The family of a homeless man killed in Cork city have issued a statement via the gardaí they "are naturally devastated".

Ireland has won two of three special awards at the 2020 Michelin star ceremony in London, while a Kinsale,Co Cork restaurant has become one of the three latest Irish eateries to receive the world-famous recognition.

The reported payoff might stick in the craw, but in terms of the price Irish football has paid for John Delaney’s tenure, it is just the tip of the iceberg, writes Joe Leogue

The Government has warned protesting beef farmers the future of their industry is “hanging in the balance”, insisting they will cause “irreversible damage” to their families and livelihoods if they refuse to end their stand-off with the State.

Joe Leogue A three-year-old boy who was found unconscious in a swimming pool in Spain on Monday has died.

Pittsburgh is a city transformed and on the rise. Yet it still finds time to reflect on its fascinating history, writes Joe Leogue.

Once you got past the traffic, there was plenty fun to be had at Curraghmore, writes Joe Leogue.

Once you got past the traffic, there was plenty fun to be had at Curraghmore, writes Joe Leogue.

The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement has asked the High Court to determine if parts of documents held by the FAI auditors Deloitte are legally privileged.

One of the country’s main homelessness campaigners has described the Government’s Rebuilding Ireland plan as “an abject failure” which exacerbated the problem it was meant to address.

A significant upgrade of the Dunkettle Interchange was first announced in 2011. Cost overruns to the €100m project, revealed by this paper last week, could seeit delayed by up to 18 months, which would mean the entire process will have taken more than a decade. Joe Leogue looks back at the long-awaited plan.

The poster child for the dangers of vulture funds has become a new hope for social housing, writes Joe Leogue.

From Saipan to the sports committee, Joe Leogue looks at the former CEO’s career in the FAI

The Dáil is set to debate the establishment of a special committee to conduct hearings into the possible health effects of toxic chemical exposure among Air Corps personnel, after two years of revelations in the Irish Examiner, with TDs expected to back the investigation before the summer. Joe Leogue looks at what has brought us to this point.

The FAI may feel that Wednesday's Oireachtas Committee appearance was a victory, but the questions that remain will prove to be an own goal in time if they are not answered. Here are the issues that remain, despite the lengthy exchanges in Committee Room 4 of Leinster House, writes Joe Leogue.

Joe Leogue Both Fine Gael and Labour selected candidates for the European Parliament elections in the Ireland South constituency yesterday.

Joe Leogue The food safety watchdog has developed a process that allows it to identify the entire DNA content of a food. It says the tool will help it tackle food fraud and the mislabelling of products.

The man will retire early, and has cited ‘unwarranted treatment’ and attempts to turn colleagues against him since he disclosed health-and-safety issues, says Joe Leogue

The Arts Council has revealed it has withheld hundreds of thousands of euro in funding for the Abbey Theatre, amid concerns the venue’s direction has resulted in fewer opportunities for Irish artists.

Qudos, which filed for liquidation in Denmark on 27 November, had mostly sold motor insurance policies to Irish customers via agents and brokers, but there were a number of property insurance policies.

The head of the ISPCC has warned that online safety is “the child protection issue of our day”.

The safety management of chemical hazards within the Air Corps was “significantly less developed than expected” when inspected in 2016, according to an internal report by the health watchdog.

There are fears that a Cork city music venue which announced its opening in late July has closed after just three months.

The principal of a Co Cork secondary school has gone on leave amid ongoing tensions with the Education and Training Board (ETB) over unfinished building work following the liquidation of the Sammon Contracting Group.

The woman subjected to a racist tirade on a Ryanair flight last week has rejected her abuser’s apology, while the airline has moved to defend its actions following the incident.

Inspectors from the workplace health and safety watchdog will this week visit construction sites across the country as part of a crackdown on exposure to dangerous, cancer-causing chemicals.

The European Union’s approval rating is higher in Ireland than in any other member state, a survey has found.

The broadcasting watchdog has rejected a number of objections lodged against TV and radio debates ahead of May’s referendum on the Eighth Amendment - but upheld in part a complaint an interview in which the head of RTE was asked who she would like to kick in the testicles.

Almost €300,000 has been spent on developing the ‘We Are Cork’ brand and marketing the county as a business destination, the Irish Examiner can reveal — with the majority of the spend going on consultants.

Harassment and fear “are part of daily life” for young women in Ireland, according to a children’s rights charity’s survey, published today to coincide with International Day of the Girl.

A support group for victims of sexual abuse has warned that it cannot cater to the demand for its programme to rehabilitate offenders — and that victims feel demeaned by the Irish criminal justice system.

Cork County Council has paid more than €2m since 2014 to a private company for enforcing parking laws in Mallow and Douglas, figures seen by the Irish Examiner reveal.

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‘Down the park’ was for the hoi polloi, but City Hall was more bourgeois — the second leg of the Liam Miller Tribute event was an evening of glamour for the better known businessmen and professionals of Cork, where black tie was the order of the night.

Alex Ferguson has revealed how he was “smitten” with Liam Miller’s midfield intelligence the first time he saw the Cork man play.

Nearly 100 children were evacuated from their classrooms yesterday when a sinkhole opened up on the grounds of their primary school.

The Government attempted “too much too soon” when it tried to introduce water charges, according to a new report on the failed efforts to implement a tariff as part of the establishment of the Irish Water utility.

SuperValu has been accused of using the planning laws to “thwart competition”, jeopardising employment, after the owner of one of the chain’s supermarkets in a Cork town objected to proposals to expand a rival store across the road from his business.

Cork County Council has granted conditional planning permission for a Lidl supermarket in Douglas that had a previous application rejected by An Bord Pleanála.

A Cork-based property developer has said he has not seen a housing crisis like the current situation in his 40 years in the business, and has proposed emergency measures aimed at increasing supply in the short to medium term.

More than two-thirds of investigations into the deaths of vulnerable prisoners since 2012 have raised concerns about “misleading” or inaccurate record-keeping by prison staff, and the care afforded to inmates who have suicidal ideation and mental health problems.

The Minister for Transport, Tourism, and Sport, Shane Ross, has said he would love to see the tribute match for the late Liam Miller take place at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, and that he told the GAA president he wanted “an early solution” to the impasse.

The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross has said he would ‘love’ to see the tribute match for the late Liam Miller to take place at Páirc Uí Chaoimh, and that he told the President of the GAA that he wants “an early solution” to the current impasse.

The celebration of a Cork sporting hero’s life is now a PR disaster for the GAA, writes Joe Leogue.