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Cork business groups unite to call for action after events centre is delayed yet again
Cork business groups unite to call for action after events centre is delayed yet again
Cork Chamber, Cork Business Association, Irish Hotels Federation, Vintners' Federation of Ireland, and Restaurants Association of Ireland decry 'yet another considerable setback' 

Wed, 24 Jul, 2024

Government delays Cork Events Centre funding decision until autumn
Government delays Cork Events Centre funding decision until autumn
There are suggestions that an additional €30m in State funding could be required

Wed, 24 Jul, 2024

Tipperary v Cork - Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 4
Tickets for All-Ireland final fanzone at Páirc Uí Chaoimh sell out in 45 minutes
The family-friendly event will see the Cork vs Clare final shown live on big screens, with entertainment being provided before and after the game

Tue, 16 Jul, 2024

File Photo The Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has announced a number of key actions to quickly deliver vacant homes back into us
'Unacceptable': Almost 350 vacant council houses in Cork City
'Bringing empty homes back into use can be the fastest, most cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to deliver desperately needed social homes,' Cork City Council told

Mon, 15 Jul, 2024

Council doubles the amount of derelict site levies it collects
Council doubles the amount of derelict site levies it collects
Cork City Council reap the benefits of adopting a more aggressive approach to tackling the issue of derelict buildings

Mon, 15 Jul, 2024

Corkman whose bike storage was refused calls for sustainable planning guidelines
Corkman whose bike storage was refused calls for sustainable planning guidelines
Denis O’Regan said he may seek temporary planning permission for his bike storage shed

Fri, 12 Jul, 2024

Cork householder ordered to remove bike and bin storage box from front of home
Cork householder ordered to remove bike and bin storage box from front of home
Resident had appealed to An Bord Pleanála after city council had ruled facility constituted 'visual clutter' and ordered its removal

Wed, 10 Jul, 2024

Cork's public loo policy 'is in the toilet', council told
Cork's public loo policy 'is in the toilet', council told
The council heard how an elderly US tourist soiled himself recently because he couldn't find an available public toilet in the city centre

Tue, 09 Jul, 2024

Cork student accommodation development  rejected over 'substandard facilities'
Cork student accommodation development  rejected over 'substandard facilities'
Planning board said it failed to comply with objectives for communal facilities and units such as cafés and convenience shops at ground floor level

Sun, 23 Jun, 2024

The Irish Examiner view: Attack and sentence that shocked the nation
The Irish Examiner view: Attack and sentence that shocked the nation
Disappointment is perhaps the least of the emotions which has to be applied to this case, which was heard in the same week that Women’s Aid said that it received a record 40,000 disclosures of domestic abuse

Sat, 22 Jun, 2024

Plans lodged for almost 250 homes in Blarney as part of major town expansion
Plans lodged for almost 250 homes in Blarney as part of major town expansion
The initial plan for 246 homes would constitute 101 apartments, 30 duplex homes and 115 two/three-storey houses

Fri, 21 Jun, 2024

Plane Stock - Heathrow Airport
Irish Examiner view: Aer Lingus pilots have a right to take industrial action
Ialpa pilots are perfectly entitled to take industrial action to seek better terms and conditions, and it makes sense to do so at a time when it is most likely to help their cause

Thu, 20 Jun, 2024

Cork City main streets to close in July for major pavement repair project
Cork City main streets to close in July for major pavement repair project
The City Centre Pavement Restoration Scheme 2024 will also focus on the restoration of pavements and street furniture

Wed, 19 Jun, 2024

Emer Walsh: Who knew covering a count centre could be such an emotional affair? 
Emer Walsh: Who knew covering a count centre could be such an emotional affair? 
Tom Petty was right, waiting is the hardest part

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

Elementary school children bored in classroom
Irish Examiner view: Schools should not have to deal with the eTender system
The free schoolbooks scheme puts the responsibility on schools to organise their purchase — so they have to abide by onerous EU procurement and tendering rules

