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<p>The exterior of the Beamish & Crawford Brewery Counting House in late 2025, originally planned for the long-awaited event centre for Cork. In 2016, then taoiseach Enda Kenny turned the sod, but the project stalled thereafter. Picture Larry Cummins</p>

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Cork Event Centre put out to tender with estimated cost of €150m-€200m for the project

The centre is expected to have a capacity up to 7,000 people, for concerts, TV productions, boxing matches, festivals, and more

<p>The Taoiseach denied he had pushed the minister out of Government (Niall Carson/PA)</p>

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Taoiseach denies pushing Michael Healy-Rae out of Government

<p>William Buckley of Cork is congratulated by manager Ben O'Connor. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile</p>

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Anthony Daly: Clare and Cork just have creases to iron but Cats in huge bother

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Caitríona Redmond: Why are you paying full price for your clothes?

Irish Cabinet meeting

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TD who gave reference to accused in child sex abuse trial should come forward, Tánaiste says

Patients in a Galway hospital terrorised by 'scary' seagull attacks

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Patients in a Galway hospital terrorised by 'scary' seagull attacks

Tipperary v Cork - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 1

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Seánie McGrath: No revenge or statements of intent, this was simply a great start for Rebels

Culture That Made Me: Gabriel Crouch on Schubert, Cillian Murphy, and Radiohead

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Culture That Made Me: Gabriel Crouch on Schubert, Cillian Murphy, and Radiohead

Scarlett Faulkner's brother found dead two days after his sister’s funeral

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Scarlett Faulkner's brother found dead two days after his sister’s funeral

News

Jobs, life expectancy and religion: Census 1926 reveals how much Ireland changed in a century

Jobs, life expectancy and religion: Census 1926 reveals how much Ireland changed in a century

Central Statistics office compared Census 1926 figures with those from Census 2022 to show how different life was in Ireland 100 years ago

Harris insists he still wants beneficial tax changes in next budget

Harris insists he still wants beneficial tax changes in next budget

Investigations launched into 12 cases of garda domestic and sexual abuse misconduct

Investigations launched into 12 cases of garda domestic and sexual abuse misconduct

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'Complex and prolonged' assessment of need system in urgent need of reform, report says

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Dalo's Hurling Show: Cork and Clare get the max from their golden spells

S Dalo's Hurling Show: Cork and Clare get the max from their golden spells

Ken Hogan joins Anthony Daly, TJ Ryan and Mark Landers to review the weekend's hurling.

SSE Airtricity & League of Ireland 2026 Season Launch Event

Barry Ryan steps down as manager of Cork City's Women's team

Andy Moloney: Waterford need to win more than Tipperary on Sunday

Andy Moloney: Waterford need to win more than Tipperary on Sunday

Liverpool v Newcastle United - Premier League - Anfield

'We are close to an agreement' - Ibrahima Konate set to sign new Liverpool contract

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Insight: Must Reads

From maternity leave to live tour: Doireann Garrihy on balancing motherhood and work

From maternity leave to live tour: Doireann Garrihy on balancing motherhood and work

As Doireann Garrihy prepares to return to the day job after welcoming her first-born Rosie just five months ago, she chats to Deirdre McArdle about becoming a mother, Dancing with the Stars and how her comedian-husband inspired her to try stand-up

Adi Roche on 40 years since Chornobyl disaster and how Cork was first to welcome the children

Adi Roche on 40 years since Chornobyl disaster and how Cork was first to welcome the children

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When I was diagnosed with testicular cancer at 30 it was taboo to talk about genitals

What the world’s leading ageing scientists taught me about diet and living longer

What the world’s leading ageing scientists taught me about diet and living longer

Regular Columnists

Terry Prone: Victims of trolling should follow Dolly Parton’s lead and rise above it

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Gareth O'Callaghan: The voices you didn’t hear during the protests are the ones that matter most

Clodagh Finn: What the 1926 census reveals about early independent Ireland

David O'Mahony: Genealogy research can be as rewarding as it is frustrating

Lifestyle

Jimmy MacCarthy announces first live gigs in over a decade in intimate Cork venue

Jimmy MacCarthy announces first live gigs in over a decade in intimate Cork venue

MacCarthy has not performed live since 2015 but he will reunite with his ex-Southpaw bandmate for four nights

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Life Hack: What is dry body brushing and am I doing it correctly?

