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<p>Cork County Councillor Frank O'Flynn, pictured in Jiangsu with Irish and Chinese delegates, said it gave an insight into Chinese culture.</p>

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Ni hao, Cork! Councillors and staff take on Chinese lessons to strengthen links with China

Five councillors and 18 staff are taking weekly lessons as the council seeks closer cooperation with Jiangsu in trade and education

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<span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB">The LTAVs — which cost between €590,000 and €696,000 per unit — saw some action in Lebanon and Syria, among other regions.</span>
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Ukraine turns down offer of €20m fleet of armoured vehicles from Defence Forces

<p>The new Cork city centre leisure and entertainment complex will include bowling lanes, pool tables, darts, karaoke, and a games arcade. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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JCD bowls ahead with plans for €3m Half Moon Street leisure complex

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10 TV highlights for October: Celebrity Traitors, East of Eden, Oasis…

Tributes paid to Cork GP who died following battle with cancer

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Tributes paid to Cork GP who died following battle with cancer

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Man in a towel entered room where Irish women's player awaited medical massage, committee told

Eamonn Fitzmaurice arrives 2/6/2024

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Galway GAA chiefs rubberstamp endorsement of Éamonn Fitzmaurice as football manager

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My Wedding Day with Stacey Walsh: We jumped a broom made by a local witch to 'I Put a Spell on You'

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British television presenter and campaigner Esther Rantzen dies, aged 86

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Tusla ‘regrets sincerely’ its failure to hit targets for special care provision, PAC to hear

Tusla ‘regrets sincerely’ its failure to hit targets for special care provision, PAC to hear

Tusla’s total budget for 2026 is €1.47bn, a jump of €188m on 2025

Oil Tanker Dubai UAE

Supply of oil 'in extremely volatile state', according to National Oil Reserves Agency

Books of evidence served on Cork men accused of pouring boiling water over woman

Books of evidence served on Cork men accused of pouring boiling water over woman

Woman arrested in Tralee for failing to produce a passport appears in court in Cork

Woman arrested in Tralee for failing to produce a passport appears in court in Cork

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Austria Media Conference and Training Session

Ralf Rangnick: 'In times like these, it’s important to emphasise the positive element of football'

Rangnick was loath to strike a chord of sympathy with counterpart Heimir Hallgrímsson, who categorised the last week’s events as the toughest test of his managerial career

Manchester City breaches

Rival clubs feel relegating Manchester City to Championship would not be enough

Portugal v Wales - UEFA Nations League - League A - Jose Alvalade Stadium

Cristiano Ronaldo leaves Portugal camp and vows to reveal reasons for exit

David Courell 30/9/2026

Battered and bruised, FAI chiefs unable to counter punch under Oireachtas scope

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A view of the protest outside the Oireachtas buildings 30/9/2026

Paul Hosford: Questions for FAI go far beyond Israel games

Some on the committee have speculated in private that the Israel debacle over the weekend was a welcome dead cat for the FAI

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Walk-in €595k Cork city home with a quality finish

Walk-in €595k Cork city home with a quality finish

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€385k home near West Cork's Drombeg Stone Circle

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The Ireland team during the Israel national anthem 27/9/2026

S John Fallon: Ireland team has become the story through a single signal of resistance

Everybody knows how close the Irish team came to vetoing Sunday’s first meeting in Hungary – even the manager felt on Saturday a no-show was imminent – but the array of gestures at the stadium spoke volumes of the feeling within the camp.

Workplace Relations Commission

S Worker awarded €67,500 for repeated late salary payments by Cork firm

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Arena with Maurice Brosnan: Why are we looking at more Gaelic football rule changes?

On this week’s episode of Arena, a podcast from the Irish Examiner, Maurice Brosnan reports from Croke Park where the Expert Advisory Group held a media briefing about the upcoming rule trials.

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Cork family awarded top prize at the 2026 NDC and Kerrygold Milk Awards

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Paula Hynes: School meals are vital but the waste is indefensible

Automated Potato Processing

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