Enda’s praise for Bon Secours expansion
The official opening of a Medical Assessment Unit (MAU) at Bon Secours Hospital in Cork marks an important step forward in providing a greater level of acute healthcare for patients across the Munster...
View ArticleBishopstown and Wilton have been abandoned, says former Lord Mayor
BISHOPSTOWN and Wilton have been abandoned when it comes to facilities while other parts of Cork city have surged ahead City Councillor John Buttimer has said. The Fine Gael councillor has hit out at...
View ArticleVIDEO: Woman found dead with stab wounds in Cork; husband in hospital
Gardaí in Cork are treating as suspicious the death of a woman in her 60s, who was found with stab wounds. Her body was found this morning inside a semi-detatched house on Murmont Road in Montenotte in...
View ArticleVIDEO: Neighbours intervened to restrain armed man during Cork stabbing
By Catherine Shanahan, Irish Examiner A woman was fatally assaulted and her husband injured in a violent incident in the Montenotte area of Cork city this morning where neighbours intervened to...
View ArticleEuro 2016 fans ‘could face ticket shortage’
SOCCER fans keen to support Ireland at next year’s European Championships in France are advised to start planning their trip by securing match tickets before booking anything else. That’s the advice...
View ArticleHook: Put Irish first
WE are still a country that cannot put a roof over the heads of Irish people – where are we going to put those we are taking in? That is the question posed by broadcaster George Hook, right, when it...
View ArticleSolve the traffic chaos in Little Island plea to council
CORK County Council is being asked today to come up with a traffic management plan to end the chronic delays for commuters and residents of Little Island. The Cobh Muncipal District has forwarded an...
View ArticleCork man who killed friend in drugs row speaks to victim’s relatives in court
A Cork man who killed his friend in a row over drugs has been jailed for life. Peter Jackson of Kerryhall Road, Fairhill admitted stabbing 31-year-old David Hamilton, but insisted he didn’t mean to...
View ArticleFormer Cork solicitor jailed for using clients’ money to fund pubs
A former solicitor has been jailed for two years for stealing over €275,000 from clients over a four year period to fund a number of pubs that he was operating. Mark Cronin, with an address at New...
View ArticleGardaí question son of woman stabbed in Cork
The 25-year-old son of a woman found dead in the family home in Cork City was being questioned by gardaí last night. Paul Horgan was arrested at his home on Murmont Ave, Montenotte, after neighbours...
View ArticleNumbers sleeping rough in Cork ‘nine times higher than in 2011’
The number of people sleeping rough in Cork city is nine times higher this year than it was four years ago, a charity has claimed. According to the Cork Simon Community, there were 35 people sleeping...
View ArticleFlood defence plans for Blackpool go on display
FILLING in the river channel in Blackpool village to create an open plaza is one of the recommendations for the flood defence plans which went on display today. The scheme aims to finally address the...
View ArticleOz assault victim flies home to Cork tomorrow
THE Gurranabraher man injured in an assault in Australia will return home tomorrow. Jason Cierans, a 29-year-old construction worker from Mount Nebo Avenue, will arrive back in Cork following three...
View Article25-year-old due in court for Marian Horgan murder
A 25-year-old man is due before Cork District court in the morning charged in connection with the murder of Marian Horgan. The 60-year-old lost her life in an incident in her Montenotte home, while her...
View ArticleCorkman O’Leary will rebuild trust in IFA after salary controversy
THE Cork man overseeing operations at the Irish Farmers’ Association will rebuild the trust of members after salary controversies. IFA deputy president, Tim O’Leary, from Carrigrohane, will fulfil the...
View ArticleKaren Buckley to be remembered at exhibition
KAREN Buckley, the 24-year-old Cork nurse murdered in Glasgow earlier this year, will be remembered at an exhibition next month. ‘Angels for Karen’ will be launched on December 9 at Kilmallock Library,...
View ArticleCork’s Mi Daza stout heading for the US
Saoirse McCabe, Cliona McCabe, Shane Murphy and Judy Wilkins of Rising Sons Microbrewery on Cornmarket Street. Picture: Gerard McCarthy POPULAR Cork stout Mi Daza could soon be enjoyed by thousands of...
View ArticlePatrick Street gears up for business reshuffle
PATRICK Street is gearing up for a retail reshuffle as final negotiations take place with major retailers ahead of new openings. Leigh Hegarty of Savills said they are in final negotiations with a...
View ArticleMan gets jail for storing bags of excrement and bottles of urine at his flat...
A man who stored his own excrement in an apartment for months, causing €15,000 worth of damage, has been jailed for a year. The court heard the smell and the damage was so severe that the owner of the...
View Article€42bn capital plan for Cork is unveiled
The capital investment plan for Cork includes developments to benefit Cork Harbour. A FLOOD defence scheme, new healthcare facilities, schools and water infrastructure upgrades are just some of the...
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