The company was accused of offences under the Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations 2007 at Strand Road, Malahide, Co. Dublin on April 28, 2018 and on the following day.

A round of applause greeted the sale of a rare Chinese moon flask discovered at a routine valuation at Blarney Castle for a hammer price of 610,000 at Sheppards in Durrow today.

Irish drivers Kris Meeke (Toyota Gazoo Racing) and Craig Breen (Hyundai Motorsport) may have to park their own desire to win the Wales Rally GB to ensure their respective teams have the best possible platform to win the WRC Manufacturers’ title.

So that’s nearly Monday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Gardaí are investigating the circumstances around the discovery of the body of a man in Co. Cork this morning.

A jeep and a garda car have collided in Co. Cork.

Irish Water is facing prosecution by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in connection with drinking water problems in Co. Cork.

A Cork teenager who raped a sleeping woman while her boyfriend was in the same bed has been jailed for seven years.

People living in a town in West Cork are celebrating its declaration as the 'Best Kept Town in Ireland'.

Some public patients in West Cork are having to wait up to five years for cataract surgery, according to a new survey from the Association of Optometrists Ireland.

Gardaí arrested two men in their 30s in relation to a robbery at a post office in Little Island, Co Cork this morning.

A mother has been jailed for 28 days after a court heard her daughter had missed 125 days of school out of the last 156 days she could have attended.

A mother of four is facing jail after stealing four cans of Red Bull and two packets of marshmallows from a shop.

They would be in their early 40's now.

A travelling salesman from Co Wexford who was serving a suspended sentence for sexual assault when he raped a woman has been jailed for five years.

Your lunchtime news bulletin.

Your lunchtime news bulletin.

Here are all the latest headlines this lunchtime.

The LE Niamh returned to Haulbowline Naval Base in Co. Cork this morning.

It has beaten 870 towns and villages throughout the country that entered this year's SuperValu National TidyTowns competition.

A cyclist has been killed in a crash in Co. Cork this afternoon.

Gardaí are asking for help in finding a missing teenage boy from Co. Cork.

Gardaí searching for a woman missing from Co. Cork have searched a house in the county.

It costs Cork County Council up to €16.50 for every person who “spends a penny” in a public toilet in Carrigaline.

Now that the St Patrick's Day festivities have died down and we're facing the start of another week, we can appreciate the calm beauty of this video.

Irish Water has pleaded guilty to breaking environmental laws following the discovery of sewage pollution at treatment plants in Dublin, Limerick, Galway and Cork.

A woman has revealed how her baby boy "was just left to die" days after he was born in a mother-and-baby home in Co. Cork in 1961.

A man has died after a collision between a car and a bus in Co. Cork.

Ford has announced it is to hold a number of events throughout this year to mark the centenary of Henry Ford registering his factory in Cork city in 1917.

In just a few months it will be exactly 100 years since Henry Ford registered his company, Henry Ford & Sons in Ireland.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

I wish to thank you for telling your readers (Irish Examiner, April 15) that the campaign for a ‘no’ vote in the gay marriage referendum is not confined to one Church, but is also the belief of Muslims, Quakers and reformed Presbyterians.

There are some fantastic drone videos of Cork online but we think this is just about the best yet.

There has been a lot of drone footage in recent months, flying over cities and towns showing off how pretty they are, and this footage of Cobh is no exception.

A teenage girl has gone missing from her home in Co Cork.

THE route is all left turns, easily followed from the map. As we proceed north, and then west, we have views of the forested slopes of the Ballyhoura Range, Caroline Mountain, Knockduv, Carron and Seefin.

Here’s our spoiler-free guide to what you should watch on the box tonight.

Gardaí and the Health and Safety Authority have begun separate investigations after a 72-year-old man was killed when a wall collapsed on him in Co. Cork yesterday afternoon.

An online security company has announced plans to take on 40 more staff in Co. Cork.

Four men have been arrested in Co. Cork following the discovery of a cannabis growhouse with up to €100,000 worth of drugs in Macroom.

A woman has died following a crash in Co. Cork overnight.

40 new jobs are on the way at an engineering firm in Co. Cork.

Two people have been arrested as part of an ongoing investigation into the sale and supply of drugs in Co. Cork.