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<p>Detective Chief Superintendent Séamus Boland said investigations will not finish until gardaí achieve the 'complete and utter dismantling' of the Hutch and Kinahan organised crimes groups and the prosecution of their leaders. File Picture: PA</p>

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Kinahan cartel ‘no longer exists’ in Ireland, says gardaí, as Hutch gang remains active

Gardaí outline the current threat posed by the Hutch gang and the dismantling of the Kinahan cartel, a decade after the Regency attack

<p>Cork girl Vivienne Murphy died of an invasive Group A Strep infection. Picture: Collins, Dublin.</p>

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Cork GP to be sanctioned after 10-year-old girl died from treatable Strep A infection

<p>Waterfall Rd is transiting from largely undeveloped land into a substantial residential zone. <span class="contextmenu emphasis CaptionCredit">Picture: Chani Anderson</span>
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development and construction

Cork developer Bridgewater to build 700 homes in €400m Waterfall Rd expansion

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columnists

Richard Hogan: Workplace bullies are always found out — here's how to cope in the meantime

Winter weather Jan 27th 2026

munster

Orange rain warnings issued as flooding risk rises across south-east and east

Eurogiant store in Dublin, Ireland. Retail discount shop storefront with products displayed in the window.

companies

644 jobs at risk as Eurogiant discount chain enters liquidation

DCU Dóchas Eireann v MICL - Electric Ireland Higher Education GAA Fitzgibbon Cup Semi-Final

gaa

Jamie Wall leads Mary I past DCU and into Fitzgibbon Cup final after extra time thriller

Tom Dunne: Kinsale weekend allowed me immerse again in the brilliance of the Fab Four

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Tom Dunne: Kinsale weekend allowed me immerse again in the brilliance of the Fab Four

ieExplains: What was said at the HSE's World Cancer Day webinar?

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ieExplains: What was said at the HSE's World Cancer Day webinar?

News

River Liffey and the Four Courts in Dublin

Teacher who claims arm broken by garda at station could not have sustained injury prior to arrest, court told

Orthopaedic consultant told court woman could not have sustained her broken left humerus while being arrested and placed in handcuffs without displaying significant pain at the time

Desperate Woman

Minister seeking legal advice on statutory paid leave for pregnancy loss

Homeschooling: Hands of an Unrecognizable Child Drawing While Sitting on her Mother's Lap, Lockdown Activities Concept (Overhead

Childminders working from home should not pay commercial rates, says Foley

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Cork woman awarded €170k but claim for €1.75m in lost earnings 'wholly unreasonable'

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sport

Ask ROG! Munster and Ireland legend on his future, the Six Nations and the Irish 10 debate

S Ask ROG! Munster and Ireland legend on his future, the Six Nations and the Irish 10 debate

A fascinating 70-minute insight into an elite sporting mind.

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games - Wednesday February 4th

Winter Olympics kicks off with curling, but took a brief pause due to a power outage

Poniros team eyeing possible tilt at Champion Hurdle

Poniros team eyeing possible tilt at Champion Hurdle

Pádraig Amond signs two-year extension to remain at Waterford FC

Insight: Must Reads

I tried a professional decluttering service — a month later, is my kitchen still tidy?

I tried a professional decluttering service — a month later, is my kitchen still tidy?

A professional decluttering service was called for when Jess Casey decided it was finally time to clear some of the mess that has built up in her home

File Photo Garda Strike. Tomorrow Garda members will refuse to log on to the PULSE IT system or to engage in any PULSE-related a

Two investigations, two outcomes: what the gun parts case says about garda accountability

I went to Lesley Giltinan's Radiance weekend — here's what I learned about women's retreats

I went to Lesley Giltinan's Radiance weekend — here's what I learned about women's retreats

Dr Niamh Lynch: ‘After my own maternity leave, I knew I’d be a different doctor’

S Dr Niamh Lynch: ‘After my own maternity leave, I knew I’d be a different doctor’

Regular Columnists

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Sarah Harte: Dear gentle reader, is Bridgerton's colourblind casting really harmful?

