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LIVE: Access restored at Cork's Whitegate refinery amid major Garda operation

Emergency warnings escalate as fuel shortages threaten services, while Government ties financial supports to an end to nationwide blockades

<p>Bettina Nash travels from Fermoy to Ballincollig to avail of the discounts at Bulk Buy. Pictures: Noel Sweeney</p>

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Cost of Living: Why Cork shoppers are driving miles for cheaper food and bulk bargains

<p>Antonio Garcia from Spain, Patrick Hallinan and Cosimo De Matteis from Italy, help with digging a pond at Togher Community Garden, Clashduv Road. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

food

Joe McNamee: We have to bring alternative voices into the big tent of Irish food

The Masters - Round Two

golf

McIlroy’s formula for Augusta prep: School run, fly to Augusta and home for dinner

Teenage girl suffering sleeping disorders using smartphone at night

people

Diary of a Gen Z Student: Technology fatigue is real — here's what a screen detox taught me

Latin woman charging an electric vehicle at home

economy

Irish drivers turn to electric vehicles as fuel costs soar amid oil supply disruption

Munster GAA Senior Hurling and Football Championship Launch 2026

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'Disappointed' Limerick players out to make statement on the pitch, insists Coleman

Brendan Courtney on the late Hugh Wallace: 'Every time I’m driving to a shoot, I talk to him'

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Brendan Courtney on the late Hugh Wallace: 'Every time I’m driving to a shoot, I talk to him'

Winter weather Dec 9th 2025

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Yellow thunderstorm warning issued for Cork, Kerry and Waterford

News

Common conditions service launch

Health minister warns chemotherapy and urgent care at risk if fuel protests continue

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill warns ongoing fuel blockades could disrupt critical hospital services, staffing and treatment delivery in coming days

Cork man's abuse of garda 'a cry for help', court told

Cork man's abuse of garda 'a cry for help', court told

The photographers capturing final moments: How baby loss charity supports grieving families

The photographers capturing final moments: How baby loss charity supports grieving families

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A selection of images chosen by the Irish Examiner picture desk

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Frustrated Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta: 'It's a big punch in the face'

Gunners boss admits his side did a 'lot of strange things' in their shock 1-2 home loss to Bournemouth

Cian Prendergast dejected after the match 11/4/2026

Connacht pay price for yellows as Montpellier power into Challenge Cup final four

The Masters - Round Two

Robert MacIntyre has awkward Masters exit after a middle-finger moment, missed cut and no interviews

Arsenal v AFC Bournemouth - Premier league - Emirates Stadium

Arsenal's frayed nerves starkly exposed by classy Bournemouth

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Insight: Must Reads

Kerry Babies: A prosecution in the case of Baby John?

Kerry Babies: A prosecution in the case of Baby John?

Irish society was rocked by the discovery of two dead babies in different parts of Co Kerry in 1984

Marty Morrissey on his childhood: 'My father always said no son of his would fight for America'

Marty Morrissey on his childhood: 'My father always said no son of his would fight for America'

My Wedding Day with John Brennan: 'Priest ran off with the shopkeeper's wife before the wedding'

S My Wedding Day with John Brennan: 'Priest ran off with the shopkeeper's wife before the wedding'

Congestion Charging Begins In London

Don't let what's happened in London replicate itself in Cork

Regular Columnists

Michael Clifford

Mick Clifford: Fuel protests at GPO symbolic of how our democracy conceived in 1916 has evolved

Clodagh Finn: Is another statue the best way to honour our revolutionary women?

Paul Hosford: The blame game and outlandish demands will not resolve our fuel issues

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Jennifer Horgan: We've lost the language of death by turning away from religion and poetry

Lifestyle

Citroen eC3 Aircross review: The low-cost electric SUV that could change the EV market

Citroen eC3 Aircross review: The low-cost electric SUV that could change the EV market

Citroen’s new electric SUV combines affordability, comfort and practicality, offering Irish drivers a realistic entry point into EV ownership

Closeup of a hand checking his Google apps, Gmail, Google Maps, Youtube

Life Hack: Embarrassed by your email? Now you can change it

Five Late Late Show talking points, from Fergal Keane to The Young Offenders

Five Late Late Show talking points, from Fergal Keane to The Young Offenders

Aishling Moore: Try my crushed chickpea recipe for the comfort of mash with minimal work

