Gardaí are warning sex workers about a roaming gang of men who are booking as individual clients but turning up in a group and violently robbing them of their earnings and valuables.

A Cork City legends side will be reeling in the years at Turner’s Cross next month as they take to the field for Alan Bennett’s testimonial game.

Cork City will hold a testimonial match for long-serving defender and current assistant head coach Alan Bennett.

The ferry, named after the island, can accommodate 126 passengers and will be operated by Doyle Shipping.

Former Cork City captain Declan Daly believes John Caulfield could have turned things around at the club if the board had kept faith in his tenure.

The Policing Authority is due to hold a special public meeting next week to discuss concerns regarding Garda failures to prosecute serious juvenile offenders.

Gardaí made their first-ever discovery of a number of child sex dolls during a targeted search of 31 premises for child pornography this week.

As the domestic game’s big two go head to head again tonight, former Cork City player Neal Horgan argues for greater recognition of the League of Ireland at international level.

Many residents in Co Cork are experiencing excessive noise pollution as a monitoring agency lacks sufficient personnel to enforce legislation, described as “inadequate”.

An emergency meeting has been sought aimed at staving off the closure of an important arts course which generates around €150,000 per year for the economy of an island off the south-west coast.

Cork County Council wants Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to create a national emergency committee to tackle the housing crisis — one which will act with the same urgency which addressed the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the North in 2001.

Up to four people targeted in Garda raids of 31 homes have voluntarily admitted to possessing more than 150,000 child abuse images, the Irish Examiner understands. In one case, there are believed to be 70,000 images on the person’s digital devices.

Update 9pm: Gardai have warned people not to engage in so called vigilantism.

Beach-friendly facilities for wheelchair users are being considered by Cork County Council.

Society must respond to risks of online child abuse, say groups.

Matthew Horan coerced girls into sending graphic videos.

Cork County Council is not buying the right type of private houses for those on the waiting list and should be building major social housing schemes itself to address the current housing crisis.

Ambulance crews have warned that county roads in Cork are in such a bad condition that it is taking longer to transport seriously ill patients to hospital.

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The old terminal at Cork Airport is to be demolished, with management announcing plans for a 40-acre business park, from which some revenue will be used for marketing initiatives to attract more tourists.

The old terminal at Cork Airport is to be demolished, with management announcing plans for a 40-acre business park, from which some revenue will be used for marketing initiatives to attract more tourists.

The first man to captain a Cork City side to a League of Ireland title believes it may take years before the scale of the club’s achievements this season are recognised.

Fáilte Ireland has been urged to review its decision not to provide funding to Cork County Council for a major upgrade of facilities at Spike Island, which has been voted Europe’s leading tourist attraction.

With 1,300 years of history, Ireland’s ‘Alcatraz’ has been named Europe’s No 1 tourist attraction, writes Sean O’Riordan

Dog owners will soon find it easier to be reunited with lost pets or to rehome a dog in need of a ‘forever home’ thanks to a new service which Cork County Council is helping to develop.

Major dredging and upgrading of coastal facilities is needed in Cork county to reap the rewards of the fishing industry and maritime tourism.

The Policing Authority has drawn up a panel of 15 senior officers for promotion to the rank of chief superintendent after the biggest ever independent selection process for An Garda Síochána.

A new report has highlighted how children as young as seven are being increasingly targeted by predators online,writes Ciara Phelan.

Online sex offenders are typically well-educated, in a relationship, and aged 25 to 50, according to the gardaí.

One In Four is well known for working with victims of sexual abuse. So many are shocked to learn it also reaches out to people who ‘exhibit sexually harmful behaviour towards children’. Caroline O’Doherty discovers how it’s all part of the work to protect all our children.

A pioneering German project works with people with a sexual interest in children to help them control their urges and prevent them offending.

A county councillor is in the doghouse with some of his female colleagues following a suggestion that Men’s Sheds could be shared — with women.

Gardai have set up a new round-the-clock phone line to report child sex abuse.

A former lay worker with the Church of Ireland has been jailed for 13 years for the rape and molestation of 14 young boys over the course of 40 years.

Alan Bennett’s tweet summed it up, didn’t it?

A good portion of the Cork City squad which will arrive at the Aviva tomorrow for the FAI Cup final will have finished in the runner-up position in the league for the third year in a row.

Cork County Council will have to cut services because it is going to be left with a €1.9m deficit in its budget after major multinationals got their rates reduced.

A push is on to promote community amenities and recreational space in towns and villages in Cork to thereby attract new businesses into county areas.

A united approach between local authorities in Cork and Kerry is being planned to lobby for a new road to improve connections between the counties.

The remains of one of Ireland’s finest Georgian villas could face demolition after it was gutted in a suspected arson attack.

Cork County Council has made a third application to the Government for emergency funds to repair flood-hit areas.

The country’s largest local authority has been asked to explain why it has not used its power to deny new planning permissions to the developers of ghost estates.