The late Noel Whelan, a skilful political commentator and Dáil number cruncher, once remarked that the analysis of election counts inevitably moves quickly, often glossing over the importance of early seat wins — irrespective of how dramatic they can be for parties.

The Kerry-based hotel group behind the last-minute legal challenge to the €50m state-funding package for Cork's event centre has been accused of lodging a “nasty, vexatious, commercial ambush” on the stalled project.

Fianna Fáil members who would consider entering Government with Sinn Féin should either remove Micheál Martin as leader or else rule out such a coalition, Fine Gael senator Jerry Buttimer says.

Fianna Fáil members who would consider entering Government with Sinn Féin should either remove Micheál Martin as leader or else rule out such a coalition, Fine Gael senator Jerry Buttimer has said.

The northside of Cork City has been neglected by its recent political representatives with one Government TD not even bothering to show up for work, said Labour’s general election candidate for Cork North Central.

There aren’t many constituencies facing as much of a shake-up as Cork North-Central.

Community leaders have appealed for witnesses to contact gardaí after footage emerged yesterday of two cars involved in a ramming incident ramming each other on the northside of Cork City.

Kids’ TV presenter, writer and first-time mum Muireann ní Chíobháin is learning that less is more when it comes to what babies really need, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

It may be unrealistic to expect a constabulary unable to open any sexual assault cases for more than two years to police traffic violations.

There have been calls for more enforcement of the 'Pana ban' in Cork city as new figures show a marginal increase in footfall on the main street since its introduction.

It was a good day at the office for Fianna Fáil, according to party leader Micheál Martin, and it was hard to disagree.

Fianna Fail's Padraig O'Sullivan claimed the seat in the Cork North-Central by-election on the tenth count.

Latest: Senator Colm Burke was eliminated in the ninth count of the Cork North-Central by-election.

The performance of Labour's John Maher has marked him out as a contender for 2020, according to Labour TD Sean Sherlock.

The county councillor has 28.19% of the vote after the tally, giving him a seven-point lead over Fine Gael's Colm Burke.

There are calls for increased Garda resources to clamp down on violent attacks and crime in Cork city.

Taoiseach criticised over his ‘see no evil’ response to the situation

The report in Saturday’s Irish Examiner that just two gardaí were available to police Cork City is shocking, and will be music to the ears of criminals seeking to exploit the stretched nature of An Garda Síochána. It raises serious questions about why Cork City is so short-staffed with a deficit of 125 frontline gardaí.

They were prompted by several hours of gridlock which was caused by a minor two-car collision in the Jack Lynch Tunnel on Thursday. Nobody was injured in the incident but it caused lengthy tailbacks.

Former minister and Labour TD Kathleen Lynch is quitting politics and will not contest the Cork North Central by-election or general election, saying Labour must pass on the torch to survive.

There are calls for a new taskforce to be set up to address the complex issues linked to a ‘super’ Traveller halting site on Cork’s northside.

A plumber with Dublin City Council who threatened to put a bullet in the head of two work colleagues has received a fully suspended sentence.

Cyclists must have greater input into the design of cycling infrastructure, Cork's city councillors have said after getting first-hand experience of life in the bike lanes.

The new Lord Mayor of Cork said he wants to build connections between various communities and residents of the newly enlarged city.

A GP on Cork’s northside is set to be elected Lord Mayor of the expanded city tomorrow night even as last-minute talks on a voting deal continue.

Talks on who will become the next Lord Mayor of Cork were already underway even as the last two candidates took their seats with just a single vote separating them following a recount.

The Labour Party is "satisfied" with the results of the local elections so far.

Fianna Fáil is on course to retain its position as the largest party on Cork City Council with Fine Gael a close second after the “green wave” swept Sinn Féin aside over the weekend.

Sinn Féin could be set to lose as many as half of its seats on Cork City Council as the Green Party look set to make significant gains.

Community leaders have called for urgent action to prevent “mob rule” after a security hut was burned down last night on a former illegal dump site in Cork city just days after a masked and armed gang forced security staff to withdraw from the site.

Labour leader Brendan Howlin is confident that his party will bounce back from a "dreadful" showing in the local elections in Cork in 2014.

UCC are through to play St Mary’s University College, Belfast in the Sigerson Cup final in Parnell Park next Wednesday.

Galway football manager Kevin Walsh said he notices the circle of life as he calls players into his squad whose fathers he lined out with and against in his own career.

Champions Thurles Sarsfields set down a marker for those aspiring to take their title from them when they romped to a 5-32 to 0-7 win over Carrick Swans in their opening game in defence of the Tipperary senior hurling title at Cashel.

Kerry 3-7 Galway 0-9: That 20-year famine that preceded the first of Jack O’Connor’s two minor triumphs must now surely be a distant memory down Kingdom country.

With the county minor team in action on Saturday, it was a condensed Kilkenny senior hurling league programme this weekend.

The challenge to generate enough cash in the business over the next few months was outlined for dairy farmers this week, as the global dairy markets slump continued.

Minister has her supporters but concedes she will face a battle for the fourth seat in Cork North Central, writes Catherine Shanahan