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<p>The tents were pitched in lines on both banks of the canal in the area around the Mount Street Bridge on Sunday, close to where over 200 men were moved out on Wednesday after what the Taoiseach called a "shanty town" had developed. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins</p>

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Asylum seekers erect more than 70 tents along Dublin's Grand Canal

More than 70 tents have been erected along Dublin's Grand Canal just days after a makeshift tent city was removed from outside the offices of the International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS).

<p>Justice Minister Helen McEntee came under fire for her performance in the role at Fianna Fáil's parliamentary party meeting. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/ RollingNews.ie</p>

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McEntee's performance labelled as 'disaster' at Fianna Fáil meeting

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'Biblical' flooding spurs Midleton rebranding with new website

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Family of chef who died climbing Kilimanjaro donates trophies to Cork City Marathon

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More than €23k raised to repatriate Cork chef's body from Mount Kilimanjaro

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Midleton businesses left in limbo as insurance companies fail to pay out

Midleton flood 'worst in living memory' as historic East Cork pub under metre of water

Householders were trapped in their homes and had to be escorted out by emergency services in Midleton, Killeagh, and Cloyne

Wed, 18 Oct, 2023

How long will the Tánaiste be able to keep the peace in Cork after allaying TD's frustrations?

Cork East TD James O'Connor had expected a bypass of Killeagh/Castlemartyr and an upgrade of the Fota Road to Cobh to be included in the National Development Plan

Fri, 09 Jun, 2023

Tánaiste holds 'constructive' meeting with Cork TD after 'Jekyll and Hyde' comment

Fianna Fáil TD James O’Connor said his frustration emerged after Mr Martin visited Youghal and he raised a number of issues with the Tánaiste but he claims none have been addressed

Fri, 09 Jun, 2023

Cork TD set for showdown with Tánaiste following 'Jekyll and Hyde' comment

Cork TD James O’Connor sought a meeting with his party leader after a heated exchange between them at last week’s parliamentary party meeting

Wed, 07 Jun, 2023

Deal signed to keep Youghal greyhound stadium open

The stadium, which hosts greyhound racing on Mondays and Wednesdays, was on the verge of shutting down, only for a deal to be agreed one day prior to the lease’s expiry

Tue, 04 Apr, 2023

Cork TD wants Fianna Fáil minister dropped in favour of 'very helpful' Jack Chambers

O'Connor sent message to party Whatsapp group urging the Taoiseach to drop a minister and promote Jack Chambers

Sun, 04 Dec, 2022

Cork Fianna Fáil TD wants minister for reunification post to be created

Talks on the 'mammoth task' of Irish unity continue to gather momentum

Tue, 23 Mar, 2021

Cork first-time TDs call for halt to leadership rumblings

Fianna Fáil Cork South West TD Christopher O'Sullivan and Cork East TD James O'Connor say now is not the time to discuss party leadership because of the scale of the Covid crisis

Mon, 04 Jan, 2021

Long-awaited Carrigtwohill school campus gets green light

Political and education leaders in east Cork have urged the Government to follow through on a long-mooted secondary school campus for Carrigtwohill after the state planning board gave it the green light.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Queensland Reds snap seven-year losing streak as rugby returns in Australia

Queensland Reds fly-half James O'Connor kicked a late penalty to secure a 32-26 win and snap a seven-year losing streak to the New South Wales Waratahs as professional rugby returned to Australia on Friday after a three-month hiatus due to Covid-19.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Soldiers isolating at army camp in Cork weren't tested for nearly 2 weeks

Covid-19 testing regimes in the Defence Forces may have to be altered after it emerged that soldiers awaiting deployment to Lebanon weren't tested for the virus for nearly two weeks after they went into quarantine at an army camp.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Game of catch-up has begun in the world of Irish art and antiques

Schedules are filling up rapidly as lockdown eases, says Des O'Sullivan

Mon, 29 Jun, 2020

James O'Connor: All bets are off as youngest TD looks to future

Having risen quickly through the ranks of Irish politics, James O’Connor is anxious to get back to work, writes political correspondent Paul Hosford

Mon, 13 Apr, 2020

Gender equality, school capacity and housing on the agenda for newly elected TDs

Newly elected TDs have arrived at Leinster House today with their families as the new Dáil meets and amid the ongoing standoff to form a new government.

Thu, 20 Feb, 2020

New Mayor of County Cork to be selected on February 24

A new Mayor of County Cork will be selected on February 24 by which time it may be clearer as to who will replace three county councillors who have won seats in the Dáil.

Thu, 13 Feb, 2020

Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael's dominant spell in Cork East at an end

Only a generation ago, Fine Gael were able to take three of the four seats in the Cork East constituency. Now they're barely able to hold onto one.

Mon, 10 Feb, 2020

O’Connor to succeed Shefflin as Ballyhale Shamrocks coach

James O'Connor, who guided Fr O'Neill's to the Cork Premier Intermediate title in 2019, will take over the All-Ireland Club champions.

Mon, 10 Feb, 2020

Sean Sherlock among those elected in Cork East while Kevin O'Keeffe misses out

The last three seats in Cork East were decided on Count 8 when Sean Sherlock (Lab) reached the quota and FG junior minister David Stanton and FF's new kid on the block, James O'Connor, were elected without reaching the magic figure.

Mon, 10 Feb, 2020

'We were getting really positive vibes on the doorstep' - Buckley not surprised by huge vote

Pat Buckley, from Midleton, topped the poll with an impressive 12,587 first preferences, which got him elected on the first count as the quota was 10,909.

