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<p>Cork girl Vivienne Murphy died of an invasive Group A Strep infection. Picture: Collins, Dublin.</p>

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Cork GP to be sanctioned after 10-year-old girl died from treatable Strep A infection

Medical Council inquiry hears GP admissions as parents relive failures that preceded the painful death of 10-year-old Vivienne Murphy

<p>The defendant was refused bail and remanded in custody until February 18. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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Cork teen accused entering supermarket on e-scooter and threatening to burn manager's car

<p>Gardaí objected to bail last week over concerns the accused would be a danger to the public. File picture</p>

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Accused swung steak knife and repeated 'I will behead you' to man in Garda station

Cannabis ready to roll

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Man charged over Ringaskiddy drug seizure to be served book of evidence

Man charged with raping Cork woman claims 'she wanted to have sex with me'

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Man charged with raping Cork woman claims 'she wanted to have sex with me'

Enoch Burke court case

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Enoch Burke calls appeals process ‘a shambles’ after two resignations

Grace Lynch funeral

Cabinet plans to ban scrambler bikes from Irish roads after the death of Grace Lynch

The move comes in the aftermath of the death of 16-year-old Dublin teenager Grace Lynch after being hit by a scrambler last month

Wed, 04 Feb, 2026

Balance.

Teacher tells court she 'screamed in agony' after garda twisted her arm

The woman claims she suffered a spiral fracture of her left humerus during a 'half-hour-long interrogation' by five gardaí

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Cork woman accused of threatening to kill her husband and child with kitchen knife gets bail

Cork woman accused of threatening to kill her husband and child with kitchen knife gets bail

The woman plans to stay at an address outside County Cork while on bail

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Cork man charged with possession of firearms and explosives further remanded in custody

Cork man charged with possession of firearms and explosives further remanded in custody

Court told the case would be dealt with at the Special Criminal Court

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Cork man held 'nasty-looking' knife during confrontation with gardaí

Cork man held 'nasty-looking' knife during confrontation with gardaí

Man jailed for 13 months over violent incidents

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Book of evidence served on West Cork man accused of sexually assaulting seven boys

Book of evidence served on West Cork man accused of sexually assaulting seven boys

The court had heard that 'most of the families also had young girls, and the mothers stated that (the accused) never showed any interest in interacting with them'

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Farmer admits sexually assaulting 16-year-old girl on transatlantic flight to Boston

Farmer admits sexually assaulting 16-year-old girl on transatlantic flight to Boston

The court was told that the complainant, now aged 18, is currently studying in a US college

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Prisoner XL

Garda jailed after spear-tackling 'very skinny' handcuffed teenager

Judge Codd said that when the victim landed on his head, a sound 'like a loud crack like a gun shot could be heard'

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Noah Donohoe inquest

Inquest hears of discovery of Noah Donohoe’s mobile phone

The woman who found the phone told Belfast Coroner’s Court she tried to use it to call Noah’s mother before contacting police

Tue, 03 Feb, 2026

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson court case

Trial of Jeffrey Donaldson and wife to get underway in May

Jeffrey Donaldson, 63, has pleaded not guilty to 18 alleged offences.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2026

Mick Clifford: Long and winding road from WhatsApp messages to the Limerick garda trial

Mick Clifford: Long and winding road from WhatsApp messages to the Limerick garda trial

The probe into fixed charge notices was legal, but many questions remain — including whether it was even necessary, writes Mick Clifford

Sun, 01 Feb, 2026

'I don’t know anything about it,' says truck driver charged with €2.1m drug seizure in Cork

'I don’t know anything about it,' says truck driver charged with €2.1m drug seizure in Cork

It is alleged that there was a seizure of 93 packages of herbal cannabis with a weight of 107kgs