S Fergus Finlay: Hard-fought apology shows just how great is the debt we owe industrial home survivors

S Terry Prone: Four wheels on each foot was a child’s rite of passage to freedom

Michael Clifford

S Mick Clifford: Blaming Met Éireann for floods shows performative politics is all the rage

Lifestyle

RTÉ confirms Hugh Wallace’s final Home of the Year episodes will be broadcast

RTÉ confirms Hugh Wallace’s final Home of the Year episodes will be broadcast

RTÉ says Hugh Wallace’s family fully supports the broadcast of his final Home of the Year and Great House Revival series

Penneys unveils second collaboration with Perrie Sian — here's what you need to know

Penneys unveils second collaboration with Perrie Sian — here's what you need to know

Cork consultant: 'It’s an incredible moment when you can tell a patient they’re cancer-free'

Cork consultant: 'It’s an incredible moment when you can tell a patient they’re cancer-free'

Come From Away: Cork group to stage tale of Newfoundland town on 9/11

Come From Away: Cork group to stage tale of Newfoundland town on 9/11

Viewpoints

58th UNIFIL Battalion at Dublin Airport 1986

Ireland is buying defence capability, without confronting what that actually requires

Ireland’s defence culture prioritises reassurance over coercion — a model increasingly misaligned with Europe’s deteriorating security environment

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Marina Hyde: From Melania’s black carpet to ICE, Trump’s techlords may be getting buyer’s remorse

Gareth O'Callaghan: Claire Byrne's new Newstalk show should have opened with Colm Meaney, not Micheál Martin

Gareth O'Callaghan: Claire Byrne's new Newstalk show should have opened with Colm Meaney, not Micheál Martin

Middle East conflict

Enda Brady: Latest Mandelson revelations put Starmer's judgement in question

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A view of the Men’s Six Nations Championship Trophy 26/1/2026

S Six Nations 2026: team-by-team guide to the tournament

Ireland and France will get the campaign under way in Paris on Thursday night.

SSE Airtricity & League of Ireland 2026 Season Launch Event

S John Fallon: Caulfield's nous always gives Galway a fighting chance of being on the money

Tipperary v Cork - Allianz Hurling League Division 1A Final

S Kieran Shannon: Many good reasons why Páirc will be standing room only Saturday night

Flying under the radar: six low-key deals that could prove savvy signings

S Flying under the radar: six low-key deals that could prove savvy signings

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Fraud conviction not the end of the road for Catherine O’Brien

Fraud conviction not the end of the road for Catherine O’Brien

After a fraud conviction, a civil judgment over a €300,000 loan brings renewed attention to Catherine O’Brien’s case

Dalo's Hurling Show: This is not soccer as Cork look for an edge. And should Limerick be worried?

S Dalo's Hurling Show: This is not soccer as Cork look for an edge. And should Limerick be worried?

The Gaelic Football Show: decision-making, the fisted point and the GAA's quarter-back role

S The Gaelic Football Show: decision-making, the fisted point and the GAA's quarter-back role

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Trump, ICE, and Minneapolis under siege

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Trump, ICE, and Minneapolis under siege

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Grace Lynch funeral

Watch: The Funeral of Grace Lynch at St. Oliver Plunkett's Church in Finglas

The funeral mass of teenager Grace Lynch, who died after being struck by a scrambler, has heard that the vehicles are being driven by “mad youngsters full of bravado and daredevil behaviour”.

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Watch: Margot Robbie looks stunning as she attends world premiere of 'Wuthering Heights' in Hollywood

Winter weather Jan 26th 2025

Watch: Flooding in Dublin causes chaos as Storm Chandra hits

farming

Rachel Martin: Bord Bia row is no longer about beef — it’s about who agri policy is for

Rachel Martin: Bord Bia row is no longer about beef — it’s about who agri policy is for

At the risk of sounding like Shania Twain, little about the Bord Bia and Larry Murrin controversy has impressed me much this week. As things stand, Mr Murrin is due to appear before the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture in the coming days.

Aerial View of Tractor, Preparing the Potato Field For The New Season

Clear communication one of the most important factors for farm workers

man's hand holding the flower of an oilseed rape plant, spring time concept

New £2.5m oilseed rape project launched in the UK

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Are you taking advantage of the supports available to your farm?

Property

joinery team fitting a kitchen

When in your home build can you start thinking about kitchens, bathrooms and electrics

Advice from expert builder Kieran McCarthy

Save or Splurge? Two-piece kitchen pan sets cook up interest

Save or Splurge? Two-piece kitchen pan sets cook up interest

Developer behind €350m Cork Docklands project to remove commercial units for more apartments

Developer behind €350m Cork Docklands project to remove commercial units for more apartments

Jennifer Sheahan: How to pick paint for your home exterior

Jennifer Sheahan: How to pick paint for your home exterior

World

Man who tried to shoot Donald Trump at Florida golf course jailed for life

Man who tried to shoot Donald Trump at Florida golf course jailed for life

A man convicted of trying to assassinate US President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison.

Prime Minister's Questions

Starmer says Peter Mandelson lied over ambassador job and 'betrayed the country'

Andy Carroll court case

Andy Carroll denies breaching court order against reality TV star ex-wife

Italy Angel Fresco

Angel resembling Meloni painted over after outcry from church and state

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JRAP O’Meara LLP appoints Jerry Canty as new Managing Partner

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