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Cyber bullies target Lord Mayor
LORD Mayor Cllr Chris O’Leary has been forced to tighten his security settings on social media following scathing attacks from online trolls. The Sinn Féin politician said he can no longer allow the...
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Flood aftermath – 90,000 gallons of water per hour still being pumped from...
IRISH Distillers are still pumping up to 90,000 gallons of water per hour from the grounds around the Midleton Distillery a week after floods hit Midleton. Tommy Keane, production director, said that...
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Ciara fears the worst for her missing partner
Ciara Byrne, whose partner and father of two Diarmuid Twomey has been missing since December 20, says she has accepted that he is not coming home and has told their eldest daughter that he is in...
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Mayfield singer to feature on The Voice UK
A MAYFIELD teenager has been mingling with some of the biggest stars in the music industry as she prepares to take her bow on The Voice UK talent show on Saturday. Áine Carroll, age 17, has performed...
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Survey shows opposition to controversial Carr’s Hill Interchange
HIGH levels of frustration at the design proposals for the M28 motorway from Cork to Ringaskiddy have led to calls for a re-think on the project. Hundreds of residents in the Mount Oval and Maryborough...
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Seven food businesses ordered to close in December
Seven food businesses were ordered to close in December, according to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). Three Closure Orders were served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on: * Tom Costello (poultry...
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€50k flood bill for Cork homes
A NUMBER of Cork homes are facing a repair bill of up to €50,000 following the recent devastating floods — with large homes facing clean-up costs of twice that amount. Widespread flooding across Cork...
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The best advice for fitness is plan and prepare
Wayne Falvey is the marketing manager at the Mardyke Arena, UCC. In today’s ‘My Weekend’ he tells us how he likes to spend his down time UCC Mardyke Arena Wayne Falvey, Marketing Manager Mardyke Arena...
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Cork city needs two new hotels
Experts in the hospitality industry say Cork city needs two more hotels if it is to compete in the lucrative tourism market. Kevin O’Neill reports. CORK city centre needs at least two new hotels to...
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Daily Aer Lingus Cork Bristol flight for this year’s Cheltenham
Aer Lingus has announced it will operate a daily flight on its Cork Bristol route for the duration of this year’s Cheltenham Festival. In all the air line will add 1400 extra seats on its Dublin...
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Sports stars tie the knot
Two Cork sporting stars walked down the aisle yesterday – Football star Briege Corkery and Irish International hockey player Cliodhna Sargent. Congratulations to them both! A guard of honour by...
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Video: 1916 Proclamation presented to Carrigaline School
The national flag and a copy of the 1916 Proclamation were presented at a recent ceremony at Scoil Mhuire Lourdes Boys N.S., Carrigaline. Among those attending were Simon Coveney, T.D., Minister for...
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When emails control your life
David Linnane looks at how our urge to constantly check emails can cause huge stress and affect our personal relationships WITH the Christmas holidays well and truly over, many of us are back under the...
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Second FG Candidate – Party may add female to run in Cork North Central
CORK North Central could see another Fine Gael candidate – or possibly two — added to the ticket in the coming days alongside sitting TD Dara Murphy. The Minister for European Affairs launched his...
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Quarter of City Fire Service calls are hoax
A QUARTER of calls to the Cork City Fire Service in 2013 and 2014 were hoax, and a fifth of calls to the county service were. Figures obtained from the Department of the Environment, Community and...
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Dara: SF as dangerous as the National Front
THE gloves are well and truly off in Cork North Central as Fine Gael TD, Dara Murphy, fired off a blistering attack on his constituency rivals at his campaign launch last night. The Minister for...
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Increased demand at Cork’s private schools
CORK’s fee-paying schools are in increased demand as more parents turn to private education. Figures released by the Department of Education, for the 2014-to-2015 school year, revealed that enrollments...
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Bowie loses silent 18 month battle with cancer
Rock star David Bowie has died following an 18-month battle with cancer. According to the statement, the singer died yesterday, surrounded by his loved ones. A tweet posted on his verified Twitter...
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No words can do Bowie justice
WHEN your idol dies, mere words cannot do him justice. Legend, genius, the feeble and over-used star… none of them will ever be enough to describe David Bowie and his legacy to music. Quite simply, to...
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Man appeals 30-year sentence for smuggling biggest drugs haul in State’s history
A man convicted in connection with the biggest drugs haul in the history of the State has appealed his 30-year sentence. Englishman Perry Wharrie was arrested in 2007 after a botched attempt to bring...
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