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Travellers may quit new €5m housing in Hollyhill

TRAVELLER families who moved into a €5 million accommodation centre in Hollyhill feel that their mental health is suffering because they don’t have access to horses, and warn they feel increasingly...

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Students causing misery for residents

A VIDEO, posted on Youtube, showing a large group of students singing, shouting and kicking bags of rubbish late at night highlights the misery residents of Magazine Road face at least two nights a...

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Kids look forward to another big day out

IT MIGHT be a difficult one for the players of Nemo Rangers and Castlehaven to recharge and go again for the County Football Final replay – but not for the youngsters supporting both teams. With the...

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Fears grow that Blackpool will turn into a ghost town

NORTHSIDERS who remember a time when Blackpool was a bustling hub are lamenting the continued closure of local businesses, arguing that the village is turning into “a ghost town.” Reacting to news of...

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Carrigaline’s Niamh wins bronze

On her debut at this level Carrigaline’s Niamh McCarthy won a bronze medal in the discus final  at the 2015 IPC Paralympic Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar yesterday. Niamh recorded a best...

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Weather warning for Cork. Heavy rain all day Monday.

A weather warning for heavy rain has been issued for Cork and southern Munster. Met Éireann said southern parts of Munster and Leinster are likely to have rainfall accumulations of 25-45mm during...

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Silver and a world record for Cork’s Noelle

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Noelle Lenihan from Charleville set a new world record, and won silver for discus at the IPC Paralympic Athletics World Championships in Doha yesterday. The teenager set a new F38...

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NAMA to buy homes for city housing list

NAMA has acquired 30 houses and apartments on the Farranlea Road which will be allocated to people on Cork City Council’s housing waiting list. The homes are part of the Downview development at the...

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€20 million redevelopment of Cork City Library on the cards

PLANS for a €20 million redevelopment of Cork City Library on the Grand Parade are back on the table. Cork City Council are drawing up plans for the redesign of the premises. The plans had been mooted...

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Heavy rain leads to heavy bank holiday traffic

CORK felt the brunt of heavy rainfall yesterday with bank holiday shoppers left frustrated by associated traffic delays. Cork was among the nine counties issued with a yellow weather alert yesterday,...

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Honour for showband star Jack Brierley

COBH showband star and composer Jack Brierley has been honoured with a ceremony to award his contribution to Ireland’s music scene. Jack, who penned Ireland’s 1973 entry for the Eurovision Song Contest...

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Home help cuts a “betrayal”– Kelleher

MORE than a million hours have been slashed from home help rotas in a “deeply unfair” betrayal of older people, a TD has claimed. Statistics provided to the Oireachtas Health Committee show a...

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This could be another Carrickmines – warning from Cork Travellers

WE COULD be the next Carrickmines – that’s the message from Travellers living on a halting site on the edge of Cork city. The extended McDonagh family have lived at an unofficial halting site at Nash’s...

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No suspicious circumstances in Ballindangan death

A MAN is believed to have bled to death after falling through the front door of his home. The man was found this morning at a flat in Ballindangan, near Mitchelstown, by his flatmate, who raised the...

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Bronze for Orla at Doha

Double Paralympian Orla Barry, from Ladysbridge has continued the Irish Paralympic athletics team’s success at the World Championships in Doha claiming a bronze medal this morning in the F57 Discus...

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Gardaí investigate after teenager dies in workplace accident in Cork

A teenager has died in a workplace accident in Co Cork. Gardaí say it happened in a factory at Duniskey in Lissarda shortly before 11am. Local reports suggest the 19-year-old may have been hit by a...

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Teenager dies in west Cork workplace accident

A 19-year-old forklift driver has been killed in a workplace accident at a pallet factory near Macroom. The accident occurred a factory in Dunisky near Lissarda shortly before 11am this morning. It is...

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Time to put ‘cards on the table’ over merger

A LENGTHY debate on whether county councillors should vote individually on the proposed merger of Cork County Council and Cork City Council led to accusations and counter-accusations at County Hall...

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Councillor slams flood defence plan delay as city centre flooded again

PARTS of Cork’s city centre were flooded yesterday evening when the River Lee burst its banks at high tide. South Terrace, Fr Matthew Quay, Morrison’s Island and parts of the South Mall were left under...

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Video: Amazing timelapse shows the construction of One Albert Quay

A TIME lapse video of the construction of One Albert Quay gives a clear view of just how rapidly the office block has risen from the ground over the past year. The video shows the development of the...

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