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Tourist accommodation plan for historic Elizabeth Fort
TOURISTS visiting Cork could soon spend a night inside the city’s historic Elizabeth Fort. The building, on Barracks Street, is set for a landmark development this year, with plans to convert some of...
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SIPTU workers at Cork County Council to ballot for strike action
SIPTU members in Cork County Council will commence ballots for industrial action and strike action next Monday. According to the union, the dispute related to “the refusal of management to engage with...
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Publicans call for end of Good Friday closing
A CORK publican has called for the immediate amendment of licensing laws to permit premises to trade normally on Good Friday. Publican Con Dennehy. Con Dennehy, a spokesman of the Cork City Vintners...
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Pope Francis told of Cork’s homelessness and suicide crisis
Bishop of Cork & Ross Dr John Buckley with Pope Francis in Rome POPE Francis was told of the homelessness and suicide crisis in Cork at a recent meeting with BishopJohn Buckley. Bishop Buckley...
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Lord Mayor: Wrong option picked for Events Centre
THE Lord Mayor of Cork has criticised the lack of progress on the Cork events centre and suggested that the wrong option was chosen for the venue. Lord Mayor Des Cahill hit out at the slow pace of...
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Road works and house repairs will stop if Cork County Council staff vote to...
Work on repairing roads and local authority houses will grind to a halt if SIPTU workers in Cork County Council vote for strike action, writes Sean O’Riordan of the Irish Examiner. The union has...
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McGrath calls for clarity in Cork event centre ‘debacle’
FIANNA FÁIL finance spokesperson Michael McGrath has hit out at the “debacle” unfolding around Cork’s long-awaited event centre. He called for “straight answers” regarding the stalled development after...
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Bishop in of favour of schools plan
THE Bishop of Cork has said he supports the divestment of Catholic-run schools to non-religious bodies. However, Bishop John Buckley has stressed that church-run schools still have an important role to...
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West Cork gears up for cruise liner bonanza
WEST Cork is set for a tourism bonanza in the coming months with a major increase in cruise liners coming to the area. A view of the MSC Splendida passenger cruise liner carrying 4500 passengers which...
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Northern Ring Road ‘a game-changer’
THE Northern Ring Road is the key to transforming the northside of the city, according to the head of the Cork Business Association (CBA). Blackpool village set to benefit The CBA is urging the...
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Cobh couple die in UK fire
AN elderly Cobh couple who died in a house fire in London had been visiting a sick relative, who also died in the blaze. The fire broke out at a house on Laburnum Avenue (Pic: Google Street View) Joe...
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Child finds four bags of heroin in Mahon
GARDAÍ have confirmed that a child recently found four bags of heroin in Mahon. The child brought the heroin back to his house and it was later handed in to gardaí. Garda Sergeant Fergus Twomey says...
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Child finds bags of heroin in Cork as residents claim they are ‘living in...
Gardaí have confirmed that a child recently found four bags of heroin in Cork city, writes Kelly O’Brien of the Evening Echo. The child brought the heroin back to his house in Mahon and it was later...
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Guilty plea to assault as boxer pummeled men
Eugene Brady: Admitted attacking two men in Glanmire and two others in the Blackpool area. A TALENTED boxer, who used his skills to pummel young men he encountered on the street and inflict the...
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Time to park outdated disc system, CBA boss
Disc parking sign Picture: Richard Mills. THE CORK Business Association is appealing to City Hall to overhaul the outdated parking system in the city. Motorists are frustrated with the antiquated...
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I’m suffering awful pain, and I have to wait at least 18 months for surgery…
A BALLYPHEHANE woman who lives every day with chronic pain has hit out at the hospital waiting lists that have made her feel worthless. Public patient waiting list – Health story. Elaine Davis,...
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Cork GP jailed for indecently assaulting teen patient seeks Supreme Court appeal
A former Cork GP found guilty of indecently assaulting a 15-year-old female patient 27 years ago is seeking a Supreme Court appeal. Kevin Mulcahy (aged 57), of Creggan, Lombardstown, Mallow, Co Cork,...
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Mahon vigilantes ‘beating drug dealers with baseball bats’
Kelly O’Brien Gardai in Cork have confirmed that a number of vigilantes are operating in Mahon, attempting to tackle the area’s drug problem. The group is allegedly responsible for a number of serious...
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Positive response to my story is amazing
Ross Williams at Fitzgerald’s Park. Pic; Larry Cummins AN INSPIRATIONAL young Cork man has been “overwhelmed” by support from the public after he opened up about his suicide attempt. Ross Williams,...
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Cork air traffic will soon be controlled by virtual tower in Dublin
A NEW air traffic control system at Cork Airport is set to cut costs, increase safety, and facilitate the retention of 24-hour cover, it has been revealed. In recent days, the Irish Aviation Authority...
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