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Suzanne Harrington: Reading for mental health is cheaper than therapy

House model and key in house door. Real estate agent offer house, property insurance and security, affordable housing concepts

Dear Dáithí: My parents are treating my house like a second home

Viewpoints

Here are the country's most senior civil servants running Ireland

Here are the country's most senior civil servants running Ireland

As a successor was announced last week to Ireland's best-paid civil servant, we take a look at the people responsible for the day-to-day running of the Government's departments

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‘I’m not a politician’: Clash with Pope Leo could prove dangerous for Donald Trump

10-year-old Nafez fight malnutrition and brain atrophy as hunger crisis worsens in Gaza

Global food systems are under fire due to a lack of political will

Pride of Ireland awards - Dublin

Philomena's Law: Campaign steps up for UK-based survivors of mother and baby homes

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Offaly v Dublin - Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship Round 1

S Christy O'Connor: Clare set new record and Offaly taste rock-and-roll days

Plus Galway pull another rabbit out of the hat

Minnesota Timberwolves v Denver Nuggets - Game One

S Colin Sheridan: Jokić shifting the entire geometry of the game

Robert Downey receives a yellow card from Seán Stack 19/4/2026

S Brian Gavin: Lighter touch with the whistle would have made Tipp-Cork a better spectacle

Valerie & Gavin

S My Wedding Day with Valerie Wheeler: 'Portugal felt familiar and special to us — and the golf courses were a plus'

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The Deirdre O'Shaugnessy Podcast: Why Ireland’s drink driving laws are facing renewed pressure

The Deirdre O'Shaugnessy Podcast: Why Ireland’s drink driving laws are facing renewed pressure

Rising road deaths and enforcement challenges prompt calls from gardaí and doctors for urgent changes to drink driving laws

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Is Micheál Martin's leadership in peril?

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Is Micheál Martin's leadership in peril?

Arena with Maurice Brosnan: Rory McIlroy’s decade-long dance with Augusta, golf and Ireland

Arena with Maurice Brosnan: Rory McIlroy’s decade-long dance with Augusta, golf and Ireland

Dalo's Hurling Show: Straining at the leash for Championship throw-in

S Dalo's Hurling Show: Straining at the leash for Championship throw-in

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Watch: A new sculpture dedicated to the Chornobyl nuclear disaster installed at the Marina Park

Watch: A new sculpture dedicated to the Chornobyl nuclear disaster installed at the Marina Park

The sculpture named 'Chornobyl Mother' by Sandra Bell was installed at the Atlantic Pond, Marina Park.

Watch: Lelia Doolan finishes 220km protest walk to Dáil Éireann

Watch: Lelia Doolan finishes 220km protest walk to Dáil Éireann

The Masters - Final Round

Watch: Rory McIlroy talks about the challenges of winning the Masters

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Auction sales continue in Tipperary and Waterford

Auction sales continue in Tipperary and Waterford

Two land parcels in Clonmel and Killenaule in Tipperary sold recently, with another auction for 26-acre parcel near Ballymacarbry, Co Waterford, to come on April 28

Paula Hynes: Pride, perseverance and partnership — celebrating 25 years with a global win

Paula Hynes: Pride, perseverance and partnership — celebrating 25 years with a global win

Coping with high fertiliser prices on grassland farms

Coping with high fertiliser prices on grassland farms

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Farm view: Electric tractors won’t fix a diesel crisis on farms

Property

Save or Splurge? Two gas barbecues with the recipe for success

Save or Splurge? Two gas barbecues with the recipe for success

Should you pay a standard or scorching price for that outdoor cooker? Bear in mind that additions can also cost more

Using math for perfection in civil engineering

Kieran McCarthy: How much of a building contingency fund do we need?

Starter homes: starting at €275,000, here are four Cork homes for first-time buyers

Starter homes: starting at €275,000, here are four Cork homes for first-time buyers

Eight-bed coastal colossus hits the Youghal market for €325,000

Eight-bed coastal colossus hits the Youghal market for €325,000

World

Epstein files

No 10 refuses to say whether British PM will correct the record on Mandelson appointment

The British Prime Minister will battle to save his job in an address to MPs later on Monday

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Major 7.5-magnitude quake hits off Japan, tsunami warning issued

Lord Peter Mandelson - Epstein files scandal

Starmer faces British Parliament showdown over Mandelson vetting scandal

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Louisiana father kills seven of his children plus another child, police say

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Tail-end calvers have an increased risk of ketosis

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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