Mon, 10 Jun, 2024

Cork City poll-topper Ken O'Flynn backs immigration stance
Cork City poll-topper Ken O'Flynn backs immigration stance
Former Fianna Fáil councillor, now a member of Independent Ireland, was elected on the first count in the Cork City north east LEA

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Bid to build 42 homes on historic Montenotte site is refused
S Bid to build 42 homes on historic Montenotte site is refused
Cork City Council has shot down the plan for the former Honan Home, citing 'detrimental impacts to the special character of this 18th century house'

Mon, 03 Jun, 2024

First homes on St Kevin's Hospital site to be delivered next year
First homes on St Kevin's Hospital site to be delivered next year
The first homes at the former St Kevin’s Hospital site on the Lee Road in Cork City are on track to be delivered next year, the Land Development Agency (LDA) has said.

Mon, 27 May, 2024

Construction begins on 'ambitious' public realm redevelopment in Cork City
Construction begins on 'ambitious' public realm redevelopment in Cork City
Cork City Council says all of the works involved are due to be completed by the end of 2025

Tue, 21 May, 2024

Children vaping
Irish Examiner view: Blocking the Internet hinders open justice
If lawyers want to mitigate the corrosive effect of social media, society is not only on the road to becoming ungovernable, but unreportable as well

Mon, 20 May, 2024

Cork City Council spent over €130k to buy and store music exhibition which never opened to the public
Cork City Council spent over €130k to buy and store music exhibition which never opened to the public
A council meeting on Monday night heard that the electrical equipment and computers from the exhibition were 'obsolete and/or unsalvageable'

Wed, 15 May, 2024

Search begins for new Cork City Council CEO
Search begins for new Cork City Council CEO
New chiefs to be appointed to Cork, Kerry, Waterford councils and Port of Cork 

Tue, 07 May, 2024

Probe underway as discharge turns part of River Lee brown
Probe underway as discharge turns part of River Lee brown
'Chocolate brown' discharge spotted on a stretch of the north channel of the River Lee near Christy Ring Bridge the city centre

Fri, 03 May, 2024

Government will revise housing targets upwards – Michael McGrath
Government will revise housing targets upwards – Michael McGrath
WATCH: Video tour of new affordable homes in Ballincollig. Also, application portal opens for affordable homes at White's Cross

Fri, 03 May, 2024

An Bórd Pleanála blames delay in ruling on Cork City school on 'significant backlog of cases'
An Bórd Pleanála blames delay in ruling on Cork City school on 'significant backlog of cases'
The Department of Education applied to Cork City Council in May 2022 for planning permission for a 600-pupil secondary school at Ardarrig, Douglas

Thu, 02 May, 2024

Housing stock
More than 15,000 bids for 75 social homes in Cork in two months
On average, more than 200 bids are made on each property on Cork City Council's CBL (choice-based letting) system

Thu, 02 May, 2024

Cork college insists no trees were felled for pitch developed without planning permission
Cork college insists no trees were felled for pitch developed without planning permission
Griffith College says six trees were felled elsewhere on its site in 2018 following antisocial behaviour, including 'managed growth of cannabis' in the scrub, but that those trees were not subject to preservation orders

Sun, 14 Apr, 2024

Cork council to consider taking out €10m loan to fund footpath repairs
Cork council to consider taking out €10m loan to fund footpath repairs
Cork City Council paid out nearly €5m in compensation claims for trips and falls on footpaths between 2019 and 2023, councillors told

Wed, 10 Apr, 2024

Family of chef who died climbing Kilimanjaro donates trophies to Cork City Marathon
Family of chef who died climbing Kilimanjaro donates trophies to Cork City Marathon
James O’Connor had completed several marathons and was always excited to participate in the event in his native Cork city

Wed, 10 Apr, 2024

Replacing vandalised lifebuoys costs Cork City Council €20k per year
Replacing vandalised lifebuoys costs Cork City Council €20k per year
An average of 25 lifebuoys are being disposed of in the river Lee every month

