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Crackdown on those who run red lights in is being considered
GARDAÍ in Cork are considering a major crackdown on motorists who run red lights, it has been revealed. The plans were set in motion yesterday after Cork City Councillor Mary Shields told members of...
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Park closed as vandals cause €60,000 of damage
A KNOCKNAHEENY park has been closed after €60,000 worth of vandalism left it in an unsafe condition. The latest acts of vandalism mean that Kilmore Park has now been hit by more than €100,000 worth of...
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Lifebuoy damage concern
CALLS have been made for Cork City Council to roll out an information and awareness campaign following the revelation that the authority has to replace 300 lifebuoys every year. The annual cost of...
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Generous Joseph is offering free haircuts to people in need
AN inspiring hairstylist will close his salon to the public for a day as he caters for Cork’s homeless and those in need. Hairdressing salon owner Joseph Byrne was inspired to offer haircuts to...
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Amanda’s mum says ‘I won’t give up’
A BEREAVED mother who was presented with a prestigious award to acknowledge her work campaigning for improvements in NCT testing said she will never stop fighting for her late daughter. Paula Murphy at...
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‘Bring site’ waste plan angers locals
PLANS to add a bring site to a recycling facility on the northside have angered locals. The entrance to the Country Clean facility at Churchfield Industrial Estate. Picture: Jim Coughlan Waste...
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City responds as suicides up
A MULTI-AGENCY forum is to assemble in Cork after a recent spike in deaths by suicide in the city. A Candlelit vigil in memory of victims of suicide in the local community which was held at The Lough...
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Fresh calls for bridge as Tivoli-Marina link plan back on agenda
THE redevelopment of Páirc Uí Chaoimh coupled with recent traffic issues leading into the city centre from Dunkettle has given fresh impetus for a new bridge linking Tivoli with The Marina. An artist’s...
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Man says he was not aware that ‘packing’ meant firearm
THE man on trial on charges arising out of the firing of a shot through the front room window of a house in Cork city in May was questioned about a comment recovered from his phone where he allegedly...
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Bailed thief carried out robberies and took holiday
A STORE security man awaiting sentencing for two robberies carried out two further robberies — one in Midleton and the other in Youghal — and also squeezed in a fortnight’s holiday in Turkey with his...
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Crash death family call for testing of elderly drivers
THE family of a woman who died days after a car crash caused by an 85-year-old said elderly drivers should be tested more rigorously and said adult children should take responsibility for their...
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Student tells of losing two teeth in violent assault
A STUDENT walking home alone was attacked, robbed of his phone and left with two broken teeth and now the culprit has been jailed. Adam O’Keeffe, who is in his mid-20s, was jailed for one year for the...
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Insurers are denying householders cover despite defence works
AS THE long-awaited flood defence plan for Glanmire and Riverstown goes on public display, the plight of people affected by floods in North Cork has also been raised. In Dáil Eireann this week, Cork...
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Greater Chernobyl cause to host its Christmas fair at Opera House
FESTIVE shoppers will be glad to hear that the Greater Chernobyl Cause will host its annual Christmas Fair at the Cork Opera house this weekend. The fair, which will celebrate all things beautiful,...
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Whitegate Refinery owner Irving Oil named one of the best companies in Canada
THE company which took over Ireland’s only oil refinery at Whitegate in east Cork has been named as one of Canada’s best employers for those who work there, writes Pádraig Hoare. Irving Oil, a...
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Mayfield library closes as heating system fails
MAYFIELD’S Frank O’Connor Library was closed until further notice yesterday, following the failure of the building’s heating system, writes Audrey Ellard Walsh. The Frank O’Connor Library in Mayfield....
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Cork motorists claiming thousands for pothole damage
HUNDREDS of motorists have successfully made claims against Cork County Council for pothole damage to their vehicles. In just six south Cork areas — Blarney, Macroom, Ballincollig, Carrigaline, Cobh...
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Video: North Mon boys cleanup Farranree
Eoin O Donovan and Seán O Sullivan are two North Mon boys with a mission- to make their local community aware that dog fouling is a problem and it needs to be addressed. 5th and 6th yrs Students from...
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500 construction jobs as part of UCC €240m investment plan
UP TO 500 construction jobs are to be created in an ambitious University College Cork (UCC) €240m investment plan to transform education and research. The €240m investment will be the largest ever...
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Pickpocket warning for Cork’s Christmas shoppers
CORK city’s most senior garda chief has appealed for shoppers to be on the lookout for pickpockets in the run-up to the busy Christmas period. New figures show that theft from a person has risen by an...
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