Minister rejects Labour's criticism over feesTHIRD-LEVEL ISSUE: MINISTER FOR Education Batt O'Keeffe yesterday rejected criticism by the Labour Party that any plan to reintroduce…Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
Troupe with nose for a French romance that pulls on the heartstringsTHEATRE: SEEING DOUBLE is one thing but seeing treble is what audiences get when they catch an innovative production of Cyrano…Fri Aug 15 2008 - 01:00
DPP appeals suspended heroin sentenceThe Director of Public Prosecutions has appealed a six year suspended sentence imposed earlier this summer on a 26-year-old man…Thu Aug 14 2008 - 01:00
Autism student a 'shining example'SPECIAL NEEDS: A 17-YEAR-OLD student with autism who achieved extremely high marks in the Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) …Thu Aug 14 2008 - 01:00
Six of the best for Cork students Pupils from city and county achieve eight A1s in examAMBITIONS REALISED: STUDENTS AND teachers in Cork welcomed yesterday's Leaving Certificate results, which revealed six students…Thu Aug 14 2008 - 01:00
Cork hospital at odds with Harney on staffing needsA SENIOR administrator at the Mercy University Hospital has rejected suggestions by Minister for Health Mary Harney that the …Wed Aug 13 2008 - 01:00
Guide dog funds of €780,000 announcedMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney has pledged to give careful consideration to providing additional funding to the Irish Guide …Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Patients show artistic talentsMORE THAN 60 people who use psychiatric services at Cork University Hospital have participated in a project aimed at developing…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Cork set for cardiac renal centre in 2010THE OPENING in 2010 of an €85 million cardiac-renal centre at Cork University Hospital will be of great assistance to patients…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Harney criticises hospital over idle unitMINISTER FOR Health Mary Harney said yesterday the HSE would "not be held to ransom" by the Mercy University Hospital in Cork…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Drug reaction alert after man's deathDOCTORS TREATING patients with acute illnesses should review whether the patients need to continue taking cholesterol-lowering…Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
Mini-stroke possible cause of fatal crashA PALLOTINE priest who spent 50 years as a missionary in Argentina may have suffered a mini-stroke which caused him to crash …Fri Aug 08 2008 - 01:00
Hearing on co-location of Cork hospital welcomedTHE DECISION by An Bord Pleanála to hold an oral hearing into a proposed €242 million co-located private hospital on the grounds…Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
Single-sex schools told to spell out enrolment policiesALL SINGLE-SEX schools will have to ensure that their prospectuses and enrolment policies state clearly that they are single-…Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
Jobs blow for Cork as Pfizer to close plantCORK SUFFERED a jobs blow yesterday with the announcement by one of the country's largest pharmaceutical employers, Pfizer, that…Thu Aug 07 2008 - 01:00
No crabs harmed in the making of this huntCAHERSIVEEN: IT MAY not have been the Great White Shark Hunt but the first Cahersiveen Crab Hunt proved just as exciting for…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Mallow CT scanner to be 'operational later this month'THE HSE has confirmed that it expects that a €1Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Gilmore predicts strong EU showing from KellySELECTION PROCESS: EAMON GILMORE predicted that Labour would be fighting strongly to win a seat in the South constituency in…Mon Jul 28 2008 - 01:00
Life in jail for killing girlfriendA FATHER of two has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his 20-year-old girlfriend and given a 15-year sentence…Fri Jul 25 2008 - 01:00
Record sentences as three found guilty in drugs haulTHREE ENGLISHMEN convicted of the biggest-ever drugs shipment in the history of the State were yesterday sentenced to jail terms…Thu Jul 24 2008 - 01:00
Tipperary man gets life for murder of girlfriendA 31-year-old father of two has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his 20-year-old girlfriend and given a …Thu Jul 24 2008 - 01:00
Man remanded over Tipperary woman's murderA 31-year-old father-of two has been remanded in custody after he pleaded guilty to the murder of a 20-year-old woman who was…Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Cocaine smugglers given 30-year prison sentencesTwo of the three Englishmen involved in a €440 million cocaine smuggling operation off the west Cork coast have been sentenced…Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Three men convicted over €440m cocaine seizureTHREE ENGLISHMEN involved in a €440 million cocaine smuggling operation off the west Cork coast have been remanded in custody…Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Three due to be sentenced in €440m drugs-smuggling caseTHREE ENGLISHMEN will be sentenced today for their part in €440 million drugs smuggling operation off the west Cork coast after…Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Three men found guilty in Cork cocaine trialA jury in Cork has found three men guilty on charges relating to the discovery of some €440 million worth of cocaine off the …Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
