The car company said it has offered the investigation team every assistance required as the probe focuses on whether an Opel Zafira was the cause of the intense fire at the Douglas Village shopping centre carpark on Saturday night.

Gardaí arrested a total of 29 people in relation to a number of recent incidents of robbery, threats to kill and sale and supply of drugs.

Special evening and night-time door-to-door transport services set up to serve rural parts of Cork last summer are attracting an average of six passengers per journey.

The government has been criticised for putting a vital bypass on the long finger again, a move which has angered some Cork county councillors and disappointed their most senior roads engineer.

The incident occurred in Macroom shortly before 10pm last Saturday, January 12.

Work is to start before the end of the month on a full clean up of a site on the northside of Cork city where there has been persistent illegal dumping.

Plans for around 300 new homes in Carrigtwohill have been rejected because of the “substandard form” of the proposed development even after a revised plan to address concerns was submitted by the developer.

A leading campaigner for victims of sexual violence has welcomed a 48% increase in the number of reported rapes in Cork City since the start of the year as a sign that people are becoming more willing to come forward.

Gardaí have deployed additional resources to target suspected organised begging in Cork city following a visible increase in the activity on the streets in recent days.

His last visit to one of Ireland’s most famous tourist attractions ended in drama but it was all about hugs and tears of joy yesterday as US tourist David Motte returned to Blarney Castle to say thank you to those who saved his life.

The full opening of a massive public park on the site of Cork’s former city dump is at least a year down the line, following confirmation it could cost at least €6m to provide “full and safe access” to the site.

Cork County Council has advised ESB International not to transport large amounts of concrete into a site where wind turbines are being constructed until a traffic management plan is altered.

He has braved burning buildings and raging torrents to save people’s lives but super-fit firefighter Alex O’Shea is about to face one of his toughest challenges yet.

In hurling terms, it’s the equivalent of a one-in-a-million puck of the sliothar.

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) says it has been unable to identify the source of a mystery discharge which turned a tributary of the River Lee white.

A special ceremony will take place tomorrow when a new inshore lifeboat will be named after a woman who was a generous benefactor to the RNLI right up to her death last year.

Plans for a housing development in Castlemartyr have been rejected because of the inadequacy of wastewater treatment facilities in the East Cork village.

Residents affected by the temporary closure of the Waterloo junction on the N20 have vowed to resist any plans to close it permanently.

Animals helped bring comfort and joy to cancer patients and elderly residents yesterday during the first visit of its kind to one of the country’s leading hospices.

Fans of anime and sci-fi were out in force this weekend for Kaizoku Con in Cork.

The Cork International Choral Festival is held annually over the five days preceding the first Monday in May, ie. April 26-30. That's not too far away now!

Our resident gardener is back with some suggestions for your springtime gardening.

The Cork Lions Club held a Ball Run on St. Patrick's Hill today to raise funds for the city centre defibrillator project.

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.

Anti-racism campaigners organised a march in the city yesterday ahead of World Anti-Racism Day.

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered around the county at parades celebrating St Patrick’s Day today and our voideographers were maonth them. Check out some of the sights and sounds they captured on their travels.

Nano Nagle Place off Douglas Street, Cork, which has been transformed into a heritage centre, gardens and community education hub.

Bob Seward, founder of the Cork Academy of Music, has been named February’s ‘Cork Person of the Month’ for his ground-breaking work in music education on the northside of Cork city.

Check out the new tour of the Lifetime Lab Old Cork Waterworks.

The heavy transport ship the Albatross departed Cork early today.

History lovers will appreciate a new exhibition in Cork.

The German FGS OKER navy boat was shipping out of Cork this morning after being berthed at the Port of Cork.

Local historian Kieran McCarthy has been honoured with the January Cork Person of the Month award.

An inline figure skating competition took place in Cork and the skaters were extraordinary.

Members of the the Save Cork City campaign staged a 'picnic' beside the River Lee on Sunday.

Bandon Cheval Ride took place today in aid of Stella McGrath.

The sceptics among you will be raising an eyebrow but here in Examiner Towers we're saying hats off to them ... quite literally.

Visitors to the Cork School of Music today could enjoy a day of percussion.

2017 is here and it has brought with it some very clear weather patterns which has made the skyline of Cork city stand-out more than it normally does.

Nothing says Christmas in Cork like spiced beef.

Santas and Elves took the streets of Kinsale for the Kinsale Triathalon Club's 5k Santa Dash this morning.