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Cork County Council announces locations to collect sandbags for flood-prone areas
Cork County Council announces locations to collect sandbags for flood-prone areas
Council officials said that if heavy rainfall occurs, leading to a high risk of flooding, they will make sandbags available at specific locations.

Sun, 07 Dec, 2025

HSE to ditch plans for residential mental health facility at isolated Cork hospital
HSE to ditch plans for residential mental health facility at isolated Cork hospital
The planned 50-bed unit had been criticised by some mental health advocates locally given its remote location

Sun, 07 Dec, 2025

Elderly pedestrians at ‘daily risk’ as council plans Charleville safety crackdown
Elderly pedestrians at ‘daily risk’ as council plans Charleville safety crackdown
Charleville councillors push for urgent action after a decade of pedestrian deaths and injuries on the town’s main street

Sat, 06 Dec, 2025

Repeated water main breaks have left Healy Pass road 'in complete disrepair', council told
Repeated water main breaks have left Healy Pass road 'in complete disrepair', council told
A recent meeting of Cork County Council’s West Cork Municipal District heard the water main below the road has failed 20 times in the last year

Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

Silhouette of man walking with a cane, long shadow on pavement
Lack of footpaths in West Cork tourist village a danger to pedestrians, says councillor
Another councillor said there was also a derelict building along the same stretch of road that was 'hanging over the road' and should be demolished immediately

Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

Surprise brings tears of joy for one Cork family at charity's Santa extravaganza
Surprise brings tears of joy for one Cork family at charity's Santa extravaganza
The Cork City Hospitals Children’s Club pulled out all the stops at their two-day festive extravaganza for  deserving children at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

Government grants €700k lifeline to Fota Wildlife Park amid bird flu crisis and closure fears
Government grants €700k lifeline to Fota Wildlife Park amid bird flu crisis and closure fears
The €700k NPWS funding aims to protect endangered Irish species and stabilise Fota’s operations after a severe avian flu outbreak

Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

Posthumous bravery award for Cork man who gave his life to save stranger
Posthumous bravery award for Cork man who gave his life to save stranger
There will be one gold medal, 15 bronze and four silver medals awarded at the National Bravery Awards today

Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

GREECE-IMMIGRATION-REFUGEE-TRIAL
Evidence heard in Greek court supports innocence of Kerry humanitarian Seán Binder, lawyer says
Day one of the Lesvos trial heard only evidence favouring Binder, as his legal team prepares for crucial testimony

Fri, 05 Dec, 2025

Cork’s northern distributor road approved by NTA
Cork’s northern distributor road approved by NTA
It is expected that the preliminary design will be completed and proposals ready to submit by early 2028

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

Garda lantern sign
'Significant' firearms stash found in Cork woodland during garda search
Search linked to illegal dumping reports leads to discovery of multiple firearms, now undergoing technical and ballistic analysis

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

Watch: Children from Cork City Hospitals Children’s Club have been visiting Santa and Mrs Claus
Watch: Children from Cork City Hospitals Children’s Club have been visiting Santa and Mrs Claus
Children from Cork City Hospitals Children’s Club have been visiting Santa and Mrs Claus at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Wednesday and Thursday this week, travelling in a special ‘blue light’ convoy through Cork City.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

Watch: Behind the scenes at Killarney Christmas tree farm
Watch: Behind the scenes at Killarney Christmas tree farm
Getting Christmas underway. Watch as Nick Foley readies fresh trees for delivery at Killarney Christmas Trees, Knockasartnett on Ballyhar Road.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

Man, 50s, dies following crash in Cork City suburb 
Man, 50s, dies following crash in Cork City suburb 
A man aged in his 50s has died following a single-car crash in Cork City.  The incident occurred at around 1. 50pm on Wednesday at the Sarsfield Rd Roundabout in Wilton.

Thu, 04 Dec, 2025

Double decker bus crashes through sea wall after driver parks it at Waterford tourist spot
Double decker bus crashes through sea wall after driver parks it at Waterford tourist spot
The bus was left protruding over a two-metre drop above the beach

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

N71 'not fit to be called a national road', says West Cork councillor
N71 'not fit to be called a national road', says West Cork councillor
One councillor said: 'Perhaps the N in N71 stands for neglect.'

