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Accused sentenced to four months for assaulting taxi-driver and kicking his car
A TAXI-driver was assaulted when he refused to carry a group of people who had given him trouble in the past and now the culprit has been jailed for four months. Patrick McCann, aged 32, of no fixed...
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Friendly Call service befriends Cork’s lonely and isolated
In the final installment of Kelly O’Brien’s three-day series on services for the elderly she looks at how the Friendly Call service is befriending lonely and isolated individuals in Cork city and the...
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Girlfriend pays heartbreaking tribute to boyfriend killed in Cork crash
A GRIEVING mother-of-two has paid heartbreaking tribute to her 20-year-old boyfriend after he was killed in a horror crash. Cian Hourihan and his girlfriend Clare Morgan Greenmount man, Cian Hourihan,...
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Cathedral drops Social Democrat from rota of readers over ‘party’s view on...
An activist for the Social Democrats in Cork has claimed that he has been taken from the roster of readers at Cobh Cathedral because of his party’s stance on repealing the Eighth. The Social Democrats...
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Woman dies in Bishopstown house fire
A woman has died in a house fire in Cork city. Emergency services were alerted to the blaze in an estate the Bishopstown area shortly after 6pm. Neighbours raised the alarm after seeing smoke coming...
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Simon Coveney: Houses must be built, and soon
New Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Simon Coveney, tells reporter Pádraig Hoare that he is “on a mission” to solve the government’s “number one issue” of housing and homelessness....
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Cork University Hospital plans expansion of cancer drug trials
CORK University Hospital has announced a major expansion of its cancer drug trials. Cork University Hospital. The Oncology Clinical Trials Unit at the facility has revealed an extensive business plan...
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Cork woman finally gets her cancer treatment
THERE has been positive news in the case of a Mogeely mother who spent three days in a hotel awaiting admission to Galway University Hospital for a vital cancer treatment Ausra Matharu with her family....
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Parents make heartbreaking ‘Fight for Fionn’ appeal
CORK parents determined to get to the bottom of their son’s mystery illness have made a heartbreaking plea after learning that his condition may be life-limiting. Fionn Barry from Ballyhea pictured at...
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Tears of joy as Megan takes her first steps
A LITTLE girl made her family’s dream come true after taking her first steps at the age of six years old. Megan O’Mahony in her school uniform at Scoil Padre Pio, Churchfield. Pic: Larry Cummins It was...
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Mayor of County Cork slams pilots association for blocking US flights
THE Mayor of County Cork has lashed the Irish AirLine Pilots Association (IALPA) for its opposition to Norwegian Airlines International’s flights from Cork to Boston. Cllr. John Paul O’Shea, Mayor of...
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Teenager with dyslexia brings fresh court proceedings for reader
A STUDENT with dyslexia has brought fresh High Court proceedings after his application aimed at securing a reader allowing him better understand papers in next month’s Leaving Certificate was once...
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Trio are charged with handling stolen goods
TWO men and a woman appeared at Cork District Court yesterday charged with handing property stolen from a hair salon. The three faced a charge of handling property stolen from Impression hair salon on...
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Three-year-old boy falls in River Lee; passing woman jumps in to save him
Fire service officials in Cork City have praised the “outstanding heroism” of a passer-by who rescued a three-year-old boy from the River Lee. It is believed that while walking with his minder on...
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Simon resident set upon, robbed
A SIMON resident, on his way back to his accommodation, was set upon and robbed by another resident who then ran after him and assaulted him. That scenario was outlined by Inspector John Deasy at Cork...
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Mum pays tribute to ‘guardian angel’ who saved her little boy from drowning...
THE mother of a toddler who fell into the River Lee has described the woman who saved him as her son’s guardian angel. Three-year-old Caleb Watters was walking through Cork City at midday yesterday,...
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Marina set to close for a month
COMMUTERS are facing a headache in the coming weeks with confirmation that the Marina will be closed to traffic for almost the entire month of June. The closure, which will be in effect from 9.30am on...
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Cookbook aims to help people fight cancer
A NEW cookbook created for cancer patients experiencing chewing or swallowing difficulties has been launched by University College Cork and Breakthrough Cancer Research. Eating Well with Swallowing...
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Bishop to meet mass-goer over abortion dispute
THE BISHOP of Cloyne will meet with Social Democrat Ken Curtin on Monday after he was removed from Cobh’s rota of lectors due to his stance on abortion. Ken Curtin, Social Democrats, speaking at the...
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Edel House chief: “There is always a waiting list, it’s not emergency...
EDEL HOUSE was first established to provide emergency shelter to homeless women and children, but throughout Ireland’s homeless crisis it has become much more. It provides a safe base to women trapped...
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