An information meeting on a major Irish Water project will take place tonight, amid ongoing controversy over the impact the works will have on a Cork town.

A man who denies murdering his girlfriend was categorised by the prosecution as a controlling individual who committed murder in a jealous rage but the defence claimed he felt provoked and lost control.

The Passage man on trial for murdering his girlfriend confessed to gardaí that he stabbed her with a kitchen knife and she did not even think it was coming.

The man accused of murdering his girlfriend at her home in Passage West, Co Cork, more than five years ago told gardaí that he snapped, stabbed her in the neck, and set fire to the house.

A man who pulled two young boys from a Cork river on Saturday afternoon said adrenaline spurred his actions as he dived into the currents to save them.

Two young brothers aged six and eight escaped with their lives over the weekend after a plucky man in Passage West, Co Cork jumped into the water from a quayside to save them.

Latest: Gardaí have begun a probe after a 74-year-old man was found with head injuries on a roadway in Passage West, Co Cork in the early hours of this morning.

As an affordable, well-maintained townhouse with a good standard of décor and a conservatory, No 46 The Drive, Harbour Heights, is well worth checking out.

Selling agent James Crowley guides the detached, five-bed, three bathroom upgraded No 21 at €360,000.

This 1970s bungalow is sure to attract interest, writes Trish Dromey.

First-time buyers looking for a property in the Cork city area would be wise to extend their reach to this three-bed, says Trish Dromey.

Tommy Barker views a high-spec upgrade.

Gardaí have located the body of Douglas Twomey. The Gardai have said no further assistance is required.

A first-time buyer with €105,000 to spend might be happy with 29 Mariner’s Quay in Passage West.

Tommy Barker on a house with harbour views and lots of potential.

A Cork artist has told how he and three colleagues took shelter in the basement of a Paris restaurant just a couple of hundred metres from a cafe where 19 of last Friday’s victims were gunned down by terrorists.

There’s scope for lots of living and working options at the family home called Cruachu, or No 20, at Cork harbour’s popular Avondale scheme of varied detached homes.

Tommy Barker looks at a recently refurbished three-storey townhouse, close to amenities with all the virtues of coastal living.

Miramar in Passage West has much to please a trade up buyer — well designed, well finished, modern living space and mature gardens as well as a separate small house for granny.

Tommy Barker visits No 20 The Highlands, Passage West, with rare garden space and a quality revamp inside.  

After 13 years of battling to build an outdoor table tennis and ball play area for its teenagers, a Cork town council is increasingly worried that funds promised to it by the county council are to be diverted elsewhere.