Tue, 09 Apr, 2024

Cork councillors asks for €10m emergency State funding to cope with boundary extension payment
Cork councillors asks for €10m emergency State funding to cope with boundary extension payment
Soaring inflation has led to a massive increase in the annual payment to Cork County Council, which will top €15.4m this year

Tue, 09 Apr, 2024

Cork soccer club told to apply for all grants as deeds issue resolved
Cork soccer club told to apply for all grants as deeds issue resolved
Fianna Fáil Cllr Colm Kelleher said it brings to an end a long, long saga

Tue, 09 Apr, 2024

Cork introduces busking permit  and curbs including 10pm curfew
Cork introduces busking permit  and curbs including 10pm curfew
Street performers will be limited to two-hour slots, and the annual €30 fee will be waived for performers aged under 25

Mon, 08 Apr, 2024

Russian invasion of Ukraine
Group tasked with examining Cork City's boundary compensation crisis no longer exists 
Renewed calls likely for Darragh O’Brien to either increase council funding or directly intervene

Sun, 07 Apr, 2024

Final whistle in sight for Ballincollig soccer club's 23-year lease saga
Final whistle in sight for Ballincollig soccer club's 23-year lease saga
If approved, it will allow Ballincollig AFC to apply for national sports capital grants for the first time in its long history

Mon, 01 Apr, 2024

Cork plans up to 700 public EV chargers by 2030
Cork plans up to 700 public EV chargers by 2030
The charging pools will be based in publicly managed car parks, publicly controlled lands, in private retail car parks, and in community car parks attached to sports grounds or churches.

Tue, 26 Mar, 2024

One of Cork's biggest pubs makes appeal in bid to retain outdoor seating 
One of Cork's biggest pubs makes appeal in bid to retain outdoor seating 
Reardens on Washington Street has been denied permission by Cork City Council to retain its outdoor seating on Little Cross Street

Mon, 25 Mar, 2024

Housing Construction - Stock
Cork City Council set to issue decision on plans for 580 homes in Douglas
Murnane & O’Shea submitted plans for 263 houses and 317 apartments

Mon, 25 Mar, 2024

Cork city centre's tar-patched pedestrian crossings to be fully restored
Cork city centre's tar-patched pedestrian crossings to be fully restored
The city council is poised to publish invitations to tender for the work as a single project

Sat, 23 Mar, 2024

No sign of Vernon Mount House remains coming under public ownership
No sign of Vernon Mount House remains coming under public ownership
Fine Gael councillor Shane O'Callaghan was told that the council's derelict sites team has been engaging with 'multiple partners' in relation to the property

Tue, 19 Mar, 2024

Half-price rent deal on student apartments in Cork locked in for 10 years
Half-price rent deal on student apartments in Cork locked in for 10 years
Deal negotiated on 16 units in the €25m 280-bed Coleman Court development on North Main Street will remain in place until the academic year starting in September 2033, Cork City Council confirmed

Mon, 18 Mar, 2024

Cork car park operators urged to consider offering indoor bike parking
Cork car park operators urged to consider offering indoor bike parking
Cork City Council said it may not have a publicly-managed indoor bike parking facility restored before the end of the year — three years after its first one closed

Mon, 18 Mar, 2024

Public right of way at a Cork quay extinguished to allow for €350m docklands regeneration
Public right of way at a Cork quay extinguished to allow for €350m docklands regeneration
A public right of way over a section of Cork’s Kennedy Quay, where the landmark R&H Hall silos are being demolished, has been extinguished to facilitate a €350m docklands regeneration project.

Mon, 18 Mar, 2024

Taoiseach visit to the US
Cork councillors reject calls for boycott of St Patrick's Day White House visit in support of Gaza
Council meeting interrupted by pro-Palestinian supporters demanding Taoiseach Leo Varadkar cancel his meeting with President Joe Biden

Tue, 12 Mar, 2024

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