A man in a blood-spattered shirt was approached by gardaí in Cork city centre and he advised the man with him: “Say nothing to those fuckers”.

Gardaí have appealed for help tracing the movements of a high-powered car which may be linked to a crime spree across Munster in recent weeks.

The setting up of a life-saving community first responder (CFR) group on the outskirts of Cork City could become a template for the roll-out of similar groups across the country.

Premier League giants Liverpool are rolling out the red carpet for the Corkman whose catchy team chant has gone viral.

Many rural villages in Co Cork continue to suffer in the aftermath of Storm Ophelia, with some, such as Carrignavar, still without power, water, phones, and internet connection, and hampered by fallen trees blocking roads.

Ho ho hold on. It’s still September, but Christmas was very much in the air over the weekend as gangs of mainly teenage girls got into full festive spirit at the Elf Factor auditions.

The Government has sanctioned €1m to help fund an extension of the Cork Harbour Greenway which could be in place within a year.

Personal memorabilia such as photographs of loved ones, teddy bears and floral tributes will be removed from county council-managed cemeteries if new bylaws are enforced.

Personal memorabilia such as photographs of loved ones, teddy bears and floral tributes will be removed from county council-managed cemeteries if new bylaws are enforced.

The idea to erect a statue of Kerry hero John Egan may have culminated with an unveiling in his native Sneem, but it originated in his adopted hometown of Cork.

Peter Dowdall kicks off this year's Open Gardens for Marymount trail with a visit to a Carrignavar stunner

New information released by Cork County Council supports claims by a major business association that it pays vast amounts of rates, but has got little or nothing back over the years to improve its creaking infrastructure.

A retired priest jailed for indecently assaulting a schoolboy in the 1970s has had his conviction quashed over a trial judge's decision not to warn the jury about the dangers of convicting in the absence of corroboration.

A verdict of accidental death has been recorded following an inquest into the death of a man whose body was found in a slurry pit more than a month after he disappeared.

About 10 miles from the city, Gortnalee’s on a road with lots of one-off bungalow homes, so doesn’t in any way feel remote.

Easy enough to take for granted the loop Google and Twitter and Whatsapp and SkyGo keeps us in.

This home has to be seen to appreciate the room and the level of finish on offer. 

When Tom O’Keeffe got a letter in the post in April last year offering a free bowel screen, he thought “I’ll fly through this”.

It was an early start for the eager participants as they arrived at CIT Sports grounds for the Cork Primary Schools Sports. 

A young mother has thanked the people of Cork for their support and assistance in the four months which have passed since her partner was found dead in a slurry pit.

Last weekend, the hard work of members of Glanmire Macra, Knockraha Macra and Cork City Macra paid off as the long-awaited ‘Hit the Diff’ Vintage Car and Tractor Run took place.

Politics at the start of 1916 in Cork City and county was overshadowed by events in Europe and the Middle East.

The dead man found in a slurry pit in Cork on Thursday has been identified as 31-year-old Diarmuid Twomey, who had been missing since before Christmas.

The daughter of a man whose body was recovered from the River Lee yesterday, almost a month after he was reported missing, has issued an emotional thank you to all who helped in the search.

The family of missing Cork man Diarmuid Twomey have been dealt yet another blow after his mother passed away in hospital last night.

Gardaí investigating the mysterious disappearance of a man in Cork City last month have issued a fresh appeal for a taxi driver and three other men to come forward.

The partner of a missing man has issued an emotional appeal for him to come home to their two young children for Christmas.

Home comforts at Dun na Ri in Carrignavar include a hand carved Italian bar counter with beer on draught as well as a high-tech cinema projector with a nine-foot screen.

Open gardens in aid of Marymount Hospice this week includes Maurice and Gertie O’Donoghue’s garden at Carrignavar on today and tomorrow, June 28 from 2pm to 6pm and the Fitzgerald garden, The Rectory, Templebreedy, Crosshaven on July 5 from 2pm to 6pm.

This time two years ago, Corkman Alan Lynch weighed almost 22 stone. He was eating unhealthily, going out every weekend, and doing minimal exercise.

An 82-year-old former principal and priest yesterday denied 12 counts of indecently assaulting children at Colaiste Chroí Naofa school in Carrignavar around 40 years ago.

Gerry O’Leary from Ladys Bridge will treasure fond memories of yesterday’s United Hunt Club’s point-to-point meeting at Ballindenisk as he rode and trained his first winner courtesy of Antirrhinum in the confined hunt maiden.

Cork County Council exceeded expectations by collecting €110.3m in rates last year, up €20m on 2009.

There was a victory for patience and perseverance in Saturday night’s final of the Hennerty Sales Cork Oaks at Curraheen Park as Rastafari Chic landed the €5,500 winner’s prize for Vic and Jackie Roche, Waterford.