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<p>Leona Cusack (née Kirwan) Ballycasey, Shannon, Co Clare, died at University Hospital Limerick in February of last year. </p>

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Pregnant woman's family feel ‘haunted’ by delay in sepsis treatment

Leona Cusack née Kirwan was just over five weeks pregnant following IVF when she was brought to UHL maternity hospital in the early hours of February 15, 2024

<p>At Cork District Court the young woman pleaded guilty to her latest offence carried out on May 5 at Centra on Main Street, Ballincollig, County Cork. File picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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'This is her last chance,' judge tells woman with 10 previous convictions for theft in Cork

<p>Woman suffered concussion and a laceration to the side of the head in the incident, court heard. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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Man accused of assaulting woman when he allegedly swung a stool in Cork City pub

'Suspect car' made U-turn close to where Kieran Quilligan's remains were found, Cork court told

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'Suspect car' made U-turn close to where Kieran Quilligan's remains were found, Cork court told

Drug Abuse

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Dublin man sent to Cork to sell crack cocaine to pay off 'ever-growing' drugs debt

Man who claims his autism is linked to his care in Tipperary hospital at birth settles case

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Man who claims his autism is linked to his care in Tipperary hospital at birth settles case

Man who suffered catastrophic injuries when scrambler bike landed on him settles action for €5.2m

Man who suffered catastrophic injuries when scrambler bike landed on him settles action for €5.2m

Man and his wife were sunbathing in a Dublin park when a scrambler bike came over a hill and collided with the couple

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

Drunk driver whose car turned on its roof on busy Cork road banned for two years

Drunk driver whose car turned on its roof on busy Cork road banned for two years

The defendant was fined €250 and disqualified from driving for two years

Wed, 15 Oct, 2025

Gardaí charge man and juvenile with murder of postman in Doneraile

Gardaí charge man and juvenile with murder of postman in Doneraile

Barry Daly was found outside his home at Rockview Terrace in the town in the early hours of Sunday morning

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

School paying €763 a week to stop Enoch Burke from trespassing

School paying €763 a week to stop Enoch Burke from trespassing

Also, an application to make Mr Burke liable for that cost is to be made by the school, which will be on top of some €225,000 in daily fines

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Cannabis ready to roll

Truck driver faces further wait for DPP directions in €2.1m cannabis case in Cork

The man is charged with cannabis possession and having the cannabis for sale or supply at the Port of Cork, Ringaskiddy

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Woman jailed for 'quite staggering' number of shoplifting offences around Cork City

Woman jailed for 'quite staggering' number of shoplifting offences around Cork City

Accused pleaded guilty to multiple theft offences, as well as a number of charges of being intoxicated to such an extent she was a danger to herself or others

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Cork woman denies telling husband his legs would be broken ahead of court hearing

Cork woman denies telling husband his legs would be broken ahead of court hearing

Woman alleged to have said her uncles would break husband's legs

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Jury in Kieran Quilligan trial finish watching 433 CCTV clips from time around his death in Cork

Jury in Kieran Quilligan trial finish watching 433 CCTV clips from time around his death in Cork

The jury also heard the statements of two witnesses

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Speedometer

Teenager admits high-speed car chase where he drove at 177km/h after tyre had blowout

The court was told the boy drove across four lanes of the M50 and then collided with a van with a 'side swipe' while doing 160 km/h

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Tommy Robinson court case

Tommy Robinson’s trial delayed because he is going to Israel

Robinson could be jailed for up to three months if he is found guilty

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Two people from protest supporting Palestine charged with causing damage at Cork firm

Two people from protest supporting Palestine charged with causing damage at Cork firm

Collins Aerospace has been targeted by pro-Palestine protesters as its parent company, RTX, supplies defence systems to Israel

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Moby - Virgin Megastore - Oxford Street

Drunk concert-goer put out of Cork gig shouted: 'I done nothing f***ing wrong to those assholes'

Accused was escorted out of Belters Only gig at Virgin Media Park in Cork and became abusive to gardaí, court told

Tue, 14 Oct, 2025

Stardust nightclub fire inquest

Clare teenager died from brain damage after inhaling aerosol deodorant

Inquest heard second-year student died from irreversible brain damage five days after she became unwell at her family home after sniffing the contents of the deodorant

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025

Judge confirms no photos of jury were taken at Kieran Quilligan murder trial

Judge confirms no photos of jury were taken at Kieran Quilligan murder trial

The jury saw 353 CCTV clips on Monday and Friday from various locations in Cork City and East Cork

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025

Employee who stole €3,500 from Cork Builders Providers has repaid it, court told

Employee who stole €3,500 from Cork Builders Providers has repaid it, court told

On hearing accused had a gambling addiction, she adjourned the case so he could engage with counselling and Gamblers Anonymous

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025

Cork man accused of putting mother in chokehold and telling her she would die

Cork man accused of putting mother in chokehold and telling her she would die

Armed Support Unit responded to incident in Kinsale

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025

Man charged in connection with Mitchelstown stabbing incident

Man charged in connection with Mitchelstown stabbing incident

Court hearing comes after incident in which a man suffered a slash wound to one of his calves

Sun, 12 Oct, 2025

Cork woman who stole from local supermarkets had gone 'off the rails' since mother's death

Cork woman who stole from local supermarkets had gone 'off the rails' since mother's death

Defendant admitted stealing items from Aldi and SuperValu in Youghal

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025

Cork man charged with raping girl and making child sex abuse images

Cork man charged with raping girl and making child sex abuse images

Cork District Court also heard the accused led the girl 'to believe she was responsible for a €12,000 drug debt'

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

Cannabis ready to roll

Man faces drugs charges following cannabis seizures in Cork and Waterford

Drugs valued at more than €110,000 found during three searches

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

Jury sworn in for Kieran Quilligan murder trial in Cork

Jurors in Kieran Quilligan murder trial raise concerns over photographs of them in court

All of today’s evidence was of CCTV footage from various locations in Cork City relevant to the investigation

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

Balance.

