Council forced to close damaged Cork bridge after scissors-lift joyriding incident
Two men remanded in custody following incident on Sunday
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‘Some big polluter is breathing sigh of relief’: Questions remain over Blackwater fish kill
Inconclusive report must not be last word on devastating incident, say environmentalists
Cause of fish kill on Blackwater river in Cork ‘has not been identified’ – report
Multiple agencies involved in investigation into incident could not say what caused up to 42,000 fish kill in August
‘Only 334 of 2,500 flood barriers have been delivered’: Cork homeowners demand urgency
Protesters demonstrate over delays to flooding measures promised after 2023’s devastating Storm Babet
‘We took out 450 fish in an hour’: Blackwater pollution highlights decade of poor environmental compliance
Finger of blame for failures pointed at EPA, which licenses dischargers including North Cork Creameries and Munster Joinery
Public urged not to approach 57ft dead whale washed up on Cork beach
Headless remains of fin whale on Mizen peninsula show signs of shark feeding
Blackwater fish kill: EPA finds creamery co-op wastewater exceeded permitted discharge limits
Separate investigation launched after white discharge spotted in water on north bank of Blackwater
Surplus Co Cork land owned by transport body could be converted into native woodland
Bank of 36 acres would be managed ‘into perpetuity’ by the Nature Trust under move to help address TII’s carbon footprint
Fish stocks could take 10 years to recover on Blackwater as anglers estimate more than 40,000 killed
Incident ‘seriously damaging’ to one of Europe’s foremost salmon and trout fisheries, anglers say
The Irish Caminos: stunning St Finbarr’s Path is the result of ‘volunteers scraping, working, sweating together’
This picturesque west Cork walking route from Drimoleague to Gougane Barra has been developed as a passion project by local volunteers, who want more help from the State to promote it
Receiver appointed to builder behind Ivan Yates-linked Cork housing scheme
Ingram Homes pressing ahead with development, according to businessman
‘If we flood again, we’re homeless’: Midleton homeowners in crisis without flood insurance after storms
Homeowners say they are ‘living in terror’ because nothing has been done to protect them from a recurrence of Storm Babet’s devastating floods
Tara Brandel: ‘I am always analysing power dynamics in performance. Who holds privilege? How is it expressed?’
The Croí Glan choreographer explains why she believes in the power of dance to be an agent of change
Fáilte Ireland denies spending €670,000 on single tourist information sign in Bantry
Councillor says he was ‘getting it in the neck’ after reported spend likened to Leinster House bicycle shed
Cork dog breeder condemned by judge for obstructing vet after seizure of neglected dog
Eily O’Callaghan (56) and sons Michael (25) and Thomas (24) barricaded council inspector in their yard
High Court overturns planning refusal for Cork wind farm
An Bord Pleanála’s decision was designed to protect habitat of whooper swan
What Gerry Adams really said to David Trimble in the loo during peace talks
Drama bigs up Adams-Trimble encounter; Saoirse Ronan gets a knock-back; buskers object to Grafton Street development; and Sabina Higgins takes on a woolly role
Local government failing to get up to speed with electric vehicles
Only a few county and city councils in Ireland have more than a handful of electric vehicles in their fleets, Geotab survey shows
Heavy rain floods parts of Cork amid Met Éireann orange weather warning
Local units of fire service assisted business owners
Call for former Bessborough mother and baby home site to be converted into memorial garden
Campaigners urge Cork City Council to purchase land after apartment development plans near site of burial ground are rejected
Saoirse Ronan wants to rewrite the script for new Cork home
Paddy McKillen’s wine embarks on a voyage to America; bread giants have a word about a word; while the National Gallery of Ireland is unsure about language requirements
Norwegian energy company sues following Cork wind farm rejection
Annagh Windfarm’s ambitions for a six-turbine development were upended by concerns for local whooper swans
Work on flood relief scheme in Cork to start shortly, council confirms
The Morrison’s Island Public Realm and Flood Defence project will protect 400 city centre properties
Propeller believed to belong to first World War submarine recovered in Cork harbour
German submarine sank off Roche’s Point in 1917 while mining Cork harbour to disrupt British supply lines
Duck feeding: Irish firm puts dispensers in parks across Ireland, UK and Netherlands
Matthew Knight’s The Feed Ducks Initiative is now operating feeding stations in public parks in Ireland, the UK and Netherlands
Local Elections: Cork County Council results
Fianna Fáil takes 19 seats to be largest party with Independent Ireland claiming four seats in maiden campaign
‘Panicking for breath’: How a cold, damp and overcrowded home affects one mother and her children
Cork-based Sarah Williams says she’s on medication for depression due to stress ‘about the way we’re living’