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

Cork woman who stole charity collection box from church is jailed

Cork woman who stole charity collection box from church is jailed

Accused was also charged with 14 counts of shoplifting in stores around Cork

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

Man admits to smashing almost 40 flat screen TVs at two Cork City betting shops

Man admits to smashing almost 40 flat screen TVs at two Cork City betting shops

One of the bail conditions for the accused man requires him to stay out of all betting offices in Cork City or county

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

Victims of sexual offences 'once again in a state of uncertainty' over use of counselling notes in trials

Victims of sexual offences 'once again in a state of uncertainty' over use of counselling notes in trials

Survivors want to see a ban on the use of counselling notes rather than Government legislation which only restricts their use

Sat, 31 Jan, 2026

Garda couple to sue force after acquittal in Limerick penalty points trial

S Garda couple to sue force after acquittal in Limerick penalty points trial

They claim that, in an initial interview, a photograph of their young son was produced in an attempt at intimidation

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

George Nkencho inquest

Jury returns narrative verdict at George Nkencho inquest

The jury also made a number of recommendations in relation to gardaí, including in relation to body-worn cameras

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

Two men appear in court over €470k cannabis seizure in Cork

Two men appear in court over €470k cannabis seizure in Cork

Court told two accused were 'caught red-handed' loading boxes of drugs into cars

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

Mother of boy, 8, found at Cork garage at night without pants charged with child cruelty

Mother of boy, 8, found at Cork garage at night without pants charged with child cruelty

She is also alleged to have said 'I don’t care' when gardaí told her the child was going to be taken into care

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

Cork man who spray-painted 'Marry me? Chippy' on city building caused €6,500 in damage

Cork man who spray-painted 'Marry me? Chippy' on city building caused €6,500 in damage

Court heard accused had raised €1,000 compensation so far by saving from his social welfare payments and he would raise more

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Major questions remain following Limerick garda trial

The Mick Clifford Podcast: Major questions remain following Limerick garda trial

In this week’s podcast, Mick swaps chairs and is interviewed by Deirdre O’Shaughnessy

Listen | Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

Courts need to presume counselling notes will not be disclosed in sexual violence trials

Courts need to presume counselling notes will not be disclosed in sexual violence trials

We have spent decades trying to retrofit an adversarial system designed for property disputes to accommodate the reality of gendered sexualised violence, writes Dr Cliona Saidléar of Rape Crisis Ireland

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

Man in prison hands of behind hold Steel cage jail bars. offender criminal locked in jail.

Man jailed for raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in Cork on same night

The offences against both women happened in their beds as they attempted to sleep

Fri, 30 Jan, 2026

Man arrested at Cork port for allegedly stowing away on ferry further remanded in custody

Man arrested at Cork port for allegedly stowing away on ferry further remanded in custody

Court heard efforts were being made to get identification documents from the Vietnamese embassy in Dublin

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Woman 'has no recollection' of how she got six sets of stolen earrings, Cork court told

Woman 'has no recollection' of how she got six sets of stolen earrings, Cork court told

The accused had been arrested at the bus station and charged with being intoxicated to such an extent that she was a source of danger to herself or others

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Man carrying knife accused of threatening to behead another man at Cork Garda station

Man carrying knife accused of threatening to behead another man at Cork Garda station

Accused was attending Togher Garda Station to sign on when he produced a large black knife which he began swinging in the air and then snuck up on a member of the public awaiting service at the hatch, court told

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Judge adds three months onto sentence of Cork woman for dealing Alprazolam tablets

Judge adds three months onto sentence of Cork woman for dealing Alprazolam tablets

Alprazolam is a Benzodiazepine-type relaxant tablet

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Former state pathologist tells inquest shot fired into George Nkencho's back proved 'rapidly fatal'

Former state pathologist tells inquest shot fired into George Nkencho's back proved 'rapidly fatal'

Dr Han Suyin concluded that none of the bullets were fired 'at close contact' but at 'an intermediate range'

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Michael Flatley civil court case

