X

Sign in

Try from €1.50 / week

SUBSCRIBE
Irish Examiner Logo

Try from €1.50 / week

SUBSCRIBE
  • 
  •  

    Sign in Subscribe
  • subscriber
  • news
    Race to the Áras Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • sport
    GAA Soccer Rugby Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • lifestyle
    ieFOOD Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • business
    Budget 2026 Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • property
    Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • opinion
    Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • LISTEN
    The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Puzzles
  • MORE 
    Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • Cookie settings
  • Race to the Áras Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • GAA Soccer Rugby Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • ieFOOD Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • Budget 2026 Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • news
  • sport
  • lifestyle
  • business
  • opinion

  • IN FOCUS:
  • Fianna Fáil unrest
  • Catherine Connolly
  • Gaza
  • Ukraine
  • Farming
  • ieExplains
  • ieVideo
  • Subscribe
  • Puzzles
  • Weather

Person: Billy MacGill

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

‘Brian O'Donnell was as mad as a box of frogs, but we loved him for it’

news

‘Brian O'Donnell was as mad as a box of frogs, but we loved him for it’

Legendary publican Brian O’Donnell of the Hi-B bar was yesterday given a fitting send-off by his family and a large gathering of friends who came together on a cold and cloudless day to remember a man as warm and as wildly eccentric as the city itself.

Gardaí arrest 15 suspected of organised begging in Cork

news

Gardaí arrest 15 suspected of organised begging in Cork
Gardaí arrest 15 suspected of organised begging in Cork

news

Gardaí arrest 15 suspected of organised begging in Cork
Cork photographer focuses ire on Eir over broadband services

news

Cork photographer focuses ire on Eir over broadband services
Wreaths laid to commemorate Battle of the Somme in Cork dumped in river

news

Wreaths laid to commemorate Battle of the Somme in Cork dumped in river
Bailey jury to learn how long case will take

news

Bailey jury to learn how long case will take
Retirement guarantees ward a new councillor

A RETIREMENT has made one thing certain – south central will have at least one new councillor after the elections.

Wed, 27 May, 2009

Cork city shoots down request to relax weekend parking regime

CORK’S city officials have refused to relax the parking and clamping regime on Saturdays.

Sat, 23 May, 2009

Stylish monument suits great character

EVEN in death the memory of one of Cork’s great characters lives on — in style.

Fri, 07 Nov, 2008

Moving tribute to one of city’s last ‘great characters’

SPONTANEOUS applause broke out on the streets of Cork yesterday as people lined up to bid a final farewell to one of city’s last great characters.

Wed, 26 Sep, 2007

Latest

  • SMick Cleary: Five reasons why the All Blacks fixture is still rugby’s draw card

  • 'He was a pain in the arse' - Paddy McCarthy stood out first time Farrell's side trained against U20s

  • S'When homegrown players achieve, that's the real inspiration': Ballinora chair on the important things in GAA

  • David Byrne disappointed that Allianz has not been dropped as National League sponsor

Mick Clifford
Mick Clifford

News

Most Read

  • ‘Teeny-tiny’ Cork property overlooking Bell’s Field up for sale at €45k
    ‘Teeny-tiny’ Cork property overlooking Bell’s Field up for sale at €45k

    Thursday, October 30, 2025 - 6:00 PM

  • Wife of consultant psychiatrist killed in Cork hit-and-run settles High Court case
    Wife of consultant psychiatrist killed in Cork hit-and-run settles High Court case

    Thursday, October 30, 2025 - 10:00 PM

  • Dublin firefighter Terence Crosbie sentenced to at least seven years for rape in Boston
    Dublin firefighter Terence Crosbie sentenced to at least seven years for rape in Boston

    Thursday, October 30, 2025 - 8:00 PM

https://newsbrandsireland.ie/ https://www.presscouncil.ie https://iabireland.ie/iab-ireland-publishers-commercial-charter/
news
  • Ireland
  • Munster
  • Court & Crime
  • Spotlight
  • World
sport
  • GAA
  • Soccer
  • Rugby
  • Racing
  • Golf
  • Other Sports
  • Podcasts
business
  • Economy
  • Companies
  • Munster Business
  • Farming
  • Technology
opinion
  • Columnists
  • Comment & Analysis
  • Our View
  • Your View
Help
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Brand Safety
  • Cookie Policy
  • Cookie Settings
  • Push Notification Preferences
  • Mobile
  • Subscriptions
Info
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Home delivery
  • RSS
  • Newsletters
  • Place ad
  • Who We Are

© Examiner Echo Group Limited, Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork. Registered in Ireland: 523712.

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited