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court and crime

Sean McGovern involved in surveilling 'active target for assassination' for Kinahan gang, court hears

Sean McGovern, 39, appeared before the Special Criminal Court in Dublin on Monday for a sentencing hearing after pleading guilty to two charges of directing the activities of a criminal organisation

<p>Scarlett was attacked, allegedly with an iron bar, in Co Tipperary on March 21, and died on April 13. Jason Faulkner died just days after his sister. Picture: Brendan Gleeson</p>

munster

'I don't know how much more they can take': Faulkner family hit by fresh heartache

<p>HUGE BLOW: Ciarán Joyce has suffered a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament rupture. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile.</p>

gaa

Breaking: Cork full back Ciarán Joyce's hurling season over after rupturing ACL

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people

Dear Dáithí: How do I tell my boyfriend about my friend's 'no ring, no bring' rule?

Cork teen died after reportedly falling from moving vehicle in Little Island

munster

Cork teen died after reportedly falling from moving vehicle in Little Island

EPH Controls: From wheelbarrow beginnings to a new €15m HQ by Cork's Kinsale Road

companies

EPH Controls: From wheelbarrow beginnings to a new €15m HQ by Cork's Kinsale Road

Dalo’s Hurling Show: You could write a book on it as Cork and Limerick set the bar

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Dalo’s Hurling Show: You could write a book on it as Cork and Limerick set the bar

Ryan Tubridy: 'It's liberating to be free from a format, now I'm my own boss'

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Ryan Tubridy: 'It's liberating to be free from a format, now I'm my own boss'

Fuel blockaders 'squeezed €500m from the public purse just like burger barons', says union leader

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Fuel blockaders 'squeezed €500m from the public purse just like burger barons', says union leader

News

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Call to include private nursing homes in national emergency planning

Nursing Homes Ireland says private facilities must be 'plugged into' future national emergency planning after recent fuel shortages and the impact on staff and services

Skelligs Chocolates 'has reasonable chance of survival' as progress made in attracting investors, court told

Skelligs Chocolates 'has reasonable chance of survival' as progress made in attracting investors, court told

Teen injured after alleged slash hook assault in Limerick

Teen injured after alleged slash hook assault in Limerick

Teacher at work

Teachers’ union to ballot members on Senior Cycle proposals

sport

Irish Challenge Golf - Day One

'Good progress is being made' but Portmarnock not yet ready to stage major golf championship

The R&A has announced the 2028 Open tournament will return to Royal Lytham and St Annes for the first time in 16 years.

A view of the pitch before the game 10/2/2023

UCC awarded AIL play-off win after match abandoned following cardiac incident

Derry City v Shamrock Rovers - SSE Airtricity Men’s Premier Division

'The doctor has given me a bit of hope': Second opinion eases James McClean's quit fears

Tailteann Cup Final Media Event

Clare handed home advantage for first ever Tailteann Cup tie

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Insight: Must Reads

Mick Clifford: Nobody needs to 'lawyer up' to investigate treatment of Limerick gardaí

Mick Clifford: Nobody needs to 'lawyer up' to investigate treatment of Limerick gardaí

Some public inquiries have been very expensive and can take years, but an inquiry into lengthy suspensions and decisions to prosecute some gardaí could be done quickly and without huge cost

Meet the team in Cork helping to make dementia become a more manageable chronic disease

Meet the team in Cork helping to make dementia become a more manageable chronic disease

Bessborough: 1926 census reveals scale of child deaths and missing records in Cork

Bessborough: 1926 census reveals scale of child deaths and missing records in Cork

I gave up modern comfort to help preserve the Blasket Islands: 'The island is always with me'

I gave up modern comfort to help preserve the Blasket Islands: 'The island is always with me'

Regular Columnists

Terry Prone: When the sunny springtime arrives, everything feels possible — except for my cat chasing a mouse

Michael Clifford

S Mick Clifford: Judges must be allowed to set the minimum terms for murder sentences

David O'Mahony: My folk horror era has happened without me realising

Shona Murray: EU's refusal to act against Israel makes it complicit in crimes against Palestinians

Lifestyle

Culture That Made Me: Cork-bound Curtis Stigers selects his touchstones

Culture That Made Me: Cork-bound Curtis Stigers selects his touchstones

The Idaho-born singer includes the likes of Stevie Wonder, Led Zeppelin, and JD Salinger in his picks

Caitríona Redmond: What to consider when booking a summer holiday this year

Caitríona Redmond: What to consider when booking a summer holiday this year

In Pictures: Powerful stuff from Katriona O’Sullivan at St Luke’s for Cork World Book Fest

In Pictures: Powerful stuff from Katriona O’Sullivan at St Luke’s for Cork World Book Fest

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Sex File: Why doesn't he want to have sex as much as I do?

