A man described by a senior garda as “a significant player” in the sale and supply of drugs in West Cork has been jailed.

St Brendan's College Killarney repeated their Corn Uí Mhuirí success of just seven days earlier with a 12-point victory

The Irish Examiner has scooped two awards in the 2019 Newsbrands Ireland Journalism Awards.

The accuracy of waiting list figures published by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) has been called into question by a consultant who said the official figures were a “tenfold under-estimation” of the actual situation vis-a-vis his own specialty.

Final preparations are being made for the demolition of the fire-ravaged multi-storey carpark which forced the closure of a Cork shopping centre 10 days ago.

Fianna Fáil councillor Fergal Dennehy has been found not guilty of intending to drive a car in the early hours at a time when he had excess alcohol.

The 39-year-old married mother of two has spent 16 years on Kerry County Council

The Hunger is billed as an opera, but its composer, Donnacha Dennehy, prefers to call it a “docu-cantata”.

Sheep farmers have told Tánaiste Simon Coveney of their concern about the impact of Brexit on the sector.

Donnacha O’Dennehy’s opera looks at a surprisingly neglected era, writes Alan O’Riordan.

Gary Daly gained a maximum 18 points in the first day of the Mick Barry Cup at Ballincurrig to lead the race for the last spot in the 2019 Hurley’s of Midleton King of the Roads.

Charleville proved too strong for 14-man Mallow in the RedFM Division 2 HL final in Buttevant today.

Cork footballer Conor Dennehy’s inter-county season is as good as over, manager Ronan McCarthy has said.

The Government has been accused of ignoring the homeless after a third man died in Cork city centre within six weeks.

The extension of electronic identification (EID) to sheep by the Department of Agriculture has gone down “like a lead balloon” with farmers at the marts and factories, said IFA national sheep chairman Sean Dennehy.

There was drama aplenty in Castlemartyr yesterday evening as Aghada saw off the challenge of their neighbours from Cloyne in a gripping first round encounter of the Cork PIHC.

In the fourth of a five-part series, Kevin O’Neill profiles the new Cork City electoral area.

Fashion and homeware retailer Laura Ashley is to leave its long-held Cork city centre shop on St Patrick’s Street, after 30 years trading there at the Merchants Quay Shopping Centre: it is moving instead to suburban retail park.

Donegal’s fourth league win of the spring has kept alive their promotion bid, while, in the process, moving Cork perilously closer to the relegation trapdoor.

Sheep farmers in the Cooley Peninsula in Co Louth say their flocks have been under siege from dog attacks in recent months.

The red-and-white colours on show in Charleville aren’t left over from Cork’s journey in the championship.

A much-changed Cork City got back to winning ways in the league as they eased past a relegation-threatened Limerick in last night’s SSE Airtricity League Premier Division Munster derby at Turner’s Cross.

Limerick 0 Dundalk 1

Domestic violence campaigners have criticised plans for a proposed statue honouring boxer Jack Doyle in his hometown of Cobh, Co Cork.

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed has increased financial support to assist farms in the change to mandatory electronic identification of sheep, and has extended the date of its introduction.

Munster JFC final

The last time Limerick came to Cusack Park for a Munster Championship match, in 1993, we were ready for an all-out battle. We felt we had to make a stand, writes Anthony Daly

Bandon 2-15 Na Piarsaigh 0-15: Last September, Bandon’s first year back at senior level ended with a quarter-final defeat to Na Piarsaigh, with goals proving decisive for the city side.

Limerick 0 Dundalk 3

Two sisters, whose aunt and uncle died within six months of each other, were described as a cut above the rest yesterday after turning tragedy to triumph.

Limerick FC 0 Shamrock Rovers 1

Limerick 1 - Cork City 1: While they sit top of the table on their own after Dundalk’s late win over Waterford, Cork City found themselves frustrated by a strong Limerick performance at Markets Field last night.

Will the real Limerick FC please stand up? The question takes on added urgency with the visit of Cork City to the Markets Field tonight, a game which, on paper at least, would have been regarded before the season kicked off as potentially the toughest fixture the home side would face in the opening phase of the 2018 season.

There’s a dearth of house sites left in Cork’s affluent suburbs. It’s conquer and divide, says Tommy Barker.

John Fintan Daly has known AIB All-Ireland club success at Croke Park at a higher level in the past; namely with Milltown-Castlemaine in the 2012 intermediate decider.

A man whose mother died while sleeping rough in Cork last year says he is now on the verge of ending up on the streets with his pregnant girlfriend.

A young woman with mental health and addiction issues, evicted from a flat after losing her rent allowance, was found dead in a tent in Cork City after taking a lethal cocktail of prescription drugs.

Another tier of support is urgently needed to ensure homeless people who are barred or ejected from emergency shelters do not have to sleep on the streets.

A 14-year-old girl was thrown through the front window of a car and found dead around 5m-10m away in a field in Kerry.

St Patrick’s Athletic 4, Cork City 2... Newly-crowned champions Cork City allowed a two-goal advantage slip at Inchicore last night as St Patrick’s Athletic staged a stunning comeback to boost their hopes of avoiding a first-ever relegation.

St Pat’s formed a guard of honour and applauded the new league champions on to the pitch before kick-off.

The 30-year-old woman who died in a tent while sleeping rough in Cork was a “very decent girl” who had fallen on hard times, according to the head of a local homeless charity.

Dundalk 6 St Patrick’s Athletic 0: Oriel Park might be resigned to saying goodbye to the league title this season but a rampant Dundalk showed they are going to make Cork City take it from them after a six-goal thumping of St Patrick’s Athletic last night.