A security alert has ended after a suspected pipe bomb left in the front garden of a house on Cork's northside was made safe.

A Cork TD has pledged to tackle the sale of so-called ‘company cars’ following a horror crash in his community which claimed the life of one teenager and left teen fighting for his life.

Newly elected TDs have arrived at Leinster House today with their families as the new Dáil meets and amid the ongoing standoff to form a new government.

Sinn Féin’s political tsunami has led Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin to perform a major U-turn on potential coalition talks.

The four-seater was already one of the most open in the country before a single vote was cast as three of the four TDs elected in 2016 weren't on the ballot this time out.

Solidarity-People Before Profit look set to have a disappointing election and possibly only return two or three of its five outgoing TDs.

Pat Buckley was elected on the first count in Cork East.

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald is confident the party will defend all three seats it currently holds across Cork City and county in the upcoming general election.

There aren’t many constituencies facing as much of a shake-up as Cork North-Central.

The incident occurred less than 24 hours after the death of Cameron Blair

Sinn Féin councillor Thomas Gould is set to be announced as the party's candidate in Cork North-Central.

A GAA club is holding an urgent meeting with council officials and gardaí this week after further damage to its two pitches by joyriders over Christmas had put its “survival at stake”.

Talks have taken place about rezoning part of a former seminary and famous hurling school on the northside of Cork city to provide new homes and a new gaelscoil.

Gardaí say they have had no official complaints regarding a reported ramming incident on the northside of Cork city this week.

A row has erupted over the branding of Cork’s MacCurtain St as part of the Victorian Quarter ahead of War of Independence centenary commemorations next year.

It was a good day at the office for Fianna Fáil, according to party leader Micheál Martin, and it was hard to disagree.

Fianna Fail's Padraig O'Sullivan claimed the seat in the Cork North-Central by-election on the tenth count.

Latest: Senator Colm Burke was eliminated in the ninth count of the Cork North-Central by-election.

The performance of Labour's John Maher has marked him out as a contender for 2020, according to Labour TD Sean Sherlock.

Fine Gael's Colm Burke is optimistic about his chances of securing a seat in the General Election in 2020 but conceded that it is now unlikely that he will secure a seat in the by-election.

The county councillor has 28.19% of the vote after the tally, giving him a seven-point lead over Fine Gael's Colm Burke.

The Party's Ard Fheis is taking place this weekend in Derry.

Homeless families and children protested outside Cork City Hall last night before a council meeting in which a vacant industrial site was rezoned for housing and a more aggressive approach to tackling dereliction was announced.

The Housing Minister has defended the government’s Rebuilding Ireland plan and insists that a large state-owned site in Cork, which has lain vacant for years, is being considered for housing.

The newest member of the Seanad has promised to represent farmers who want a new vision for agriculture in Ireland that is in tune with the environment and biodiversity.

Calls have been made for the redevelopment of a derelict industrial building on the northside of the city after the third fire onsite in recent months.

Firefighters from Ballyvolane and Cork city have spent hours tackling a blaze at the Sunbeam Industrial Estate on Redforge Rd in Cork city this evening, as dramatic images emerged of the blaze.

Gardai in Cork are investigating after a five year old child who was out playing found a substance resembling heroin on the street at an estate in Knocknaheeny on the northside of the city.

Students have been invited to help shape Cork’s climate change adaptation strategy which will be published today for public consultation.

Hundreds of protestors marched through the streets of Cork city today to protest the proposed closure of the Cork Mail Centre in Little Island.

Residents cheered last night as a controversial public transport plan that would have seen parts of some of their front gardens along one of Cork’s busiest roads sacrificed for bus and bike lanes was shot down.

Stabilisation works are due to start today on three buildings on Cork’s historic North Main St following a partial collapse on June 20.

Stabilisation works are due to start tomorrow on three buildings on Cork's historic North Main St following a partial collapse on June 20.

The number of people on Cork city’s social housing waiting list has jumped by almost 1,500 arising out of the city boundary extension.

Sinn Féin has accused the larger political parties on Cork City Council of shafting long-serving councillors off certain committees during a tense council meeting last night.

Sinn Féin has accused the larger political parties on Cork City Council of shafting long-serving councillors by removing them from certain committees during a lengthy and at times tense council meeting tonight.

Talks on who will become the next Lord Mayor of Cork were already underway even as the last two candidates took their seats with just a single vote separating them following a recount.

Sinn Féin could be set to lose as many as half of its seats on Cork City Council as the Green Party look set to make significant gains.

Cork’s City Council agreed last night to change its rules on the replacement of certain councillors following a resignation, election, sickness, or death.