Residents campaigning against a waste depot got fresh hope last night following confirmation that the authorities are considering new ways of using a mothballed €50m super-dump.

A waste firm boss has agreed to fast-track improvements at a contentious city waste depot, which is being closely monitored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after breaches of its waste licence.

Residents who blockaded one of Cork city’s largest waste depots plan to ramp up their campaign to get it closed.

Three refuse workers had a lucky escape after their truck hit an icy patch and overturned yesterday.

IT was all beer and skittles at Fota House last week.

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THE Corkman who denies murdering a 25-year-old English man told detectives that only an animal or a scumbag would have stabbed him 11 times.

BIN wars are set to break out as a local authority and the private sector mount aggressive marketing campaigns to gain more customers.