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

UHL urges public to avoid emergency department as 350 people attend in one day
UHL urges public to avoid emergency department as 350 people attend in one day
Hospital warns of severe pressure on its emergency department and asks the public to seek alternative care for non-urgent needs

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Fire damaged West Cork enterprise centre will take two years to rebuild, councillors told
Fire damaged West Cork enterprise centre will take two years to rebuild, councillors told
Three units in Bantry Enterprise Centre were damaged in the fire on Friday, September 19

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Staying home with flu virus
ieExplains: Here's what you need to know about the new flu strain in Ireland 
The winter flu season has started earlier than usual in Ireland, with 'highly virulent' new strain — H3N2 subclade K — causing concern

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Traffic delays in Cork City as lorry gets stuck on Richmond Hill
Traffic delays in Cork City as lorry gets stuck on Richmond Hill
Motorists in Cork are being warned of the potential for heavy traffic after a lorry got stuck on Richmond Hill in the city centre.  The truck got stuck and could not turn at the end of Richmond Hill, leading to traffic delays on Wednesday morning.

Wed, 03 Dec, 2025

Brother of child missing since 1947 to address National Missing Persons Day event
Brother of child missing since 1947 to address National Missing Persons Day event
James Malachy 'Jimmy' O’Neill's family kept the circumstances of his disappearance a secret due to 'fear of repercussions from a local garda'

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Motorists getting stuck on narrow and 'extremely busy' section of the Wild Atlantic Way
Motorists getting stuck on narrow and 'extremely busy' section of the Wild Atlantic Way
Councillors call for more more passing bays on road leading to Mizen Head

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

'This completes the family unit': Keith Wood's wife among those celebrating Irish citizenship
'This completes the family unit': Keith Wood's wife among those celebrating Irish citizenship
Applicants from more than 132 countries will make a declaration of loyalty to the State and become Irish citizens at the INEC Killarney on Monday and Tuesday

Tue, 02 Dec, 2025

Happy family on train station
Family homelessness in the South-West more than doubles in four years, says report
'Behind every percentage increase are children growing up in emergency accommodation, often for extended periods,' says Focus Ireland

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025

Campaigners want burial plot at Tipperary mother and baby home to be excavated
Campaigners want burial plot at Tipperary mother and baby home to be excavated
Families and survivors lit 1,090 candles for the children who died and 23 more for mothers who also died while incarcerated at Sean Ross Abbey in Roscrea

Sun, 30 Nov, 2025

Meet the 90-year-old former ballerina helping to restore Shandon's clock
Meet the 90-year-old former ballerina helping to restore Shandon's clock
Sally Stokes is leading three generations of her family in applying the finishing touches to Cork’s famous four-faced liar

Sun, 30 Nov, 2025

Iconic East Cork pub with Hollywood link set to close
Iconic East Cork pub with Hollywood link set to close
Moby Dick’s bar in Youghal, Co Cork, will eventually go up for sale but will cease trading on New Year's Day

Sun, 30 Nov, 2025

'We are in a crisis': West Cork villagers fear ongoing water outages will spoil Christmas
'We are in a crisis': West Cork villagers fear ongoing water outages will spoil Christmas
There have been 14 outages in Adrigole since July and locals have started a campaign to get Uisce Éireann to take action to resolve the issue

Sun, 30 Nov, 2025

Man who intimidated women walking home from night out in West Cork pleads guilty to public order offences
Man who intimidated women walking home from night out in West Cork pleads guilty to public order offences
Court was told defendant had 'tried to assault' the group, was aggressive and shouting and forced the friends to defend themselves

Sun, 30 Nov, 2025

Met Éireann issues rain alert with flooding threat in Cork and Kerry from Sunday
Met Éireann issues rain alert with flooding threat in Cork and Kerry from Sunday
Heavy rain, flooding risk and sharp temperature drops are forecast across Munster as a Status Yellow warning comes into effect

Sat, 29 Nov, 2025

Charleville traffic plan to be unveiled at meeting on Saturday
Charleville traffic plan to be unveiled at meeting on Saturday
Public consultation takes place from 10am to 5pm — and people who cannot attend in person can contribute online 

