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Huge revenue boost for Cork cinemas

CINEMAS are poised for a huge revenue boost this weekend as Cork turns out in its droves to see the new Star Wars film. Star Wars: Episode 7 — The Force Awakens opened at 12:01am on Thursday, with...

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Bishops Call on Cork to welcome refugees

THE Bishops of Cork have jointly called for refugees from the Middle East to be welcomed as neighbours in Cork as part of their annual Christmas message. Bishop of Cork and Ross, Dr John Buckley, and...

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7,500 passengers due at Cork Airport today

CORK Airport is using advanced technology to track passenger movements through the airport allowing them to respond to queues and let people know how long their wait time will be. Today is the busiest...

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Little hope of a white Christmas in Cork

ANY hopes of a white Christmas are fading fast as December shapes up to be the mildest in recent history. While the rain of late has certainly been frightful, temperatures in Cork and around the...

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Top retailers being lined up for Capitol cinema site

DETAILED discussions are under way with a number of major international retailers about taking up space in the new Capitol cinema redevelopment. Work on the €50m project from developer John Cleary will...

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Beware the Christmas burglars

“BURGLARS are looking for easy targets,” says Sgt Tony Davis, Cork’s Crime Prevention Officer, who analyses homes for free to help people avoid becoming those targets. And as burglaries are higher than...

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Kitty marks her 100th birthday

THERE was great celebration at the Assessment and Treatment Centre in St Finbarr’s Hospital this week as popular patient Catherine (Kitty) McCarthy marked her 100th birthday. The Lord Mayor of Cork,...

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Gardai ‘concerned’ for missing man whose phone was found outside his house

A man has gone missing from his home in Cork. Gardaí are trying to trace 31-year-old Diarmuid Twomey who was last seen in the early hours of yesterday morning near Fairhill, Gurranabraher in Cork at...

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Warm welcome for kids arriving from Chernobyl

SIX CHILDREN from an orphanage in Chernobyl travelled to Cork yesterday to start their special Christmas holiday Leeside. Three children went to families in Cork city, two to Fermoy, and one to...

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If you can’t stand the heat.. start your food prep tonight!

Cooking Christmas dinner can be daunting for even the most seasoned of chefs. Sarah Horgan talks to the experts about how to take the heat out of a big pressure day for many MAKE A LIST and check it...

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Car insurance to rise by 25% next year

A 25% increase in the cost of motor insurance premiums is expected in 2016 — following a 27% rise this year. This has prompted calls for a taskforce to be urgently set up to combat the spiralling...

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Daniel is a special guest at fundraiser

STAR of the Cork University Hospital’s Children’s Christmas Appeal, five-year-old Daniel O’Sullivan from Hollyhill, was the special guest at the English Market on Saturday. Daniel arrived in a vintage...

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Two fatalities following Fermoy collision

Two women have died after a road traffic accident outside Fermoy earlier this morning. Gardai have confirmed that two women, one in her 50s and the other in her 20s, were fatally injured when the car...

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Gift of joy for brave Arron

CHRISTMAS joy is winging its way to a Cork family in Newcastle this evening as the Cork City Children’s Hospital Club deliver a seasonal surprise to a youngster recovering from a double lung...

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Love and festive cheer in the air at Cork airport

THERE were romantic scenes at Cork Airport yesterday as one couple arrived home fresh from a romantic marriage proposal. Susan Bullman from Boreenmanna Road and her fiancée Kinsale native Christopher...

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Video: Tucking into festive feast

LOCAL businesses have kept the spirit of Christmas alive and well by bringing festivities to Deerpark CBS. Enjoying the Deerpark CBS,  sponsored Christmas party celebration for students, staff, members...

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Cork spiced beef wanted overseas

A €100,000 investment at Tom Durcan Meats at the English Market is an endorsement of Cork’s improving economy, and his spiced beef’s popularity, which has been ordered from as far away as Singapore...

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Two pedestrians hit by vehicle on Albert Road

Gardaí were forced to close a section of Albert Road in the city this morning after two pedestrians were hit by a vehicle. The incident happened during the rush hour period, shortly after 8am. Albert...

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Missing man: Gardaí concerned for welfare of Thomas Rawley

GARDAÍ in Togher are trying to trace the whereabouts of 63-year-old Thomas Rawley from Bishopstown. He was last seen in the vicinity of South Main Street at 7.30am yesterday (December 22). His family...

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Family concerned as gardaí search for missing Cork man Thomas Rawley

Gardaí have asked for the public’s help in finding missing man Thomas Rawley. The 63-year-old from Bishopstown, Cork was last seen in the vicinity of South Main Street, Cork at 7.30am yesterday...

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