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McDonald accuses Burnham of 'burying his head in the sand' over border poll

The Sinn Féin leader criticised Mr Burnham’s comments, saying a prime minister does not have the right dismiss a commitment made within the Good Friday Agreement

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Shifts cancelled at Boston Scientific in Cork after cyberattack

<p>RESPECT: Leinster's Josh van der Flier chatting to La Rochelle head coach Ronan O'Gara after their Champions Cup match at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile</p>

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Ronan O'Gara exclusive: The player those Leinster lads remember is not the coach of today

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health and wellbeing

Claire Byrne: I have to exercise most days, or I can’t function

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munster

Health minister should come to CUH and talk to doctors about staffing problems, consultant says

House of the Week: €975k Clonakilty home overlooking beaches and dunes

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House of the Week: €975k Clonakilty home overlooking beaches and dunes

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Ronan O'Gara: Next job I do will be relatively straightforward if it’s in English

Filmmaker Afternoon Teas - The 69th BFI London Film Festival

culture

Super Nature: The picture that used old movie cameras from 40 participants to film the natural world

Adare Manor Resort

munster

Patrickswell site set to become Ryder Cup park-and-ride facility

News

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Average cost of residential placement for child with disability hits €571,000 per year

Just three commercial operators account for two-thirds of the private placements offered to children with disabilities

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Cost-of-living crisis forces people to reduce spending on nights out and holidays

Jack Chambers's trip to West Africa to mark St Patrick's Day cost €29k

Jack Chambers's trip to West Africa to mark St Patrick's Day cost €29k

Waterford abbey to hold special Mass 18 months after conversion to US third-level campus

Waterford abbey to hold special Mass 18 months after conversion to US third-level campus

Electric Picnic

Health agencies North and South issue drug warnings ahead of Electric Picnic and Emerge

Health agencies North and South issue drug warnings ahead of Electric Picnic and Emerge

Festival-goers on both sides of border warned of harmful effects of mixing drugs

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Packing for Electric Picnic? 15 tried-and-tested tips on tents, make-up, footwear and more...

Electric Picnic FAQ: Getting there, campsite opening times, facilities, line-up, weather and more

Electric Picnic FAQ: Getting there, campsite opening times, facilities, line-up, weather and more

Cork traffic and weather: Thunderstorm and heavy rain warning coming into force

Cork traffic and weather: Thunderstorm and heavy rain warning coming into force

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Tom Wood 14/8/2026

Hanrahan and Wood handed chance as Munster prepares for Crowley absence

While head coach Clayton McMillan said Jack Crowley would be missed, he was comfortable with the fly-half cover available to him ahead of the URC kick-off at home to Glasgow Warriors on September 26.

Gemma O'Connor: It was time to be real and lay it on the line a small bit

Gemma O'Connor: It was time to be real and lay it on the line a small bit

Evan O'Connell 25/5/2026

'He's still very passionate about Munster': Evan O'Connell on O'Gara camp visit

Fulham v AFC Wimbledon- Carabao Cup - Craven Cottage

Rodrigo Muniz on target as Fulham cruise through

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Insight: Must Reads

Mother and Daughter Enter New College Dorm Room with Personal Belongings

My daughter is going to UCC — Which type of accommodation offers the best value for money

High rents, travel time, housemates... all things to consider when picking somewhere to live while going to college

Arena: Well-coached teams, Cian O’Neill to Cork, two-point defence

Arena: Well-coached teams, Cian O’Neill to Cork, two-point defence

My mother was 'trafficked': Daughter's search uncovers family link to Bessborough's missing children

My mother was 'trafficked': Daughter's search uncovers family link to Bessborough's missing children

For the first time, Mayo's All-Ireland winners bring Sam Maguire to Achill Island

For the first time, Mayo's All-Ireland winners bring Sam Maguire to Achill Island

Regular Columnists

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Jennifer Horgan: If we want children to read, we must model it as Dolly Parton did

Michael Moynihan

Michael Moynihan: Cork must start preparing a heat-health action plan for 2027 now

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Sarah Harte: How do we recognise periods at work without entrenching inequality?