Aishling Moore: Try my crushed chickpea recipe for the comfort of mash with minimal work

Viewpoints

David O'Mahony: The real world is quickly surpassing any horror speculative fiction can create

David O'Mahony: The real world is quickly surpassing any horror speculative fiction can create

One writer I've come across has a dystopian trilogy finished, but says it will never see the light of day because all its twists about who runs the world have come true

Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant

John Gibbons: I've changed my mind on nuclear power — we don't need it any more

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Russia and White House doing all they can to prop up Viktor Orbán

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Shona Murray: EU faced with Russian trojan horse if Orbán gets re-elected

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WEEE Ireland adds two experienced directors to its board

S WEEE Ireland adds two experienced directors to its board

Elizabeth O’Reilly and Caroline Bergin take on director roles with Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Ireland (WEEE Ireland)

Limerick v Cork - Munster GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final

S Patrick Kelly: Cork's delicate balance between rotation and risk

Sporting Lisbon v Arsenal - UEFA Champions League - Quarter Final - First Leg - Jose Alvalade Stadium

S Tommy Martin: Damned by Premier League coefficients

20 years on, Mark Scannell still has Glanmire knocking at the door

S 20 years on, Mark Scannell still has Glanmire knocking at the door

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Arena with Maurice Brosnan: The magic of the Masters, a science and an art

Arena with Maurice Brosnan: The magic of the Masters, a science and an art

Maurice Brosnan, amongst the azaleas at Augusta National, previews one of the great sports weekends - and explores what makes it so special.

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: What does the fuel crisis mean for the ordinary person?

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: What does the fuel crisis mean for the ordinary person?

The Gaelic Football Show: the championship preview special

S The Gaelic Football Show: the championship preview special

Dalo's Hurling Show: Limerick win the battle but a leaguey Sunday ahead of real war

S Dalo's Hurling Show: Limerick win the battle but a leaguey Sunday ahead of real war

Watch Now

NASA Artemis Moonshot

Watch: Artemis II crew gets emotional as they name moon crater after astronaut's late wife

Artemis II crew members got emotional as they named a moon crater after U. S. astronaut's Reid Wiseman's late wife on Monday (April 6).

Watch: Passage West Baptist Church prepare 3,000 Easter eggs for the 11th annual children’s egg hunt

Watch: Passage West Baptist Church prepare 3,000 Easter eggs for the 11th annual children’s egg hunt

Watch: Lelia Doolan's Walk for Peace

Watch: Lelia Doolan's Walk for Peace

farming

Macra calls for fuel cap ahead of meeting with Government

Macra calls for fuel cap ahead of meeting with Government

Macra na Feirme members have reported strong dissatisfaction with the Government's response to the fuel price crisis to date

LIVE: Harris signals 'substantial' business supports; Talks set to resume on Saturday

Talks to take place as fuel price protest enters fourth day

National Fuel Protest

ICSA not invited to attend the farming organisations' meeting with the Government

Teagasc Beef 2026 LAUNCH

Teagasc announces open day for beef farmers to take place July

Property

A pristine 'modern country' style home for a new family

A pristine 'modern country' style home for a new family

The home is for sale at €440,000

Blooming flowers in pots and on shelves in the garden center

Peter Dowdall: Love your garden centre

Engineered for light: This uplifting Ballincollig home really shines

Engineered for light: This uplifting Ballincollig home really shines

Floral wallpapers that will make your home bloom this spring

Floral wallpapers that will make your home bloom this spring

World

APTOPIX Pakistan Iran US Vance

Three-way talks with US and Iran begin in Pakistan after indirect discussions

Meanwhile, Israel pressed ahead with strikes in Lebanon on Saturday even as Iran conditioned ceasefire talks on a pause in fighting there

Denis Law funeral

Eamonn Holmes in hospital after suffering a stroke

Russia Ukraine War

Russian strikes on Odesa kill two ahead of Orthodox Easter ceasefire

‘Just the beginning’: Artemis II crew splashes down after record-breaking moon flyby

‘Just the beginning’: Artemis II crew splashes down after record-breaking moon flyby

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The pension choices that could give you a €1.5 million boost

The pension choices that could give you a €1.5 million boost

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The College Green Hotel: A refined address in the heart of Dublin

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