmaceutical company announced it was to cease manufacturing with the loss…Sat Jun 06 2009 - 01:00
200 jobs to go in Cork closuresMore than 200 jobs will be lost in Cork following the announcement by a pharmaceutical firm that it is to cease manufacturing…Fri Jun 05 2009 - 01:00
Former TD Quill to be honoured by UCCFORMER PROGRESSIVE Democrats TD and senator Máirín Quill will receive an honorary degree the day polling takes place in the local…Tue Jun 02 2009 - 01:00
Cork-born Danny La Rue dies at 81TRIBUTES WERE last night paid to Cork-born entertainer and female impersonator Danny La Rue who passed away at his home in Kent…Tue Jun 02 2009 - 01:00
FF fighting chance of holding Dublin seat - CowenEUROPEAN ELECTIONS: TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has insisted Fianna Fáil is still in with a fighting chance of holding its seat in…Mon Jun 01 2009 - 01:00
'Best of the Marquee' CD may be releasedMUSIC PROMOTER Peter Aiken says he is considering releasing an album to mark the success of the Live in the Marquee series of…Mon Jun 01 2009 - 01:00
Cowen upbeat despite poll showingTaoiseach Brian Cowen has insisted that Fianna Fáil is still in with a fighting chance of holding its seat in Dublin in the European…Sun May 31 2009 - 01:00
Cancer services make way for rising joblessnessCOUNCIL PROFILE: WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY: FIANNA FÁIL saw its representation drop from four to just one member on the 15-seat…Sat May 30 2009 - 01:00
State must pay up, says abuse survivorCORK ADDRESS: A CLERICAL abuse survivor yesterday urged the people of Ireland to call on the government to pay the maximum compensation…Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
Cowen defends poor poll showingTaoiseach Brian Cowen has ruled out any question of stepping down as leader of Fianna Fáil if the party fares as badly in the…Fri May 29 2009 - 01:00
FF candidates hope personal loyalties will prevailCOUNCIL PROFILE: CORK CITY: THE BIG question in Cork city, as it is nationwide, is to what extent Fianna Fáil candidates can…Thu May 28 2009 - 01:00
Ned goes into battle but fails to find worthy sparring partnerON THE CANVASS with NED O'KEEFFE: YOU MIGHT be forgiven for thinking that after registering at a mere 4 per cent in The Irish…Thu May 28 2009 - 01:00
Fine Gael looks certain to extend its lead over FFCOUNTY COUNCIL PROFILE: CORK: THE FOCUS on the local elections to Cork County Council will be on whether Fine Gael will improve…Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
Husband cleared of Meg Walsh murder fails to get her itemsTHE 42-year-old Waterford bus driver who was last year acquitted of the murder of his wife Meg Walsh yesterday failed in a court…Tue May 26 2009 - 01:00
Adviser appeals Northern Bank cash verdictTHE 60-YEAR-OLD financial adviser jailed last month for 10 years for laundering over £3 million stolen in the Northern Bank robbery…Tue May 26 2009 - 01:00
Lack of training in suicide counsellingIRISH COUNSELLORS and psychotherapists dealing with suicidal people are not being given adequate specialised training to assist…Tue May 26 2009 - 01:00
Priest takes leave after allegation of sexual assault on young girlA PRIEST in the Diocese of Cloyne has agreed to take administrative leave from his parish duties pending an investigation into…Mon May 25 2009 - 01:00
Mass-goers have strong views on report by child abuse commissionLAITY: THE CHILD abuse commission report was on the minds of Mass-goers and featured in the sermons of priests throughout the…Mon May 25 2009 - 01:00
Cork's Mercy hospital rejects HSE centralisation planONE OF Cork’s main hospitals said yesterday it would not participate in any discussions to implement a plan commissioned by the…Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Sitting Cork councillor discovers she is listed to run in wrong wardMISTAKEN LISTING: A SITTING councillor on Cork City Council is hoping to meet Cork city manager Joe Gavin today after she discovered…Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
Cork Airport Authority ex-chairman Joe Gantly dies aged 53TRIBUTES WERE paid yesterday by business and political figures to the former chairman of the Cork Airport Authority and Apple…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Sinnott distances herself from 'endorsement' by LibertasIRELAND SOUTH: INDEPENDENT SOUTH MEP Kathy Sinnott yesterday moved to distance herself from Libertas after its founder Declan…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Two men face charges of IRA membershipTWO MEN are due to appear in court this morning to be charged with membership of the IRA following a Garda investigation into…Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Three jailed for 10 years over drug smugglingTHREE ENGLISHMEN have been jailed for 10 years each for their part in a €400 million drug-smuggling operation foiled off the …Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
Yacht was tracked by multi-agency task forceANALYSIS: This drug seizure was down to combined work by gardaí, the Naval Service, Customs and international servicesSat May 09 2009 - 01:00
One woman's battle against the StateWhen the Supreme Court this week decided not to award costs to the State in the Louise O'Keeffe case, her over-riding emotion…Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
3 jailed for €400m drugs haulThree men were sentenced to 10 years each today over a €400 million drugs smuggling operation foiled by gardaí, naval service…Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Body found in burnt-out carGardai in Co Tipperary have opened an investigation into the death of a man whose body was found in a burnt out car in woods …Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Cork incinerator would contravene county planTHE PROPOSAL by Indaver Ireland to build a €150 million incinerator at Ringaskiddy in Cork Harbour would require a material contravention…Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
Man remanded for debs theftsA 32-YEAR-OLD man has been remanded on bail after he was charged yesterday with stealing over €180,000 following a Garda investigation…Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
