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Protect young sports players from injury
CONTACT sports like rugby should have a minimum age of 15 or 16, the former Chief Medical Officer (IRB) to the International Rugby Board has said. Professor Michael Molloy, Consultant Rheumatologist...
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Cork GP who groped teenage girl has jail sentence halved
The Court of Appeal has halved the two-year sentence handed down to a Cork GP who groped a teenage girl 25 years ago. Dr Kevin Mulcahy of Creggan, Lombardstown, Mallow, Co Cork, indecently assaulted...
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Man accused of murdering Cork Prison inmate asked court witness not to go...
A man on trial accused of murdering a fellow Cork Prison inmate asked a witness not to go back to his cell because he was “fearful” the deceased “would do something to him”, a jury has heard. Brian...
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Video: Public meeting hears concerns over M28
MORE than 800 people attended a public meeting to hear concerns about the proposed M28 motorway between Cork and Ringaskiddy. The M28 Steering Group hosted the meeting in the Rochestown Park Hotel and...
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Animal activists take part in Cork march
HUNDREDS of animal rights activists travelled to Cork to march in protest at the lenient punishments handed down to people found guilty of animal rights abuses. The Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN)...
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Transatlantic flights from Cork through Iceland to begin in May
Iceland’s low-cost airline, Wow Air have announced new flights from Cork to Reykjavik with onward connections to major US and Canadian cities of New York, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami,...
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City council criticised for consultancy spend
CORK’S two local authorities have spent €9.2m on external consultants in an 18-month period — but the spending of City Hall has come under the spotlight amid claims it’s out of sync with its overall...
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Fiona Ryan: Council must take stand on budget deficit
CITY councillors have been urged to refuse to pass its upcoming budget to send a message to central government. Fiona Ryan AAA Negotiations continue behind closed doors ahead of the budget vote in...
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Call made for Operation Transformation leaders
THE call has gone out for would-be Cork stars of this year’s Operation Transformation on RTÉ following the success of team leaders from Leeside in recent years. Cork woman Clare Scanlan who took part...
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Elizabeth Fort upgrade plans ‘not shelved’
PLANS to redevelop Elizabeth Fort have not been shelved, say officials at Cork City Hall. Elizabeth Fort Last week, Councillor Mick Finn said that the fort had been bumped down a list of priorities by...
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Councillors blame bad driving for gridlock
BAD driving is partly to blame for the city’s traffic woes, according to some members of Cork City Council. City Councillors Terry Shannon, Mary Shields and Tim Brosnan all pointed the finger at...
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Incinerator decision delay not fair say CHASE
THE planning system is “unfair” according to Mary O’Leary, chairperson of Cork Harbour Alliance for a Safe Environment (CHASE), as the deadline for a decision on the Indaver incinerator in Ringaskiddy...
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Ex-mayor: Left-wing councillors do nothing
FORMER Cork City Lord Mayor, Terry Shannon, has been criticised for describing left-wing members of the city council as “do-nothing councillors.” Terry Shannon, pictured during his tenure as Lord Mayor...
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Young man dies in overnight road accident in Co Cork
A young man has died in an overnight road accident in Co Cork. The 19-year-old man was fatally injured when the car he was driving collided with a wall in Charleville at around 11.10pm last night. The...
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Teen killed in fatal Charleville car crash
A teenager has been killed in Charleville following a fatal car crash. The 19-year-old man died after the car he was driving collided with a wall. There were three other teenagers in the car, another...
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Honours for heroes of Paralympics
CORK’S paralympians said they were “honoured beyond words” to have been afforded a mayoral reception in County Hall this week. Mayor of County Cork Councillor Seamus McGrath paid tribute to the...
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Jail for woman who set fire to Cork home, killing her two friends
A 15-year jail term, with the last five years suspended, was imposed on a young woman for setting fire to an apartment building in Mallow causing the deaths of two of her friends, writes Liam Heylin....
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Cork TD wants increased support for dementia care
Fianna Fáil’s Kevin O’Keeffe CARING for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s cannot all come down to voluntary support — the Oireachtas must ensure there is adequate State provision. That is according...
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People losing out on tax credits: McGrath
THE Government kept details of an effective tax increase out of the budget in order to hide it from the public, according to Cork TD Michael McGrath. Mr McGrath, Fianna Fáil’s finance spokesperson,...
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Kazakhstan honours charity founder Fiona
THE former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan is to award Cork charity founder Fiona Corcoran of the Greater Chernobyl Cause its top honour for her outstanding humanitarian work in the largest landlocked...
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