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Young professionals taking up student digs
YOUNG professionals are pushing students out of the housing market around UCC and CIT, according to student leaders. Campus accommodation in UCC has been full since March, and the private...
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2,300 leave Cork A&Es without full treatment
MORE THAN 2,300 patients walked out of Cork’s two main emergency rooms, between January and October, last year, without completing their treatment. Mercy University Hospital. 1,859 people registered at...
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Young man ‘put himself in danger’ by climbing fountain
A YOUNG Cork man created a dangerous situation by climbing to the top of the fountain on Grand Parade as a large crowd gathered after midnight and he shouted down, “F*** the law”. Inspector Gary...
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Passenger in car that hit girl gave himself up to gardaí
A STOLEN car, that knocked down an 11-year-old child, was driven from the scene, but the passenger under orders to burn it out decided that he should give himself up to gardaí instead. Judge Leo Malone...
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Accused jailed after guilty plea to dangerous driving
DEATH or serious injury could have resulted from the outrageous driving of a young man who sped from gardaí and drove the wrong way around roundabouts and crashed into a CIE bus. Judge Leo Malone said...
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Cork’s Maldron Hotel to sell for €6m
BIDDING is open for the investment sale of the Maldron Hotel, with a guide price of €6m. Cork’s Maldron Hotel The sale will not affect the day to day running of the hotel, which is managed by Dalata...
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City on road to recovery, now one more push needed for Pana
THE number of empty shops and commercial premises is decreasing across Cork city, but there are concerns over the city’s main street as a number of significant sites remain empty. Patrick Street, Cork....
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Garrettstown and Redbarn beaches lose Blue Flags
TWO Cork beaches have been dealt a blow with the news that they have lost their Blue Flag status. Garrettstown Garrettstown and Redbarn have both been demoted having failed to attain the stringent...
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Cork City Council urged to buy iconic port buildings
The iconic Custom House buildings, up for sale by the Port of Cork, are a national treasure and should be bought by Cork City Council in order to remain in public ownership, according to a prominent...
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Council defends €85k Shanghai trip
By Padraig Hoare and David Linnane LAST year’s trip by Cork City Council to China to mark the 10th anniversary of the city’s twinning with Shanghai cost more than €85,000. Cork Lord Mayor Chris O’Leary...
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War of Independence era bomb made safe in Cork city
The Army Bomb Disposal Team have rendered safe an historic artillery shell in Cork this evening. The unit was deployed after the device was found protruding from undergrowth in a forested area near the...
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Cork economy to bank €40m from Live at the Marquee concert series
THE Live at the Marquee festival is set to deliver a €40million boost to the Cork region. Promoter Peter Aiken, who has run the festival for the last 11 years, estimates that almost 80,000 people will...
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VIDEO: Adi Roche says Freedom of City is a symbol of hope for Chernobyl victims
AN emotional Adi Roche said her Freedom of Cork award was a ‘noble symbol of hope and solidarity’ with all those affected by the Chernobyl disaster. Adi Roche with the Lord Mayor of Cork cllr Chris...
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VIDEO: Feelgood Friday brings a party atmosphere to the city
CORK city came to life yesterday as shoppers enjoyed that Friday feeling. Some of the participants enjoying Music Generation Mayhum as part of Feelgood Friday in Cork city centre.Picture: Denis...
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Cork businesses encouraged to welcome breastfeeding mothers
CORK businesses are being encouraged to display a ‘breastfeeding welcome here mark’, as part of a new campaign. First 1,000 Days is a movement led by Danone Early Life Nutrition which aims to drive...
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Micheál Martin: Ireland has no plan if UK quits the EU
THE GOVERNMENT has no plan for a potential Brexit, according to Micheál Martin. In the Dáil this week, the Fianna Fáil leader said that during his meetings to facilitate a minority Government it became...
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Fire causes extensive damage to Macroom’s famed Briery Gap Theatre
The famed Briery Gap Theatre in Macroom has suffered severe damage following a fire this morning. Breiry Gap Fire: Smoke billows out from the camera room at the iconic Briery Gap Theater in Macroom,...
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Water charges will remain a thorn in the side of Fianna Fáil
WATER charges have again proven to be the most divisive issue in Irish politics as Sinn Féin called Fianna Fáil’s bluff on the matter in the Dáil this week. While the government must have known that...
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Thunderstorm causes flash flooding in Cork
A thunderstorm has caused flash flooding in Cork. The Watercourse Road in Cork is closed at O’Connell Street due to flooding. There are reports of flooding throughout the Blackpool area. The Old...
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Irish airports handled 30m passengers last year
Almost 30m people flew in and out of Ireland’s main airports last year – the largest number since the record in 2008. Dublin was by far the busiest, accounting for almost 84% of travellers, while Cork...
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