Woman ordered to remove walls, gates and foundations erected without planning permission
Development was carried out on a Co Cork site in ‘complete disregard of planning legislation’, Mr Justice Richard Humphreys says
Only one in 30 applicants for vacant and derelict property grant received payment by end of last year
More than 6,000 applications received through the Crói Cónaithe scheme by end of 2023
High court challenge brought over Cork telecommunications mast
Council rejected application on the grounds that proposal contravened local development plan
Farmers protest in Cork against growth of air travel as they are asked to cut their emissions
IFA’s ‘Enough is Enough’ demonstration saw traffic disruption in Cork city as tractors formed convoy
‘Ten years in the making’: Dunkettle Interchange upgrade, aimed at tackling Cork congestion, opens
Journey times reduced by wide-ranging upgrades on junction of four busy routes
Three children settle court actions over collision that left father dead and mother with catastrophic brain injury
Cork children's father, who was the driver of the car, died four days after the collision
Puppy farm case: Woman loses appeal over closure after judge says he finds vets’ evidence ‘compelling’
Anna Broderick said that vets' evidence that dogs were left lying in their own urine and faeces was a 'complete exaggeration'
Puppy farm case: Dogs smelled strongly of ammonia, court hears
Owner Anna Broderick is appealing a closure notice issued by Cork County Council after it was found she had exceeded her breeding quota
Council removed dogs worth over €80,000 from puppy farm which ‘posed a serious and immediate threat to animal welfare’, court hears
Veterinary inspectors seized dogs after the owner failed to reduce the number of breeding bitches on the farm and improve the living conditions of the remaining animals, a court has heard
Cork County mayor clarifies he does not support blockade of asylum seeker accommodation in Fermoy
Frank O’Flynn had responded ‘no problem’ to proposal by anti-immigration activist Derek Blighe in video
Midleton floods: Cork County Council asked to explain why old bridge on river not removed
Sinn Féin TD says access structure at ‘pinch point’ on Owenacurra, which breached its banks last month
OPW in talks with council about measures to prevent further flooding in Midleton
Measures to be put in place pending completion of ‘complex’ €50m flood relief scheme for town at risk of flooding from four separate sources
Cork flooding: County council defends response following ‘unprecedented’ rainfall
Chief executive says no agency could have prevented rapid flooding in Midleton and that flood-relief scheme the only defence
Why was the Storm Babet flooding so bad?
Flooding in Cork and Waterford left widespread damage to property as a month’s worth of rainfall fell in less than 24 hours
Cork County Council backs further Ironman events despite death of two men during Youghal race
Event, held in Cork in 2019, 2022 and 2023, has generated almost €20m in revenue for region
New Lord Mayor of Cork Kieran McCarthy invokes the spirit of his predecessors
Historian and Independent Cllr Kieran McCarthy sees off challenges from Sinn Fein and the Workers Party to take the mayoral chain
Dawn Meats gets go-ahead for 400-unit housing development
CGI Food Park Limited withdrawal of appeal to Bord Pleanala clears way
Ireland’s favourite buildings revealed after public vote
Project by Niall McLaughlin Architects wins Public Choice category at the RIAI Irish Architecture Awards
Dogs at Cork puppy farm found in unsanitary and freezing conditions by inspectors
Anna Broderick, well-known in horse racing circles, appeals closure order after veterinary inspectors closed her dog breeding business in Doneraile, north Cork
Balloting of water-services workers employed by local authorities to begin
Dispute could lead to water outages and derail Government plans to establish Uisce Éireann as a stand-alone utility
Locals and green group oppose whiskey warehouse planned near Co Cork village
Planning appeal puts brake on boom industry as residents of Tulliq, near Leap, seek to retain ‘agricultural character’
The Living and the Dead: ‘Families are very much isolated from the process unless they are proactive’
Inside Ireland’s Coroners’ Courts: Three people share their experiences
Ruins of medieval Cork church destroyed by Cromwell uncovered and conserved
Cromwell's forces torched Dromtarriffe Church and killed fleeing Irish troops seeking sanctuary there
Sister of man whose skeletal remains were found in Mallow house had gone to property looking for him
Tim O’Sullivan’s sister visited north Cork town sometime in 2000s but was told he had gone back to United Kingdom
Gardaí begin canvassing Mallow dentists to identify skeletal remains
Last-known resident of house, Tim O’Sullivan, was in his late 50s when he disappeared from the area about 20 years ago
Macroom begins to benefit from bypass as traffic calms and locals return to shop
Bypass will remove 40% of the 13,000 vehicles, including 700 heavy goods vehicles, passing through the town daily, says TII
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