Viewpoints

Netflix's "Too Much" UK Special Screening

Colin Sheridan: Has the world finally caught up with Lena Dunham's vision?

Lena Dunham's Girls changed how we watched television. As her new memoir is released, Colin Sheridan asks whether the rest of the world has finally caught up

Workers Preparing for a Construction Task

We need a change in attitude to construction jobs if we are to deliver on housing and infrastructure

Rows of books in shelves

Barry Andrews: Big publishers are ripping off our public libraries

Losing my dad during covid is something I will never get over

Losing my dad during covid is something I will never get over

Subscriber

Cork v Limerick - Munster GAA Senior Hurling Championship Round 2

S Anthony Daly: More Munster madness shows anything possible in our game

The pace was so hectic that you’d nearly be exhausted just watching it all unfold.

Cork v Limerick - Munster GAA Senior Hurling Championship Round 2

S Seanie McGrath on Cork v Limerick: Rivalry lives up to its billing once more

Shane Lowry takes a shot 20/4/2018

S Colin Sheridan: Ryder Cup prices, and Adare Manor, feel surreal

Cork v Limerick - Munster GAA Senior Hurling Championship Round 2

S Brian Gavin: Exceptional James Owens performance - but Lynch's low blow is costly for Limerick

LISTEN NOW

Rugby Podcast Special: Munster v Ulster review

Rugby Podcast Special: Munster v Ulster review

Simon Lewis and Brendan O’Brien dissect Munster’s crucial URC win over Ulster and where it leaves things in the ‘Race for Eight’.

Arena with Maurice Brosnan: Chasing gold - the truth about Irish athletics funding

Arena with Maurice Brosnan: Chasing gold - the truth about Irish athletics funding

‘A life sentence should mean life’: Sister of murder victim Siobhán Kearney speaks out

‘A life sentence should mean life’: Sister of murder victim Siobhán Kearney speaks out

The Keanification of Ireland: Author Dave Hannigan on Roy Keane’s enduring influence

The Keanification of Ireland: Author Dave Hannigan on Roy Keane’s enduring influence

Watch Now

Watch: Rotary Club plants a grove of native Irish oak trees

Watch: Rotary Club plants a grove of native Irish oak trees

Approximately 50 native Irish oak trees were planted by families and volunteers of the Rotary Club to celebrate the clubs 100th anniversary.

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

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

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

farming

Irish stakeholders invited to shape EU Parliament generational renewal report

Irish stakeholders invited to shape EU Parliament generational renewal report

MEP Maria Walsh calls for young farmers and representing organisations to have their say in EU Parliament report on generational renewal

Paula Hynes: Turning a summer dream into a reality

Paula Hynes: Turning a summer dream into a reality

€20.8m cross-border nature restoration project launched

€20.8m cross-border nature restoration project launched

Minister appoints new chairperson to Irish National Stud board

Minister appoints new chairperson to Irish National Stud board

Property

Florist and botanical pro's house is pick of the bunch

Florist and botanical pro's house is pick of the bunch

Eve Kelliher talks to Lorcan Burke and Adrian Sharpe, whose Kildare residence has won 2026 Home of the Year

Female legal advisor lawyer helping her client with her legal issues in the office

Property Advice: What happens to my family home in the case of a divorce?

Unoccupied first floor modern home interior

Comfort up, carbon down: 'Deep retrofit brings the whole home to a very high level of energy efficiency and sustainability'

Four Cork homes in Bandon, Ballincollig, Blackrock and Whites Cross from €395,000

Four Cork homes in Bandon, Ballincollig, Blackrock and Whites Cross from €395,000

World

Sir Keir Starmer speech at Usdaw conference

Starmer could face parliament sleaze inquiry over Mandelson

Commons will vote on Tuesday whether to refer Starmer to the privileges committee to consider if he misled the House over the way Mandelson’s appointment as ambassador to the US was handled

Trump White House Correspondents Dinner

Trump portrays shooting as proof of his presidency's power

Michael Jackson biopic shatters opening weekend records

Michael Jackson biopic shatters opening weekend records

Russia Ukraine War

Pre-dawn Russian drone strike hits Ukraine’s Odesa, wounding 14

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A portrait of Ireland now: Inside the artists of the Taylor Wessing Irish Photo Prize

A portrait of Ireland now: Inside the artists of the Taylor Wessing Irish Photo Prize

This week at Photo Museum Ireland artist and photographer Conor Horgan was announced as the winner of the inaugural competition

Get more heifers in-calf, earlier — with synchronisation and fixed time AI

Get more heifers in-calf, earlier — with synchronisation and fixed time AI

AF Oroko April 2026

A new way to travel this summer: Oroko launches its sailing collection

Ploughing

Finance fit for the reality of today’s Irish farming

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