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Video: Fortwilliam House at Silversprings is gutted by fire
AN ICONIC 19th-century Cork house was gutted by fire this morning. Firefighters spent hours battling flames which had engulfed Fortwilliam House, on the grounds of the Clayton Hotel Silver Springs. The...
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We’ll buy 11 tonnes of spiced beef this Christmas
AS any Cork person will tell you, it’s not Christmas until you smell the spiced beef — and this year, Corkonians will buy more than 11 tonnes of it. The Cork tradition of spiced beef is the order of...
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Rent caps in Dublin and Cork come into effect tomorrow
Rent caps in Dublin and Cork, to limit the annual increases in rent, will come into effect tomorrow. The move comes after President Higgins signed the legislation today. The Planning and Development...
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Storm Barbara forcing diversions for Christmas flights into Ireland
High winds are forcing flights into Dublin and Cork airports to divert to other airfields, writes Patrick Flynn. Met Éireann has two weather warnings as Storm Barbara sweeps across Ireland. Winds at...
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Gang steals €2,000 worth of whiskey
MORE than €2,000 worth of whiskey has been stolen from stores in Cork in recent days. A gang of foreign nationals are suspected of having carried out the thefts at two stores in Ballincollig and...
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Car linked to Blackpool murder located in ravine
Murder victim Aidan O’Driscoll. A BURNT out Opel Astra found in a ravine near Rylane is now being linked to the murder of Aidan O’Driscoll in Blackpool. The car was discovered by a local person on...
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‘Cork has enough beds for homeless’
CORK has enough beds for every homeless person this Christmas, says the city council’s housing chief. Valerie O’Sullivan, director of housing, said that the council and the charity sector have enough...
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Family of eight living on the edge as squatters
Somebody has to be in the house at all times. The family can’t go out together, to the shops, to Mass, to a sporting fixture or a school event, even for a walk, writes Michael Clifford of the Irish...
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Road deaths up 60% in Cork – almost 800 arrested on drink driving offences
THE number of people killed on Cork’s roads has risen by almost 60% this year, worrying new figures have shown. The figures were revealed as a mother who lost her son to a drunk driver in Castlemartyr...
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240 homeless women and children sought the safety of Cork’s Edel House in 2016
FOR the last three years straight, Edel House, a shelter for homeless women and children, has been at capacity. The essential service is extremely stretched, according to manager of the shelter,...
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Recruitment day aims to encourage Irish emigrants home for Christmas to stay
Irish emigrants home for Christmas are being urged to explore job opportunities here. Home for Work recruitment days are being held in Cork, Athlone, Galway and Sligo today, aimed at enticing people to...
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Apollo House group back any Cork move
THE Irish Housing Network is urging groups who may be intending to stage an Apollo House style occupation in Cork to avail of their expertise. Apollo House where a group of campaigners have taken over...
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Video plea from Cork nurse in Filipino prison on drug charges
A CORK nurse, who is facing 14 years in a Filipino prison for minor drug charges, has issued a video pleading with the Irish public to help him and says he will go on hunger strike if convicted. Eanna...
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Merger of Cork City and County Councils is back on table
OFFICIALS from the City and County Councils are set to meet in the coming weeks as the issue of the city-county merger is put back on the table. City Hall Cork. Picture: Larry Cummins A new advisory...
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Cork’s job market attracts Irish home
THERE was a steady stream of eager and hopeful local and international job seekers lining up to hear about opportunities in Cork at a recruitment drive yesterday. Italian nationals Irene Antonioni,...
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Evening Echo – Family Announcements
Today’s Evening Echo Family Announcements The post Evening Echo – Family Announcements appeared first on Evening Echo.
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Wedding bells for Cork star as Bríd ties knot with Cárthach
IT was a match made in heaven in Rockchapel yesterday as Cork footballer Bríd Stack married fellow sports star Cárthach Keane. The wedding of Cork ladies footballer Bríd Stack to Cárthach Keane,...
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An ‘appy’ new year to Cork superhero artist
WILL SLINEY, Ballycotton illustrator and CIT graduate, is looking forward to an ‘appy’ New Year for 2017, writes Ellie O’Byrne. The highlight of this year for the Marvel Comics Spider-Man 2099 artist...
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Elderly man killed in Cork motorway crash
AN elderly man has been killed in a crash near Rathcormas today, on the Dublin to Cork motorway. The collision occurred on the southbound carriageway of the M8 motorway at junction 16 at approximately...
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Reaching new heights at One Albert Quay
From moving into Ireland’s smartest building to receiving a top award and completing a successful merger – 2016 has been a busy year for Johnson Controls International, writes Kelly O’Brien. Donal...
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