Relief and delight in Fermoy at Quinn newsReaction: The news that Quinn Group is to buy Bupa Ireland and save some 300 jobs in Fermoy in north Cork was last night greeted…Thu Feb 01 2007 - 00:00
Irish trawler skipper pays tribute to rescuersThe skipper of an Irish trawler that sank off the Scilly Isles on Monday yesterday paid tribute to all those involved in the …Wed Jan 31 2007 - 00:00
Guilty plea in Ford price fixingA Cork businessman yesterday pleaded guilty to helping Ford dealers engage in fixing the selling price of cars after he was prosecuted…Wed Jan 31 2007 - 00:00
Naval Service, Garda divers search trawlersNaval Service divers will return to the sunken trawler Pere Charles today in the hope of finding the bodies of her missing crewmen…Fri Jan 26 2007 - 00:00
Du Plantier case review might not be made publicMinister for Justice Michael McDowell yesterday expressed concern that publication of a Garda review of the handling of the Sophie…Fri Jan 26 2007 - 00:00
North Cork expected location for new prisonMinister for Justice Michael McDowell is to visit Kilworth in north Cork today amid growing expectation that the Cabinet is to…Thu Jan 25 2007 - 00:00
Loss of 240 jobs in second blow to FermoyThe north Cork town of Fermoy was dealt its second major jobs blow in a month yesterday when a French-owned company announced…Wed Jan 24 2007 - 00:00
Skipper believes wreck of trawler locatedA close friend of missing Kinsale skipper Ger Bohan yesterday said that searchers are confident that they have located the wreck…Wed Jan 24 2007 - 00:00
Divers hope to reach trawler todayA team of Naval Service divers last night travelled to Dunmore East in Co Waterford in anticipation of getting a break in the…Tue Jan 23 2007 - 00:00
Dive teams study trawler design in rescue bidA Naval Service dive team has obtained design drawings of the sunken trawler Pere Charles and is devising a strategy to gain …Fri Jan 19 2007 - 00:00
Cork garda faces charges of sexual assaultA 49-year-old garda based in Co Cork was yesterday returned for trial on six counts of sexually assaulting three young females…Thu Jan 18 2007 - 00:00
British coast guard asked to be on lookout for bodiesThe Irish Coast Guard has notified its British counterpart to be on the lookout over the coming weeks for the bodies of fishermen…Thu Jan 18 2007 - 00:00
Dives to find 'Père Charles' crew fall foul of weatherAttempts to recover the bodies of five fishermen thought to be aboard their sunken trawler had to be called off again yesterday…Wed Jan 17 2007 - 00:00
Two rescued from sinking fishing vessel off WexfordA Co Wexford skipper and his crewman were recovering last night after their fishing vessel sank east of Tuskar Rock lighthouse…Wed Jan 17 2007 - 00:00
€500m Greencore plan to create 2,000 jobsPlans for a €500 million commercial, residential and recreational development on the site of the former sugar plant at Mallow…Tue Jan 16 2007 - 00:00
Divers to resume search for missing fishermenTeams of Naval Service and Garda divers are hoping to locate the bodies of five missing crew members of the Père Charles today…Tue Jan 16 2007 - 00:00
Search for fishermen confined to shoreThe search for seven missing fishermen lost when two trawlers sank off the south coast last week looks set to be confined to …Mon Jan 15 2007 - 00:00
Solidarity 'source of strength' to familiesThe manner in which people had rallied around the families of seven fishermen lost in two separate trawler tragedies was a source…Mon Jan 15 2007 - 00:00
Search for missing fishermen is hampered by stormy seasOne of the biggest ever sea searches mounted on the south coast was hampered yesterday by bad weather conditions which limited…Sat Jan 13 2007 - 00:00
Divers wait for weather to improve in search for 'Pere Charles'Teams of Naval Service and Garda divers remained on standby all day in Dunmore East yesterday in the hope that the weather would…Sat Jan 13 2007 - 00:00
Gardaí to use sniffer dogs in Cork searchGardaí investigating the disappearance of a Lithuanian man are to use sniffer dogs to carry out a search of an area in east Cork…Thu Jan 11 2007 - 00:00
Duke begins legal action to retain Blackwater weirThe Duke of Devonshire has initiated legal action to fend off demands from fishery authorities for the removal of a weir on the…Wed Jan 10 2007 - 00:00
No charges over woman's death in hospitalThe Director of Public Prosecutions has decided that hospital staff at a north Cork hospital should not be prosecuted after they…Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
Woman is charged with assault after husband diesA woman has been released on bail after she was charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of her husband on New Year's Eve…Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
30 jobs lost as Cork to Swansea ferry endsTourism and business interests yesterday expressed disappointment at the decision of Swansea Cork Ferries to cancel its service…Tue Jan 09 2007 - 00:00
