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<p>The M8 motorway between junction 11 and junction 12 northbound is currently closed pending a technical examination by Garda forensic collision investigators.</p>

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Pedestrian, 40s, dies following collision with car on Cork motorway

The crash occurred between junction 11 and junction 12 northbound on the M8 motorway at Carrigane, Mitchelstown at around 9:15pm

<p>September always feels like a fresh start, but I’m scared that this distance has become the new normal.</p>

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Dear Dáithí: I feel strangely distant from my husband, how can we reconnect?

<p>Joe Twomey is among a growing number of first-generation funeral directors changing the face of the industry. In recent years, he quit his lucrative career in quantity surveying for a vocation he had long dreamed of. Picture: Noel Sweeney</p>

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Meet the new generation of Irish funeral directors reshaping a traditional industry

STerry Prone: We may be better at 'performative empathy' than at being informers

Discover the Cork GP who introduced Turkish baths to Europe

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Discover the Cork GP who introduced Turkish baths to Europe

Ireland’s planning system ‘no longer fit for purpose’, experts warn

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Ireland’s planning system ‘no longer fit for purpose’, experts warn

World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 - Day 8

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'It's just insane': Why Kate O'Connor's stunning Tokyo silver could be just the beginning

MIRIAM HUSSEY

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Miriam Hussey: I ended up in hospital after travelling — it was quite frightening to see that

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Four people in serious condition following Co Kilkenny motorway crash

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S Terry Prone: We may be better at 'performative empathy' than at being informers

Michael Clifford

S Mick Clifford: Why successive governments put landowners ahead of the common good

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Colin Sheridan: Sometimes the simplest messages are the most difficult to deliver

Paul Hosford: Gareth Sheridan may find real work is only beginning as he eyes presidency

Insight: Must Reads

Anthony Boyle on House of Guinness, growing up in Belfast, and what comes next

Anthony Boyle on House of Guinness, growing up in Belfast, and what comes next

Anthony Boyle talks about taking the lead in House of Guinness and his work on future projects, writes Esther McCarthy

GAA managers: Full county-by-county guide for football and hurling

GAA managers: Full county-by-county guide for football and hurling

Inside life at Ireland’s castles: Blackwater, Birr and Glin owners share their stories

Inside life at Ireland’s castles: Blackwater, Birr and Glin owners share their stories

Ombudsman probes case of Army officer who endured ‘tortuous’ legal ordeal

Ombudsman probes case of Army officer who endured ‘tortuous’ legal ordeal

News

Country's first state-of-the-art wildlife rehab and training hospital planned for Co Meath

Country's first state-of-the-art wildlife rehab and training hospital planned for Co Meath

Specialist centre will be situated on four acres and will include a veterinary hospital dedicated to wildlife, and a teaching area for vets from across the country

Scrabble — Seven letters and a triple word score away from All-Ireland glory

Scrabble — Seven letters and a triple word score away from All-Ireland glory

Dursey cable car among final public spaces in Cork to offer free period products

Dursey cable car among final public spaces in Cork to offer free period products

Midleton residents to protest over slow rollout of flood defences after Storm Babet devastation

Midleton residents to protest over slow rollout of flood defences after Storm Babet devastation

sport

Arsenal v Manchester City - Premier League

Arteta banking on Arsenal's 'finishers' to unlock mentor Pep

Mikel Arteta’s side need to improve their record after Champions League games, starting against his former mentor

Bride Rovers aware more needed to avoid another semis stumble

S Bride Rovers aware more needed to avoid another semis stumble

Azerbaijan F1 GP Auto Racing

Championship leader Oscar Piastri crashes on first lap of Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Castlemartyr overjoyed at safety but angry Mallow drop again

S Castlemartyr overjoyed at safety but angry Mallow drop again

Lifestyle

Ancient fights and double-dealing politics — a visit to Boyne battle site

Ancient fights and double-dealing politics — a visit to Boyne battle site

Explore the River Boyne Battle site by following the arrows along a series of walkways before joining the Boyne Canal Towpath and returning by the entrance gates to Oldbridge, having enjoyed a 5-km outing

Birds of Ireland: Storm petrel

Birds of Ireland: Storm petrel

Culture That Made Me: Cork-born singer Flo McSweeney selects her touchstones

Culture That Made Me: Cork-born singer Flo McSweeney selects her touchstones

I spent a week walking the Donegal Camino — here are the moments that stood out

I spent a week walking the Donegal Camino — here are the moments that stood out

Viewpoints

Emma DeSouza: There's no 'gotcha' in Heather's Orange Order connections

Emma DeSouza: There's no 'gotcha' in Heather's Orange Order connections

The challenge for Heather Humphreys is not her family's history, but how she handled the question of her husband’s prior membership of the Orange Order, writes Emma DeSouza

