The volume of water wasted in Cork city has increased over the last four years despite a massive infrastructural project to plug leaks and improve pipes throughout the city centre.

I walk frequently in the centre of Cork City, so I can understand calls by cyclists for the protection of cycle lanes in areas like Washington St and South Main St.

A judge has refused to lift a ban from Dublin city centre’s south-side that was imposed on a 14-year-old boy accused of going on a shopping spree with a stolen bank card.

When renowned former Sunday Times restaurant reviewer AA Gill died of cancer in 2016, I empathised, for him, his wife and young children; most sentient beings would do likewise, I assume, particularly males like myself, of vaguely similar vintage and familial setup.

Growing up, I was guilty of believing Dublin was the centre of the universe. For myself, and my childhood friends, where you came from was simple: Either you were from Dublin or the country.

Barry Coughlan visits New York, for the ultimate city break and manages to visit to four of the city’s boroughs in just five days.

The Phoenix Park in Dublin has won a top award for being one of the best urban spaces in the world.

Each year, tens of thousands of people in the UK die early due to air pollution, which is linked to asthma, heart disease and lung cancer, writes Johanna Buechler.

We scan a selection of trading up homes in city and county.

It’s not quite a spying mission, but when League of Ireland duties are firmly put to bed tonight, John Caulfield will be glued to the box for the Champions League final on Saturday evening.

The British Government will decide on whether 21st Century Fox’s proposed £11.7 billion takeover of Sky is in the public interest in the next 30 working days.

A “spurned” former City worker who posted pictures of a female intern on pornographic websites has been jailed for 16 weeks.

The CEO of Sainsbury’s has apologised after he was caught on camera singing “we’re in the money” following the Asda merger announcement.

A local authority has defended the installation of an unsightly steel railing along an historic city quay.

If there’s not something in the water down in Cork, then it must be in the food.

Direct flights from Cork are just one of Southampton’s many attractions, writes Joe Dermody.

Cork city and county councils are still in dispute over Cork’s boundary alteration, which will be presented to Government today.

Fire fighters rescued a family from a trapped lift in a Cork city shop last night.

Free parking on the streets of Limerick in the run up to Christmas has been cancelled.

The greater urban area in County Louth is the now fifth largest in the State, with a population of 80,000.

Fresh efforts are underway to break the impasse over the controversial Cork city boundary extension.

The Northern Ireland beauty spot is officially the world’s hottest destination after coming top of the list of global regions in the Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel List 2018.

Okay, so this is getting kinda ridiculous. Not concerning, or interesting, just ridiculous.

John Caulfield yesterday bemoaned the fact that Cork City have to wait more than a fortnight for the next opportunity to seal a Premier League title they seemed to have wrapped up months ago.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy is to announce planning changes to make it cheaper to build in city-centre locations under measures to speed up house construction.

The first draft of an enlarged Cork City to drive the region’s growth for the next half century should emerge within weeks.

Wayne Rooney’s 200th career league goal was cancelled out by Raheem Sterling as Pep Guardiola and his 10-man City received a timely reminder of how tough this season will be.

John Caulfield has vowed that Cork City will take nothing for granted as they close on the league title, warning the club have been “specialists in coming second”.

The Mayor of Co Cork has launched a further attack on the Mackinnon report into the city’s boundary extension, describing it as ill-conceived” and “more reminiscent of a child’s scribble on a map rather than a logical, considered conclusion”.

Cork City skipper and centre-half Alan Bennett has been cleared of a charge of violent conduct after being sent off in the EA Sports Cup semi-final defeat to Shamrock Rovers.

Senior gardaí have warned students against scam artists operating in Cork City and its suburbs ahead of the new college year and have also told farmers about a craze in quad bike thefts.

Cork City boss John Caulfield has hailed Sean Maguire as the club’s greatest ever striker ahead of his last home game for the club tonight.

City officials have defended their handling of the Cork event centre saga which has been hit by more delays and new fears about soaring costs.

Cork has been ranked as one of Europe’s top eight ‘ideal cultural and creative cities’ by the European Commission.

One of Cork’s leading publicans is considering legal action against the city because vacant market stalls in its traditional market quarter are blocking his listed building.

Anybody looking for a central Cork building of historical character will certainly be alert to the news that the buildings occupying 6-8A McCurtain St are for sale.

A mother whose partner drowned last year is sleeping in her car with her five children because she is unable to source emergency accommodation from Cork City Council.

Battle lines have been drawn in Limerick over a decision by the City and County Council to give the go-ahead for a roadway linking Annacotty in the eastern suburbs to Parteen on the western side of the city.

A power cut in San Francisco that trapped people in lifts and left tens of thousands of others in the dark was caused by a massive failure of a circuit breaker that set off a fire at a power sub-station.

Dublin City Fire Brigade have been called to a fire at St Teresa's Gardens in Dublin.

Cork City boss John Caulfield has put the finishing touches to his squad to challenge for the League of Ireland title with confirmation of two new signings ahead of today’s transfer deadline.

A Dublin tech firm says it will need to hire more staff as it expands its international H.Q. in the city.

Gardaí are investigating an attack on a man in Dublin City Centre this morning.