Staff at the Bessborough campus in Cork city have called on the state to step in to secure the family services which face closure within months.

It’s taken longer than planned, pedestrian and cycling access needs to be improved, but a vast new public park has been officially opened on the site of Cork City’s former dump.

An estimated 43,000 commuters from the county are using the main arteries into Cork city centre every morning, a data analytics report has found.

Nine multinationals employing 5,000 people in a Cork town say they are “deeply frustrated” that the concerns of the local community were “ignored” by planners designing a new motorway.

Objectors to the proposed €180m Cork-Ringaskiddy motorway say it would split communities, cause increased physical and mental health problems, reduce life expectancy, and significantly devalue their properties.

Concerns have been raised about the Jack Lynch Tunnel drainage system after a lane closure during heavy rain in Cork City yesterday.

The Port of Cork’s plans for a €100m redevelopment of its cargo-handling facilities at Ringaskiddy have been hit with a further delay.

Wide areas of the country suffered heavy rain and widespread flooding — and the ensuing chaos and mop-up yesterday.

Major traffic restrictions will be in operation on Bank Holiday Monday as more than 9,000 competitors take to the streets in the annual Cork City Marathon.

Gardaí on duty near a bridge by the South Ring Rd in Cork saw a man take a long knife from the side of his pants as if he was drawing a sword and throw it over the side of the bridge.

Gardaí are searching for the driver of a black BMW coupé whom they wish to question as part of their inquiries into the death of a young motorcyclist yesterday.

Cork’s city manager has moved to ease fears about the completion of a €60m double flyover project on the city’s ring road while the main contractor works through examinership.

Gardaí are hunting for two men who threatened post office staff with a hatchet and a hammer during a raid yesterday in Cork City.

The development of a stand-alone multi-purpose events and conference centre on Cork’s Albert Quay could be the catalyst for the regeneration of the city’s sprawling docklands region, the team behind the O’Callaghan Properties proposal believes.

A voluntary group driving efforts to save one of the country’s finest Georgian villas has made a public appeal to its wealthy US- based owner to live up to his responsibilities and help them with the ambitious project.

Works have begun, again, for a power cable upgrade on a key city road in Cork which was dug up and resurfaced just a year ago.

Plans are under consideration for an exhibition centre on the outskirts of Cork City, along with sporting amenities.

Violence flared as emergency services recovered the body of a member of the Travelling community from a Co Cork river.

A missing dog was reunited with its owners almost 320km away thanks to live sighting updates on social media and the speaker on a mobile phone.

Ambitious plans to transform a former city dump into one of the country’s largest adventure, leisure, and recreation parks have been unveiled.

Bus Éireann has today outlined alterations to services in Cork during royal visit this Friday, May 20.

Motorists are being warned of treacherous driving conditions in many parts of the country.