Gardaí find knife linked to Cork death of Uzbek manGardaí investigating the murder of a man from Uzbekistan, who died in hospital in Cork at the weekend, have recovered a knife…Mon Jan 08 2007 - 00:00
Holohan mother calls for judicial system reformThe mother of Midleton schoolboy Robert Holohan has called on Minister for Justice Michael McDowell to reform the judicial system…Mon Jan 08 2007 - 00:00
'Foul play' is suspected in Cork disappearanceGardaí are becoming increasingly concerned for the well-being of a Lithuanian man who has been missing for almost three weeks…Mon Jan 08 2007 - 00:00
Gardaí concerned over missing Lithuanian manGardaí have expressed concern for the wellbeing of a Lithuanian man who has disappeared just two months before he was due to …Sat Jan 06 2007 - 00:00
Cork publican fined for smoking ban breachA Cork publican was yesterday fined €4,000 and ordered to pay a further €575 in costs for two breaches of anti-smoking regulations…Thu Jan 04 2007 - 00:00
Stabbed garda sends message to man's familyThe family of a young north Cork man who took his own life after stabbing a garda were deeply gratified to learn that the garda…Thu Jan 04 2007 - 00:00
Man charged with murdering brother at partyA 31-year-old man was yesterday remanded in custody after he was charged with the murder of his brother during a party in Tralee…Wed Jan 03 2007 - 00:00
Father of five dies after stabbing at partyThe death of a father-of-five following a stabbing in a house party in Tralee in Co Kerry on New Year's Eve has brought the number…Tue Jan 02 2007 - 00:00
Simon fears shelter issue 'slipping'Cork Simon Community has urged the Government not to forget the issue of homelessness.Sat Dec 23 2006 - 00:00
Cork garda on six sex assault chargesA 49-year-old garda based in Co Cork was yesterday remanded on bail after he was charged with six counts of sexually assaulting…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
€700m development plan for Cork siteA planning application is expected to be lodged shortly with Cork City Council for a €700 million development on the controversial…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
Work to begin on €500m Cork retail complexConstruction work on a major €500 million retail and residential development on Patrick Street in Cork city centre could start…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
Return of papers to Bailey to be reviewedAn appeal has been lodged on behalf of gardaí carrying out a review of the Garda investigation into the murder of Sophie Toscan…Tue Dec 19 2006 - 00:00
Gardaí seek gang that held family captive at gunpointGardaí are searching for a three-man gang that held a Cork family captive for almost an hour and threatened them at gunpoint, …Mon Dec 18 2006 - 00:00
Bailey says he has written sympathy letterEnglish journalist Ian Bailey, who was twice arrested and questioned about the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier, has sought…Mon Dec 18 2006 - 00:00
Du Plantier family fear murderer may not be brought to justiceThe mother of murdered Frenchwoman Sophie Toscan du Plantier (39) said yesterday her greatest fear is that she will die without…Mon Dec 18 2006 - 00:00
Minister urges judges to apply full force of lawMinister for Justice Michael McDowell yesterday called for a change of attitude among the judiciary to ensure that legislation…Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00
Graduation of first 36 reservists 'a new chapter' for GardaThe establishment of the Garda Reserve marks the commencement of a new and exciting chapter of policing in the Republic, said…Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00
Government blamed in Fermoy for 'shooting itself in the foot'Fermoy reaction: The announcement by health insurer Bupa that it is to withdraw from the Irish market was greeted with dismay…Fri Dec 15 2006 - 00:00
Cork's model project for low-energy homesA new local authority housing project aimed at minimising energy requirements was yesterday hailed as a prototype for future …Fri Dec 15 2006 - 00:00
Cork inquiry to finish in weeksCork county manager Maurice Moloney yesterday confirmed he expects an internal council inquiry into a controversial land sale…Wed Dec 13 2006 - 00:00
Cork council sets its sights on light rail systemThe Railway Procurement Agency (RPA) has held preliminary discussions with Cork City Council officials about developing a light…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Car on wrong side before crash, inquest toldFour young Polish nationals were killed when the vehicle in which they were travelling collided with a truck moments after they…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Cork 2005 drew €90m in extra tourist revenuesCork City Council reaped huge economic benefit for its investment in the city's hosting of European Capital of Culture in 2005…Fri Dec 08 2006 - 00:00
Cobh man gets life for killing his ex-girlfriend in lanewayA 21-year-old Cobh man was yesterday given a mandatory life sentence for the murder of his 19-year-old former girlfriend, whose…Thu Dec 07 2006 - 00:00