How the global far-right uses Ireland to spread anti-immigrant narratives online

How the global far-right uses Ireland to spread anti-immigrant narratives online

'Sleep in peace, little Daniel': Donabate mourns child as his suspected remains exhumed

'Sleep in peace, little Daniel': Donabate mourns child as his suspected remains exhumed

Charlie Kirk Shot

Media unequipped to decipher Charlie Kirk suspect’s politics

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Mick Clifford: Why successive governments put landowners ahead of the common good

S Mick Clifford: Why successive governments put landowners ahead of the common good

For decades, governments enriched landowners through rezoning while failing to deliver a fair, functioning planning system

Business as usual for Bride Rovers as Inniscarra feel the backlash

S Business as usual for Bride Rovers as Inniscarra feel the backlash

Munster Ronan O'Gara supported by James Coughlan Paul O'Connell and Conor Murray 28/10/2011

S Conor Murray book reveals training ground clash with O’Connell and Sexton friendship

Cian McPhillips celebrates winning the semi-final ahead of Max Bergin as he crosses the finish line setting a new national recor

S Cathal Dennehy: Cian McPhillips' talent was hiding in plain sight, now everyone can see it

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The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Cork businessman arrested in €750k fraud probe

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Cork businessman arrested in €750k fraud probe

A Cork businessman, previously unknown to Gardaí, was arrested after €750,000 in ATM withdrawals sparked an international fraud probe

Dalo's Hurling Show: Cork’s new direction, pieces of the truth, and putting on the club warpaint

S Dalo's Hurling Show: Cork’s new direction, pieces of the truth, and putting on the club warpaint

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Eoin O'Malley on the rivalry that defined Irish politics

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Eoin O'Malley on the rivalry that defined Irish politics

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Fraudster Catherine O’Brien facing jail, with Ann Murphy

The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast: Fraudster Catherine O’Brien facing jail, with Ann Murphy

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Watch: Jerry from Kerry bought a camper van and surfboard

Watch: Jerry from Kerry bought a camper van and surfboard

Jerry from Kerry spills the beans at the National Ploughing Championships, from camper van life to catching waves in Banna. Jerry says surfing’s like riding a bike… once you get back on, you never forget!

Watch: Moss Trant from Tralee speaks about horse ploughing

Watch: Moss Trant from Tralee speaks about horse ploughing

Watch: Jerry from Kerry weighing up a presidential run

Watch: Jerry from Kerry weighing up a presidential run

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Tiktok star Fiona Bergin helps to champion farm safety at the Ploughing

Tiktok star Fiona Bergin helps to champion farm safety at the Ploughing

Popular 'FarmTok' influencer Fiona Bergin was at the National Ploughing Championships to promote farm safety with Agri Aware and TikTok

New secretary-general appointed at Department of Agriculture

New secretary-general appointed at Department of Agriculture

Ploughing survey to shape farm safety and farmer health plans

Ploughing survey to shape farm safety and farmer health plans

Martin Heydon not looking for 'a pat on the back' on his TB plan

Martin Heydon not looking for 'a pat on the back' on his TB plan

Property

Will this Waterfall home be the next Heatherfield house to break the €1m mark?

Will this Waterfall home be the next Heatherfield house to break the €1m mark?

Heatherfield’s latest five-bedroom home offers landscaped gardens, garage conversion potential and family space, as neighbouring sales set strong precedents

aerial view of solar panels on city or rural residential homes and neighborhoods

New homes supply still trailing demand

Elegant Calla Lily Arrangement in Keukenhof, Netherlands

GARDEN Q&A: My calla lilies will not flower

Typical UK terraced housing street derelict

Power Me Up: Your guide to connecting your new build to ESB Networks

World

Airport check-in provider cyber attack

Passengers facing another day of disruption after check-in system ‘cyber attack’

Heathrow, Brussels and Berlin airports all experienced delays and disruption on Saturday following the “technical issue” affecting Collins Aerospace

Daybreak press launch - London

Broadcaster John Stapleton dies at the age of 79

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Israel kills 34 people in Gaza ahead of UN summit to recognise Palestinian state

MiG-31 is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed for the Soviet Air Forces by the Mikoyan design bureau as a replacement fo

Russian jets over Estonia ignored signals from Nato pilots, officials say

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Landmark celebration to mark 50 years of Blarney Woollen Mills

Landmark celebration to mark 50 years of Blarney Woollen Mills

Guests at the event had the opportunity to watch Aran sweaters being crafted before their eyes, connecting Ireland’s deep tradition of knitwear with a modern audience

Curated winter sun holidays, designed by Oroko Travel

Curated winter sun holidays, designed by Oroko Travel

Budget 2026: Bold steps needed to secure Ireland’s future growth

Budget 2026: Bold steps needed to secure Ireland’s future growth

The Land Cruiser Commercial has arrived and is coming to the National Ploughing Championships

The Land Cruiser Commercial has arrived and is coming to the National Ploughing Championships 

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