The Victorian-era water treatment plant which supplies water to 70% of Cork city’s population is to undergo a €40m upgrade.

The tragic case of Timmy Hourihane, the homeless man who was beaten to death in Cork at the weekend, demonstrates the complexity of the homelessness crisis, the Taoiseach said.

Fianna Fáil councillor Fergal Dennehy has been found not guilty of intending to drive a car in the early hours at a time when he had excess alcohol.

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.

Refurbished B&B sat idle because of funds dispute

The deaths of three people on the streets of Cork in just six weeks highlights the need for an additional accommodation centre for the homeless in the city according to Fianna Fáil.

The Government has been accused of ignoring the homeless after a third man died in Cork city centre within six weeks.

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.

In the fourth of a five-part series, Kevin O’Neill profiles the new Cork City electoral area.

Two sisters, whose aunt and uncle died within six months of each other, were described as a cut above the rest yesterday after turning tragedy to triumph.

Another tier of support is urgently needed to ensure homeless people who are barred or ejected from emergency shelters do not have to sleep on the streets.

The Christmas celebrations got off to a glittering start last night as upwards of 20,000 people flocked to Cork city centre for the switching on of the Christmas lights, with Lord Mayor Tony Fitzgerald lighting up the city centre shortly after 7pm.

Christmas in Cork has been saved after City Hall secured enough funding to stage the city’s hugely popular Glow festival again this year.

There have been calls for a full review of Cork City’s tree policy after it emerged that Storm Ophelia may have knocked up to 600 trees citywide — with the clean-up expected to cost millions.

Pride shone through the clouds and the rain for Cork’s LGBT community as they remembered a recently departed activist and advocate.

The new Lord Mayor of Cork says he is confident that a “fair compensation package” for the county council can be worked out to secure a city boundary extension.

Homeless agencies in Cork will be asked to explain why 17 people were turned away from emergency shelters in January because no beds were available.

A Cork city councillor has cried foul over national and EU waste legislation which has blocked his innovative proposal to save a sinking soccer pitch.

Superdry, which was forced to reinstate the famous ‘The Moderne’ sign over its premises in Cork last year following the intervention of planning officials and a formal complaint from a member of the public, has won an award for its preservation of the building.

Almost 100 council homes in Cork City suffered water damage after the installation of faulty or incorrect roof ventilation products during attic insulation work.

Cork is set to get a €50m slice of social housing funding announced by the Government yesterday.

A Cork radio station had to put the brakes on its April Fools spoof on traffic congestion charges yesterday after City Hall was flooded with complaints from irate listeners who didn’t get the joke.

Bus Éireann is on the naughty list after it refused last night to back down on a Santa suit ban for its drivers despite a festive passenger protest.

The Government’s social housing support scheme has been branded the biggest "fiddle of figures" since the banking crisis.

Efforts to sell a publicly-owned landbank in Cork — which have been mired in controversy since 2011 — look set to be scrapped again.

Councillors embroiled in contentious plans to sell a publicly owned landbank in Cork must agree the wording to seek legal advice before they can seek that legal advice.

Cork City Council has been threatened with legal action, exposing it to potential damages of up to €15m, over a second attempt to sell a publicly owned landbank for development.

A community leader has raised concerns about plans for a supermarket on a publicly owned landbank which is earmarked for sale on the southside of Cork City.

Members of the club where Irish athletics latest world champion honed his skills will walk their hero tonight through the streets where he grew up.

A Fianna Fáil councillor who lost his seat on Cork City Council in 2009 is throwing his hat back in the ring in a bid to contest the 2014 local elections.

A SPECIAL fundraiser is being planned to help a young mother who lost her two sons in a house fire rebuild her life.

A two-year-old boy was killed and his mother and brother left fighting for their lives after an early morning blaze.

TWO Fianna Fáil dynasties in Cork have been wiped out after the party lost four seats – almost half its representation – on the city council.

BOUNDARY changes have thrown the race in this former five-seat ward wide open with the Green Party and Sinn Féin set to battle it out for the new sixth seat.

A FORMER soccer pitch in Cork’s suburbs has been rezoned for a 100-bed step-down unit that will help free up hospital beds.

FOUR Fianna Fáil representatives have lodged objections against plans to build a private hospital on the campus of Cork University Hospital (CUH) under the Government’s controversial co-location policy.

STRICT guidelines to protect Cork’s skyline from development have been drawn up.

Eoin English