Fri, 28 Nov, 2025

Oireachtas committee calls for tougher penalties after major Blackwater fish kill in Cork
Oireachtas committee calls for tougher penalties after major Blackwater fish kill in Cork
An Oireachtas committee recommends stronger enforcement powers, rapid response protocols and tougher penalties following Ireland’s largest recorded fish kill

Fri, 28 Nov, 2025

Angie Benhaffaf named Family Carer of the Year after 15 years caring for formerly conjoined twins
Angie Benhaffaf named Family Carer of the Year after 15 years caring for formerly conjoined twins
Cork mother Angie Benhaffaf receives national honour for her unwavering care of sons Hassan and Hussein, who have undergone 75 surgeries

Fri, 28 Nov, 2025

Two hospitalised after car hits wall and catches fire in Blackrock
Two hospitalised after car hits wall and catches fire in Blackrock
Two people were taken to Cork University Hospital after the early-morning collision, with Gardaí now carrying out a technical examination

Fri, 28 Nov, 2025

Inquest returns verdict of medical misadventure in death of 16-year-old teenager at UHL 
Inquest returns verdict of medical misadventure in death of 16-year-old teenager at UHL 
The inquest into the death of Niamh McNally heard there were “so many missed opportunities” in her care at UHL

Fri, 28 Nov, 2025

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Limerick councillors back call for supervised injection clinic amid rise in drug litter
Councillors strongly support trialling a supervised injection centre as Limerick faces mounting drug litter and addiction pressures

Thu, 27 Nov, 2025

Cork council losing out on property tax from houses with lower valuations due to flood risk
Cork council losing out on property tax from houses with lower valuations due to flood risk
Cork councillors warn that insurance refusals for flood-risk homes are reducing property values and depriving local authorities of vital LPT income

Wed, 26 Nov, 2025

Ballymaloe at 40: Darina Allen and Rory O’Connell on the early days of their cookery school
Ballymaloe Cookery School wins WRC case as discrimination claim ruled unsupported
WRC adjudicator rules that a Ballymaloe Cookery School employee provided no evidence of discrimination in a dispute over management changes

Wed, 26 Nov, 2025

Modern Train at Cork Station Platform in Ireland
Revised National Development Plan delivers €1bn for Cork rail expansion and new stations
More than €1bn will accelerate Cork’s commuter rail expansion as the updated NDP shifts transport spending towards a new 1:1 ratio

Wed, 26 Nov, 2025

Resident of flood-hit Cork village tells committee they 'live in fear every time it rains'
Resident of flood-hit Cork village tells committee they 'live in fear every time it rains'
Vivienne Jeffers from Mogeely also called on councils and developers to 'stop building on flood plains'

Tue, 25 Nov, 2025

Husband attends funeral of Stella Gallagher a week after couple attacked at Cork home
Husband attends funeral of Stella Gallagher a week after couple attacked at Cork home
Stella Gallagher’s husband, who was also seriously injured in the knife attack, joined family and friends to carry her coffin

Tue, 25 Nov, 2025

Electric street lamps at dusk
ESB agrees to monthly plans on street light repairs in Co Cork
Many Cork county councillors complained about public street lighting outages taking months to fix.

Tue, 25 Nov, 2025

48 gardaí assigned to high-visibility policing plan for Cork City
48 gardaí assigned to high-visibility policing plan for Cork City
There will be 11 beats across the city which have been selected for patrols between 8am and 4am daily, with 11 gardaí on duty during daytime hours, with 12 on duty during the night.

Mon, 24 Nov, 2025

Cork creamery ordered by EPA to stop discharging effluent into river
Cork creamery ordered by EPA to stop discharging effluent into river
North Cork Creameries in Kanturk told to cease discharging effluent into River Allow

Mon, 24 Nov, 2025

Marymount becomes latest Cork hospital to join neighbourhood watch scheme for medical facilities
Marymount becomes latest Cork hospital to join neighbourhood watch scheme for medical facilities
It joins Cork University Hospital, Bon Secours Hospital and Mercy University Hospital in the Hospital Watch scheme

Mon, 24 Nov, 2025

SVP prepares Christmas hampers as charity launches fundraising drive
SVP prepares Christmas hampers as charity launches fundraising drive
It comes as the Irish Examiner announced details of its annual fundraising drive for the charity

Mon, 24 Nov, 2025

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