S Fergus Finlay: Children are made, not born bad - which is why we need nurses in early childhood

Lifestyle

Dodo Bird

Bird-brained: Research debunks long-held beliefs about dodos

Was the dodo really the overweight, intellectually-challenged slob of popular opinion? A new study suggests not

Shed life: Helping men build connections

Shed life: Helping men build connections

Woman massaging painful wrist at work repetitive strain injury

Natural Health: What can I do about my RSI?

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Everything you need to know about cortisol

Viewpoints

Fuel prices

Paul Hosford: Covid has made it difficult for Governments to refuse financial dig-outs

There is now a political expectation: when prices rise, the State will step in to cushion consumers. That expectation is difficult to reverse, writes Paul Hosford

Ireland abortion laws

When fatal is 'not fatal enough': Eight years since the repeal of the eighth

Abdallah Aljazzar: From asking for a cigarette to seeking asylum — my journey from Gaza to Ireland

Abdallah Aljazzar: From asking for a cigarette to seeking asylum — my journey from Gaza to Ireland

CUH staffing tensions persist amid calls for 'honest conversation' on health funding

CUH staffing tensions persist amid calls for 'honest conversation' on health funding

Property

€2.15m genuine Georgian gem — Beechmount House

€2.15m genuine Georgian gem — Beechmount House

Hospitality is order of the day at hoteliers’ private family home

Woman planting red flower seedling in home garden

Garden Digest: Events to help you to enjoy your green spaces

Home Q&A: I hate the radiator in my new house. Should I replace it or disguise it?

Home Q&A: I hate the radiator in my new house. Should I replace it or disguise it?

Two investment opportunities in Cork retail core

Two investment opportunities in Cork retail core

Subscriber

Business movers: Calor Ireland unveils new chief executive

S Business movers: Calor Ireland unveils new chief executive

New appointees with Imagine, Calor Ireland, Western Development Commission, Arts Council, World Spirits Alliance and Havas Dublin

Cian O'Neill 2/6/2019

S The crosscode question: what will Cian O’Neill bring to the Cork hurlers?

Hotel review: Sensational food in a beautiful dining room makes this five-star worth the journey

S Hotel review: Sensational food in a beautiful dining room makes this five-star worth the journey

Kerry v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Christy O'Connor: Cian O'Neill nod an intriguing start for Cork hurlers

LISTEN NOW

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Is the Government making it up on the hoof over fuel prices?

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Is the Government making it up on the hoof over fuel prices?

Political editor Elaine Loughlin examines the fuel tax U-turn, fears of renewed protests and what rising oil prices could mean for Government

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Wild Swans author Jung Chang on growing up in Mao’s China

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Wild Swans author Jung Chang on growing up in Mao’s China

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Why every child needs to be parented differently

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: Why every child needs to be parented differently

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Catherine Heaney on the fight for democracy

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Catherine Heaney on the fight for democracy

farming

Darren Allen: Direct drilling delivers as wheat margins come under pressure

Darren Allen: Direct drilling delivers as wheat margins come under pressure

Cork tillage farmer Darren Allen reflects on an exceptionally early harvest and reveals what his on-farm trials taught him about establishment systems, fungicide use and the increasingly precarious margins from winter wheat.

Beautiful patchwork fields and bogland in Roscommon, Ireland.

Buying a farm: What should you look out for?

‘Game over’: Ann completes title hat-trick at the Baileys

‘Game over’: Ann completes title hat-trick at the Baileys

Beef cattle feeding in Dumfries and Galloway, south west Scotland

Farm View: Scottish BSE case an unwelcome reminder of past crisis

World

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Death toll from Nepal-Tibet flash flood hits 389 amid aid scramble and fears lake will burst

Entire villages swept away after glacial collapse triggers flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims

Peter Cullen, iconic voice of Transformers' Optimus Prime, dies aged 85

Peter Cullen, iconic voice of Transformers' Optimus Prime, dies aged 85

Top Gear

BBC confirms Top Gear is coming back four years after Andrew Flintoff crash

Obit Mladic

Ratko Mladic, ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities, dies aged 84

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Older people online: Take steps in building the confidence to connect

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What’s on in Ireland this autumn-winter for older audiences

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Rightsizing: Smaller home, bigger life

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