Man accused of pulling head of female cabin crew member down to his groin to face trial in higher court

It is alleged that the man 'grabbed her and pulled her head down toward his groin to the point where it was touching it'

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

Nigel Wright court case

Cork woman with 49 previous convictions charged with stealing alcohol from supermarket

Defendant was also charged with public intoxication and threatening and abusive behavious towards gardaí

Fri, 10 Oct, 2025

Jack Russell terrier

Cork man whose Jack Russell bit woman, who required stitches, ordered to pay more compensation

The incident occurred in Marina Market when the woman was trying to defend her own dog from attack by the Jack Russell, court heard

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Man caught begging eight times in Cork city fined €500

Man caught begging eight times in Cork city fined €500

Man told he faces jail if brought before the courts again

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Murder accused claimed he last saw Kieran Quilligan walking down a lane to buy drugs, garda says

Murder accused claimed he last saw Kieran Quilligan walking down a lane to buy drugs, garda says

Luke Taylor also said Niall Long, his co-accused, drove him and Mr Quilligan to Little Island that day, the court hears

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Woman shot drug dealer and worked 'as a unit' with boyfriend in killing, court told

Woman shot drug dealer and worked 'as a unit' with boyfriend in killing, court told

The court was told today by the prosecution that the accused woman and her boyfriend had 'spoken openly' about 'the murders and disposing of the bodies'

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

One of murder accused was worried about Kieran Quilligan a week after he went missing, garda says

One of murder accused was worried about Kieran Quilligan a week after he went missing, garda says

A garda told the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork Luke Taylor 'said that on that day they had both consumed a large quantity of prescription drugs'

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Tesco - stock

Theft of electrical goods from Cork supermarket was 'out of character', court hears

Defendant, who suffered from mental health issues, had changed his medication and theft of €700 worth of electrical items was 'out of character', court heard

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Teenager exhibiting 'hyper-masculine ideology' sexually assaulted woman in Cork woods

Teenager exhibiting 'hyper-masculine ideology' sexually assaulted woman in Cork woods

Judge noted from a psychiatric report it was suggested the accused was on the autism spectrum and was in need in therapeutic support, but the judge accepted he had insight into his offending

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Kieran Quilligan's partner last saw him when he left their flat with one of murder accused, court hears

Kieran Quilligan's partner last saw him when he left their flat with one of murder accused, court hears

Another witness tells court how he and Kieran Quilligan went to buy drugs from another of the men accused of murder

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Assault and robbery of one of the accused prompted Kieran Quilligan murder, court told

Assault and robbery of one of the accused prompted Kieran Quilligan murder, court told

The Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork heard that: 'The case is for the most part circumstantial'

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Health Feature

Teenager settles action against gym for €72,000 over claimed neck injury

The court heard that the girl who was 11 at the time suffered a serious neck injury when the ropes of a TRX machine gave way and she fell back

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Catherine O'Brien to be sentenced on deception charges next month

Catherine O'Brien to be sentenced on deception charges next month

O'Brien was found guilty following a trial relating to the purchase, transport, and insurance of a French mare called Lingreville

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Man who crashed into parked car and drove off may have suffered stroke, court hears

Man who crashed into parked car and drove off may have suffered stroke, court hears

Accused said he felt the car was 'pulling to the left' and thought he may have hit a pothole, but did not realise he had hit another vehicle until he was shown the CCTV footage

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Cork car thief was cycling to work when he spotted keys left in SUV, court told

Cork car thief was cycling to work when he spotted keys left in SUV, court told

The judge directed a pre-sanction probation report be prepared and remanded the defendant on continuing bail

Wed, 08 Oct, 2025

Seven men plead not guilty to a combined 103 charges involving rape and sexual assault

Seven men plead not guilty to a combined 103 charges involving rape and sexual assault

The allegations pertaining to the main complainant span a time period from 1996 to 2013

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

CITY Hilton 1

Cork man threatened betting office staff after he heard winning bet was entered too late

Judge John King said he would adjourn sentence for a garda behavioural report on the basis that if he is not involved in any incident in the meantime he will get two months suspended for 12 months

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Bandon woman accused of putting drugs in mouth to obstruct garda search

Bandon woman accused of putting drugs in mouth to obstruct garda search

Woman instructed to stay out of Cork city while on bail

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Court hears Cork man told woman 'I will kill you' while holding knife to her neck

Court hears Cork man told woman 'I will kill you' while holding knife to her neck

It is also alleged that Kevin Buckley had choked the young woman a number of times

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Cork man charged with endangering life by throwing petrol bomb at house

Cork man charged with endangering life by throwing petrol bomb at house

Accused is additionally charged with causing damage to the front door, internal walls, ceiling and porch of the house

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Cork man who stole steaks and razor blades jailed for five months

Cork man who stole steaks and razor blades jailed for five months

Man was already serving a suspended sentence

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Liam Og O hAnnaidh court case

Prosecutors appeal against decision to throw out terror case against Kneecap rapper

Britain's Crown Prosecution Service said in a short statement it would be appealing against the decision because 'we believe there is an important point of law which needs to be clarified'

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025

Woman's life imploded when her 'loving partner' and 'devoted father' Jozef Puska became a killer, court told

Woman's life imploded when her 'loving partner' and 'devoted father' Jozef Puska became a killer, court told

Also, lawyers for Puska's brothers and their wives pointed to the difficulties faced by foreigners in Irish prisons as factors for the court to consider before sentencing

Tue, 07 Oct, 2025