Sun, 09 Feb, 2020

Pat Buckley and Thomas Gould elected in Cork as Sinn Féin surge continues

Pat Buckley was elected on the first count in Cork East.

Sun, 09 Feb, 2020

More joy for Sinn Féin as Pat Buckley set to top poll in Cork East

The prospects for FG junior minister David Stanton have improved and many believe that he will now win the second seat being well ahead of his running partner Pa O'Driscoll.

Sun, 09 Feb, 2020

Cork council bosses will not pay for 'reverse vending machines' despite calls from councillors

Cork County Council bosses have said they won't pay for the setting up of 'reverse vending machines,' despite calls from many county councillors for them to do so.

Tue, 29 Oct, 2019

Eirgrid in talks with Cork council over use of greenway cable for France interconnector

Eirgrid is in discussions with Cork County Council officials to see if it is possible to use some or all of the proposed greenway between Youghal and Midleton to duct cabling for part of a €1 billion electricity interconnector between France and Ireland.

Tue, 08 Oct, 2019

Bus Éireann cannot rectify pricing anomaly on Dungarvan-Cork route

A senior Bus Éireann official has said there's nothing he can do about an anomaly whereby passengers from Youghal, Co Cork, pay double the price to get to Cork City than commuters from Dungarvan, Co Waterford.

Wed, 04 Sep, 2019

#Elections2019: 'I didn't have a campaign'- Greens win unlikely seat in Cobh

Alan O'Connor (35) who worked in the Natural History Collections at the National Museum in Dublin, had just completed a teacher training course.

Sun, 26 May, 2019

Irish Banshees already looking ahead after AFL Euro Cup win

Saturday’s final at CIT will not be forgotten by Michael Currane anytime soon.

Mon, 15 Oct, 2018

Dunphy blames Ireland bosses and John Delaney for not securing Declan Rice

Former RTE pundit Eamon Dunphy has blamed Ireland’s management team and John Delaney for failing to secure Declan Rice as an Irish player.

Tue, 09 Oct, 2018

Meet the Irish star who plays for Roma - at Fifa

Conran Tobin is Ireland’s best pro FIFA player and member of the AS Roma eSports team that will travel the world this season defending their Gfinity title.

Mon, 17 Sep, 2018

Irish tennis legend steps down from Fed Cup captaincy

Irish tennis legend Yvonne Doyle will step down from her role as non-Playing Captain of the Irish Fed Cup Team in order to focus on work and family.

Mon, 17 Sep, 2018

Stephanie Meadow one off the lead after bogey-free round

Royal Portrush’s Stephanie Meadow posted a bogey-free 66 (-6) in the first round of the Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic to put herself one behind leader Csicsi Rozsa.

Fri, 20 Jul, 2018

Meet the Irishman leading the Formula 3 Cup Championship

Former Irish Young Racing Driver of the Year Cian Carey promises he is “not getting ahead” of himself despite securing his fourth win of the Formula 3 Cup Championship season last weekend at Oulton Park.

Tue, 17 Jul, 2018

Gardaí found missing man 'crying and in his slippers', court hears, as son gets bail

A man charged in connection with the abduction of his 80-year old father, and stealing his savings, was granted bail Tuesday, despite strenuous objections from gardaí.

Tue, 13 Jun, 2017

Man charged with stealing €8,000 from elderly father

A man has appeared in court charged with falsely imprisoning his elderly father and stealing over €8,000 from him.

Fri, 09 Jun, 2017

Men appear in court charged in connection with Waterville robbery

Two men have appeared before a special sitting of Killarney District Court charged in connection with a robbery on Waterville Post Office on Wednesday.

Sat, 06 Aug, 2016

Man charged after gardaí find €1.4m worth of cannabis plants

A 28-year-old man has been charged in relation to a major drug seizure in Tralee.

Wed, 23 Oct, 2013

Lions seal stunning series win

By Simon Lewis, Sydney

Sat, 06 Jul, 2013

Australia coach: I've 'had a conversation' with late-night pair

Australia coach Robbie Deans was disappointed by the presence of Kurtley Beale and James O'Connor in a fast-food restaurant in the early hours of the morning, but did not consider dropping them.

Thu, 27 Jun, 2013

Australian rugby duo 'did nothing wrong'

The Australia Rugby Union insists Kurtley Beale and James O'Connor have not broken any protocols after the players were seen at a fast-food outlet in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Wed, 26 Jun, 2013

Union defends Beale and O'Connor's late night

The Australian union has said Kurtley Beale and James O'Connor have done nothing wrong despite being pictured in a fast food outlet at 3.50am in the morning.

Wed, 26 Jun, 2013

Comfortable win gives Lions firm footing for second Test

Melbourne Rebels 0 British and Irish Lions 35

Tue, 25 Jun, 2013

Wallabies push Lions to their limit

Australia 21 Lions 23

Sat, 22 Jun, 2013

Australia opt for O'Connor for first Lions Test

Australia have picked James O'Connor at fly-half for Saturday's opening Test against the British and Irish Lions at Suncorp Stadium with Kurtley Beale included on the bench.

Thu, 20 Jun, 2013

'I feel like I've been hit by a bus' jokes Cipriani after hospital release

Danny Cipriani has been released from hospital after he was hit by a bus in Leeds last night.

Thu, 25 Apr, 2013

Kerry judge adjourns his own case

A Kerry District Court judge, charged with not displaying a valid NCT certificate on his car, has adjourned his own case.

Thu, 19 Jan, 2012