Fri, 03 Jul, 2020
Tue, 14 Apr, 2020
The operation to lift nearly 100 oil drums from the “ghost ship” stranded on rocks off the Cork coast has begun.
Wed, 26 Feb, 2020
Photos and video material taken inside the ‘ghost’ cargo ship MV Alta, which lies marooned on rocks in Ballycotton for almost a week, is being circulated online.
Fri, 21 Feb, 2020
Any owners of the ghost ship the MV Alta have up to a year to reclaim it, with the abandoned vessel to undergo an initial assessment on Tuesday morning as mystery deepens over its recent past.
Mon, 17 Feb, 2020
On World Humanitarian Day, it is vital to support the work of frontline aid workers who are operating in increasingly dangerous situations, writes Dominic MacSorley
Mon, 19 Aug, 2019
The former US Secretary of State has lashed out at world leaders who lie about the climate crisis and dismiss the scientific evidence.
Mon, 10 Jun, 2019
Tanaiste Simon Coveney described it as an unprecedented gathering of people and leaders who are interested in solutions to the challenges facing the planet.
The leaders of paradise islands all over the world are in Cork for a maritime festival and oceans summit during what is expected to be one of the city’s busiest summer weekends.
Sat, 08 Jun, 2019
Cholera killed tens of thousands in Europe and the US in the 1800s, but is now mostly confined to developing countries. The goal is to have cut its death rate by 90% by 2030, according to Anita Zaidi.
Wed, 05 Jun, 2019
More than 30 Heads of State, UN representatives and ambassadors are to attend a special summit in Cork to highlight challenges small island nations face from climate change and to galvanise efforts to protect the world’s seas.
Wed, 29 May, 2019
Donncha O’Callaghan is hoping he can boost the work of Unicef Ireland by donating all the monies raised by a Testimonial Gala Ball in his honour in November to the organisation he has long served as an ambassador.
Fri, 14 Sep, 2018
It is unfair to blame the Pope for the historical treatment of children in all Western societies, writes Victoria White
Thu, 23 Aug, 2018
John Irvine had a front row seat to one of the “great escapes of all time” as all 12 boys and their coach were rescued from the cave in Thailand.
Sat, 14 Jul, 2018
Trump may not have built his wall but he is effectively deterring immigration through detentions, deportations, separations, threats and a culture of fear, writes Bette Browne
Fri, 25 May, 2018
Rose McGowan, presented as everything from a difficult woman to an unhinged harpy, has burned through such shaming, shouting her anger from the rooftops, writes Suzanne Harrington
Mon, 19 Feb, 2018
Oxfam admitted it made ‘a serious error” by hiring a man who previously been dismissed over sexual misconduct allegations, writes Terry Prone
Uefa is considering a cap on agents’ fees following a meeting of its Professional Football Strategy Group.
Wed, 24 Jan, 2018
Your lunchtime news bulletin.
Mon, 15 Jan, 2018
The African group of ambassadors to the United Nations have issued an extraordinary statement condemning the "outrageous, racist and xenophobic remarks" by US president Donald Trump, and demanded a retraction and apology.
Sat, 13 Jan, 2018
At a moment when faith in politics, especially international politics, to champion liberal, uplifting, human-rights values is at a low ebb, it is reassuring that Angela Merkel seems close to securing a fourth term as Germany’s chancellor.
Haitians reacted with outrage to reports that President Donald Trump questioned why the US would accept more immigrants from Haiti and "shithole countries" in Africa.
Fri, 12 Jan, 2018
An Irish-led ‘currachs of the Caribbean’ project could help revitalise Haiti’s earthquake-decimated fishing industry.
Thu, 16 Nov, 2017
90% of the people in the African nation have health insurance, and life expectancy has increased by 19 years since 2000, says Agnes Binagwaho
Tue, 14 Nov, 2017
Coming up on its 90th birthday next year is this family home, in three generations of ownership and only now for sale for the first time ever.
Sat, 14 Oct, 2017
It is important that the disease is not forgotten even when it is not claiming victims, writes Dominique Legros.
Wed, 11 Oct, 2017
Puerto Rican officials could not reach more than half their towns amid a push to evacuate tens of thousands of people over a failing dam as the disaster wrought by Hurricane Maria becomes clear.
Sat, 23 Sep, 2017
A failing dam has sparked emergency evacuations of two towns in north-west Puerto Rico as the US territory struggled with flooding, an island-wide blackout and other dangers in Hurricane Maria's wake.
Fri, 22 Sep, 2017
The Turks and Caicos Islands have been "pummelled" overnight by Hurricane Irma as winds of up to 175mph left death and destruction in the Atlantic.
Fri, 08 Sep, 2017
Heavy rain and 185 mph winds lashed the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico's north-east coast on Wednesday as Hurricane Irma roared through Caribbean islands on its way to a possible hit on South Florida.
Wed, 06 Sep, 2017
THE owners and builders of Hunters Crest didn’t exactly rush into building their dream home: in fact, they owned the land for over 20 years, before getting around to putting a house on it. And, what a property mix it has all turned out to be.
Sat, 22 Jul, 2017
An international aid organisation has warned that Yemen's cholera epidemic, the world's worst since Haiti's 2011 outbreak, is likely to worsen in the rainy season.
Fri, 21 Jul, 2017
Red Flag Consulting has disputed businessman Denis O’Brien’s claim he is entitled to know the identity of its client for a dossier of allegedly defamatory material about him, including describing him as “Ireland’s Berlusconi”.
Thu, 22 Jun, 2017
Munster and Irish second row forward, Donncha O'Callaghan has been announced as May’s ‘Cork Person of the Month’.
Tue, 30 May, 2017
A bus has ploughed into a crowd in the Haitian city of Gonaives, killing at least 34 people.
Sun, 12 Mar, 2017
People throughout Haiti's devastated south-western peninsula have formed makeshift brigades to clear debris as anger grows over the delay in aid for remote communities more than a week after Hurricane Matthew hit.
Wed, 12 Oct, 2016
Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.
Hurricane Matthew has gone from the US, but the disaster its rains unleashed will be felt throughout the week as rivers across eastern North Carolina rise to levels unseen since Hurricane Floyd struck in 1999.
Mon, 10 Oct, 2016
A fast-weakening Hurricane Matthew which has been blamed for at least four deaths in the US, all in Florida, continued its march along the Atlantic coast.
Sat, 08 Oct, 2016
Fri, 07 Oct, 2016
Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.
Wed, 05 Oct, 2016
The leading edge of dangerous Hurricane Matthew has drenched Haiti, flooding streets and sending people scrambling to emergency shelters as the Category 4 storm threatened to batter the Caribbean's poorest nation.
Tue, 04 Oct, 2016
One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes in recent history weakened a little on Saturday as it roared across the Caribbean on a course that still puts Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba in the path of potentially-devastating winds and rain.
Sat, 01 Oct, 2016
Cork ICA Federation marks its 80th birthday next year and celebrations are set to start early in the New Year.
Thu, 07 Jul, 2016
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Wed, 06 Jul, 2016
A COUPLE of years ago I wrote about a fuzzy-haired Czech professor with a head full of brains who had discovered a virus that could get into a human mind and make its owner reckless, writes Damien Enright
Mon, 02 May, 2016
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