#Cork Crime and Jail Time

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Cork crime: Persistent and sometimes violent crime now routine for city pharmacists
Cork crime: Persistent and sometimes violent crime now routine for city pharmacists
Pat Dalton says in the last year alone, his pharmacy in Cork City has experienced 'several incidents of theft and of verbal abuse' 

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

Cork Crime: Beat on the street is still a key to crime prevention
Cork Crime: Beat on the street is still a key to crime prevention
Trevor Laffan says many policing challenges now are just the same as in the 1980s when he was a garda — and he fillets recent legislation to suggest it is of little help in curbing crime

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

Cork Crime: Soaring prices drive a surge in the theft of meat 
Cork Crime: Soaring prices drive a surge in the theft of meat 
Shoplifters are stealing expensive cuts of prime steaks and legs of lamb for sale on the black market

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

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Cork Crime: Theft and public order offences wreaking havoc in city's crime hotspots
On day one of a two-day series, Ann Murphy examines crime data from city garda stations and asks a business owner and other experts about the causes and effects of crime in Cork

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

Irish Examiner view: Cork Crime series prompts us to seek out the roots of criminality
Irish Examiner view: Cork Crime series prompts us to seek out the roots of criminality
Special report highlights how Cork is witnessing a surge in crime, led by theft and public order offences

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

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Cork crime: Addiction, poverty, and trauma driving women into prison
More women are being jailed for theft, addiction, and trauma-linked crimes, while overcrowded jails hinder real rehabilitation, writes Ann Murphy

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Northside jail rates spark ministerial review as prison plans face local opposition
Northside jail rates spark ministerial review as prison plans face local opposition
Despite decades of funding, Cork’s disadvantaged areas still lead in jail terms, raising fresh policy concerns

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025

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Who goes to jail in Cork? Our podcast series exposes links between crime, poverty, and homelessness
Irish Examiner’s investigative series reveals the social patterns behind rising crime and asks how to break the cycle

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From northside to southside: What your address means when the gavel falls in Cork
A new Irish Examiner analysis of jail sentences reveals Cork’s northside faces longer prison terms and harsher outcomes, reflecting a persistent socio-economic divide across the city.

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

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Cork crime: With ambition and vision, we can upend this cycle of disadvantage and harm
On the final day of the Cork Crime series, Katherine Harford writes that investing in a 'village' of supports would address the harms blighting some parts of the city more than others

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

Cork crime: Irish Examiner study shows calls to get 'tough' on crime are illogical
Cork crime: Irish Examiner study shows calls to get 'tough' on crime are illogical
Poverty, trauma and addiction play a significant part of the story of crime in Cork, write Orla Lynch, James Windle, and Katharina Swirak

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

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Striking disparity in jail sentences between Cork City’s northside and southside
New Irish Examiner analysis reveals significant sentencing disparities between Cork’s northside and southside, raising questions over justice and inequality

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

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Cork crime: Men jailed for twice as long as women, court data over five years reveals
New analysis of Cork court data reveals stark differences in jail terms by gender, offence type, and addiction impact

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

Cork crime: 'To get a sense of the place you live, it is worthwhile going to your local courthouse for a day'
S Cork crime: 'To get a sense of the place you live, it is worthwhile going to your local courthouse for a day'
Liam Heylin introduces our three-day series with a long view on the hard realities — and hope — he sees every day in our courts

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

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Cork crime: Homeless people account for a quarter of jail terms, new 'Irish Examiner' study reveals
Research project confirms that theft, assault, and drug offences are the crimes that city courts most often deal with

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

Cork crime: How we can break the cycle of repeat offending and long-term homelessness
Cork crime: How we can break the cycle of repeat offending and long-term homelessness
In the context of the Irish Examiner's research, Cork Simon director of services Kerry Brennan writes that having a safe place to live is a key to ceasing being embroiled in the criminal justice system 

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

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Cork crime and jail time: Methodology statement 
How we analysed more than 5,000 court reports over a five-year period, and focused on 1,415 cases that resulted in jail terms

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

Irish Examiner view: Cork crime series sheds light on our criminal justice system
Irish Examiner view: Cork crime series sheds light on our criminal justice system
‘Irish Examiner’ deep dive into crime and justice in Cork City should direct us towards the root causes of problems in our society

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

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