For candidates outside the established parties, Cork South-Central might be too tough an ask.

A Council report has estimated that €14,000 in annual savings could be achieved by the measures.

They were prompted by several hours of gridlock which was caused by a minor two-car collision in the Jack Lynch Tunnel on Thursday. Nobody was injured in the incident but it caused lengthy tailbacks.

A major housing development of almost 500 units on the southside of Cork city has been delayed to allow for an oral hearing to take place.

Over 24,000 vehicles have been clamped at Irish Rail car parks over a three-year period, figures released by the company has revealed.

A former Lord Mayor of Cork has hit out at 'cowards' who have twice damaged election posters at his house in recent weeks.

A religious order which sanctioned the near total demolition of an historic structure in Cork has agreed to reinstate it in full within four months of the rebuilding work starting.

The Taoiseach has admitted that the 2016 pre-election sod turning on the stalled Cork event centre was a mistake.

The planning watchdog has refused permission for the development of a Lidl supermarket in a Cork suburb for the second time, following local objections.

Labour leader Brendan Howlin is confident that his party will bounce back from a "dreadful" showing in the local elections in Cork in 2014.

The National Transport Authority (NTA) has cast doubt on whether it will extend the public bike scheme in Cork to the suburb of Douglas.

The religious order under fire after the near total demolition of an historic folly in Cork says it intends to “meet the deadlines” set by the planning authority which has ordered the full reinstatement of the structure.

A religious Order has been told to prepare plans for the full reinstatement of an historic folly on the grounds of the former Bessborough Mother and Baby Home in Cork following its near-total demolition earlier this month.

Proper traffic management must be introduced before the potential opening of two new schools in the Cork suburb of Douglas, a local area representative says

Cork County Council has granted conditional planning permission for a Lidl supermarket in Douglas that had a previous application rejected by An Bord Pleanála.

Consultants and lawyers have been paid almost €700,000 for work on the Cork events centre project.

The Government has given almost €900,000 to councils around the country to tackle litter, graffiti, and dog fouling.

Certain areas of the south-east of Cork City are to be designated 30km speed zones. This is welcome. Why was the ward excluded? Arguments appear to be that cul de sacs do not warrant a speed limit.

It’s time to cough up the cash and get on with it.

A decision on the extra €10m requested for the stalled Cork events centre is unlikely before Christmas.

No minutes exist of the only meeting held between Department of Culture officials and Cork City Council on funding for the long-delayed events centre, the department has revealed.

There have been calls for an urgent public update on the status of Cork’s stalled events centre project as a new report shows how the city is poised for a 30% boost to its hotel bed capacity.

The Dáil has heard 70 households are being told to quit an apartment block in Cork city because the landlord wants to carry out refurbishments.

Recent Census results have highlighted a need for more investment in public transport and cycling infrastructure in Cork, according to local representatives.

The latest census results have highlighted the need for more investment in public transport and cycling infrastructure in Cork, according to local representatives.

Details of the long-awaited extension of Cork’s city boundary could emerge within weeks.

Hotels have been accused of price gouging a year ahead of Ed Sheeran’s Irish gigs.

Labour is aiming to double its Dáil seats in the next general election and will begin the process of selecting candidates in the coming weeks as it seeks to rebuild the party.

A pregnant woman suffering from appendicitis died on the operating table weeks after a surgeon mistakenly removed her ovary instead of her appendix, British medical watchdogs heard today.

THE GAA have lined up two overseas experts to address their annual ‘Games Development Conference’ which is expected to attract over 700 delegates to Croke Park on November 28/29.

RISING fuel costs, cheap air fares and stiff competition from Brittany Ferries is making life on the high seas very difficult for other operators.

REVENUE growth in the Dublin hotel sector was 9.1% in September, according to the latest Deloitte Hotelbenchmark survey.

PEOPLE who cannot afford to buy a new house still have an opportunity to gamble on the current house price boom.

BOOKMAKERS Paddy Power are skipping over British regulatory hurdles, beating the odds to secure four new betting shop licences in North London.

PRE-TAX profits at real estate company Sherry Fitzgerald leaped by 63% in the first six months of the year prompting Goodbody Stockbrokers to up their target shares price for the company by 40%.