Michael Flatley to 'call his dancers' as he wins Lord of the Dance legal dispute

At The Chancery Court in the Royal Courts of Justice on Thursday, Mr Justice Simpson discharged a temporary injunction that had been secured against the dancer and choreographer

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Eamonn Harrison court case

Man to face trial on charge of sexually assaulting girl, 10, in west Dublin

There was no application for bail

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Noah Donohoe death

Woman found Noah Donohoe’s bike the evening he went missing, inquest told

Karen Crooks, a resident of Northwood Road in Belfast, also told the jury that the storm drain where Noah’s body was found could be accessed by a small number of homes in the area

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

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Hertz ordered to pay €10,000 to blind woman over guide dog car hire charge

Workplace Relations Commission rules car hire firm failed to provide reasonable accommodation for blind customer travelling with guide dog

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Michael Flatley civil court case

Michael Flatley lived ‘lifestyle of a Monaco millionaire’ by borrowing money, court told

Belfast court hears starkly conflicting accounts of Michael Flatley’s finances in dispute over control of The Lord of the Dance

Thu, 29 Jan, 2026

Cork man decribed ex-partner as a 'sneaky skank' when he put her photo online

Cork man decribed ex-partner as a 'sneaky skank' when he put her photo online

Man jailed for two months for breaching safety order

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Man admits burglary at Cork City lapdancing club

Man admits burglary at Cork City lapdancing club

Sentencing was put back until February 9 so that a victim impact statement could be prepared, if the owner wished

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Cork man convicted of shoplifting tells judge he is 'in bits' after being denied medication in prison

Cork man convicted of shoplifting tells judge he is 'in bits' after being denied medication in prison

Accused said by video link from Cork Prison: 'They are saying up here that the judge has no say in the matter at all. The doctor says the judge has no say in the matters — that is what you are dealing with up here'

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Armed man who told Cork gardaí he wanted to kill someone in the city pleads guilty to charges

Armed man who told Cork gardaí he wanted to kill someone in the city pleads guilty to charges

Armed Support Unit assisted in arrest where three knives were recovered, court told

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Gardaí had detained George Nkencho under Mental Health Act in year before his death, inquest told

Gardaí had detained George Nkencho under Mental Health Act in year before his death, inquest told

Dublin District Coroner’s Court heard that Me Nkencho had been examined by a doctor during his detention and deemed not to pose a risk either to himself or the public.

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Former Cork scout leader jailed for indecent assault of boys argues he should have had two separate trials

Former Cork scout leader jailed for indecent assault of boys argues he should have had two separate trials

The argument is that due to the 'circumstances of cruelty' involved in an attack he committed on one boy in a wooded area, the offences against this victim should have been the subject of a separate trial to that concerning four other complainants

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Suspensions lifted for four gardaí acquitted in Limerick fixed-charge notice case

Suspensions lifted for four gardaí acquitted in Limerick fixed-charge notice case

Four gardaí suspended since 2020 have returned to duty after full acquittal, as calls grow for scrutiny of the prosecution

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Garda Stock

Irish Examiner view: Questions remain over Garda investigation and trial

Four serving gardaí and a retired superintendent have been found not guilty of charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice

Wed, 28 Jan, 2026

Michael Flatley court case

Injunction is bid to 'control' Flatley's role in Lord Of The Dance, court told

Lawyers representing the dancer said the company blocking him from creative involvement with his stage show is 'nothing more than a management agent entitled to a fee'

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

Dublin children deaths

Taoiseach to ask why HSE wanted to limit scope of inquests into deaths of children killed by mother

Andrew McGinley, the children's father, last year asked that a two-year period of his ex-wife Deirdre Morley’s psychiatric care be examined at the forthcoming inquests

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026

West Cork man accused of grooming and sexually assaulting seven boys at fast food outlet

West Cork man accused of grooming and sexually assaulting seven boys at fast food outlet

Gardaí allege that on a weekly basis the accused was making a lengthy journey to Cork City every Saturday to meet the boys

Tue, 27 Jan, 2026