Orthopaedic consultant posts 'a cause for concern'THE FAILURE to replace two consultants at St Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital in Gurranabraher in Cork on a permanent basis is a cause…Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
Tributes in Cork as key arts figure diesTRIBUTES WERE paid yesterday to former chairman of the Cork International Film Festival and Arts Council member Charlie Hennessy…Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
Armed gang hold up Skibbereen bankGardai in West Cork are searching for an armed gang which held up staff at the Bank of Ireland in Skibbereen this morning and…Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
Jury in Cork cocaine trial sent to hotelThe jury in the trial of three Englishmen charged in connection with the discovery of €440 million worth of cocaine off the west…Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
Cocaine case jury to begin deliberations on verdictTHE JURY in the trial of three Englishmen charged in connection with the discovery of €440 million worth of cocaine off the west…Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
€210m development planned for CorkTHE PROPOSED multibillion-euro Cork docklands development has received a boost with confirmation by property developer Owen O…Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
Judge warns €440m drugs case juryTHE POSSESSION of false passports should not automatically lead jurors to assume that somebody is involved in drug dealing, a…Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
Jury advised over evidence in Cork drugs trialA judge at the trial of three Englishmen charged in connection with a €440 million drug seizure today reminded the jury that …Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
Judge begins charge in Cork drugs trialThe possession of false passports should not automatically lead jurors to assume that somebody is involved in drug dealing, a…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
DPP's appeal against leniency of sentence is welcomedTHE DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has lodged an appeal against the leniency of a 12- month jail term imposed on a father…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
Cork Week makes waves with over 5,000 sailorsTHE SUN was not shining down like back home in Australia, but for Limerick-born Ann Hogan and her crewmates from Sydney, Cork…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
Council to assess Lismore fire clean-upWATERFORD COUNTY Council officials will begin an assessment of the clean-up operation required to remedy the scene of a fire …Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
Gardaí hope to interview man in psychiatric unit after Cork killingGARDAÍ HOPE to prepare a file for the DPP on the murder of a 69-year-old father of five in Cork after they are given permission…Mon Jul 14 2008 - 01:00
Accused tells court he was pushed into boat with cocaineTHE MAN who was rescued from choppy seas in which €440 million worth of cocaine was found floating claimed yesterday that he …Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Man rescued from sea near cocaine worth €440m denies drug smugglingA MAN pulled from the sea near where drugs worth €440 million were found off the west Cork coast has denied any involvement in…Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
Accused in €440m drugs case tells court of hiding for two daysTWO OF the three men accused in connection with a €440 million drugs seizure in west Cork spent two days hiding in a shed but…Thu Jul 10 2008 - 01:00
Call for common language in healthNEW RESEARCH has highlighted the importance of a common language between professionals at executive management level in the Irish…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Accused in €440m cocaine trial 'a good neighbour'ONE OF the men charged in connection with a €440 million drugs seizure in west Cork was described yesterday as a good neighbour…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Council unaware of licences to remove slag from HaulbowlineCORK COUNTY Council says it is not aware of any licences being issued to allow for the removal of waste material from the former…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Man charged with having false passport says he feared for his lifeA LIMERICK MAN told gardaí he was travelling on a false passport to Amsterdam because detectives in Limerick had warned him his…Mon Jul 07 2008 - 01:00
Juror released in Cork drugs trialA juror has been released from service in the trial of three Englishmen charged in connection with a €440 million cocaine seizure…Mon Jul 07 2008 - 01:00
Teenager and man remanded after gun possession chargeA MAN AND a 15-year-old youth have been remanded in custody after they were charged over the weekend in connection with the discovery…Mon Jul 07 2008 - 01:00
Two remanded in Cork over handgun findA man (29) and a 15-year-old boy have been remanded in custody after they were charged in Cork last night in connection with …Sun Jul 06 2008 - 01:00
