A range of events to mark the centenary of the murder of Cork lord mayor Tomás MacCurtain have been cancelled

An Post is considering the closure of some of its suburban delivery offices in Cork as part of a major reconfiguration of operations which includes the closure of its large mails centre in Little Island within weeks.

Last June, the phased closure of the Cork Mail Centre in Little Island was announced, with the decision affecting 240 people.

The four-seater was already one of the most open in the country before a single vote was cast as three of the four TDs elected in 2016 weren't on the ballot this time out.

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.

In the third of a five-part series on the local elections, Kevin O’Neill profiles the revamped Cork City North-West district

The expansion of Cork City’s boundary has resulted in a shake-up of electoral wards. In the first of a five-part series,

Developing a civic amenity bring site in the midst of a number of housing estates on the northside of Cork city would result in an 'excessive concentration' of waste facilities in the area, according to An Bord Pleanála.

The President has unveiled a plaque to mark the birthplace of a Cork man who is revered in Venezuela as a liberator, but who remains largely anonymous here.

Amanda Feeney said that she’s become a prisoner in her own home, as she can’t even hang out her clothes without rats running around her feet.

A girl in Cork is in a serious condition after an incident involving a firework in Cork city.

The independent Referendum Commission has urged people to register to vote ahead of today’s deadline to have a say in the May 25 referendum.

The independent Referendum Commission has urged people to register to vote ahead of today’s deadline to have a say in the May 25 referendum.

Fears have been expressed about the re-emergence of so-called joyriding in Cork City after an almost 70% spike in the number of reported car thefts.

Cork Simon has provided extra emergency beds, has lifted all shelter exclusions, and will open its day centre 24 hours a day from today to ensure nobody has to sleep rough as temperatures plummet over the coming days.

Storm-affected Travellers have been told that any family which refuses all reasonable offers of replacement accommodation will have their emergency housing payments stopped.

There have been calls for a full review of Cork City’s tree policy after it emerged that Storm Ophelia may have knocked up to 600 trees citywide — with the clean-up expected to cost millions.

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.

Five units of the Cork City Fire Brigade were needed to tackle a large blaze at the old St Kevin’s unit at the former Our Lady’s Hospital site in Shanakiel.

Irish and Munster rugby legend Ronan O’Gara last night said he was “humbled and honoured” to receive the Freedom of Cork.

Protesters who occupied part of Cork City Hall yesterday in solidarity with the Apollo House activists in Dublin have vowed to continue their campaign to help the homeless.

The State spent just over €672,000 providing 24-hour security during the construction of a state-of-the-art Traveller housing project in Cork City, it has emerged.

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Local authorities are facing multi-million funding shortfalls following confirmation that there will be no Government compensation this year following a rates review.

The Cork boxing family gathered at Clancy’s Bar in the city yesterday to toast the 150th birthday of Cork’s only world boxing champion, Jack McAuliffe.

Vandalism has delayed the opening of a community centre built in a €5m Traveller housing scheme in Cork.

There was no arguing the toss with Tina last night, least of all the crowd that happily sang along to her chorus of “Simply the Best” as the bus bearing the Rebelettes rolled down South Mall.

Home sweet home — families have begun moving in to the first new houses built as part of one of the State’s largest urban regeneration projects.

Far removed from the main Air India commemoration in Ahakista, a number of people prayed in a Cork city cemetery yesterday to ensure two victims were not forgotten.

Gardaí have vowed to track down those responsible for a second pipebomb incident on the northside of Cork City in just 48 hours.

Gardaí are examining a possible drugs link after a pipe bomb was found outside a house in Cork yesterday —one of two pipe bomb incidents the Defence Forces dealt with in just 12-hours.

MARTIN COPPINGER and Brian Daly beat Gary Daly and Thomas Boyle by well over a bowl at Grenagh, thanks mostly to Coppinger’s brilliance.

Residents have described the €12,000 fine imposed on a waste firm for multiple breaches of the waste licence at its Cork City depot as nothing more than a slap on the wrist.

Residents campaigning against a waste depot got fresh hope last night following confirmation that the authorities are considering new ways of using a mothballed €50m super-dump.

Sweeping reforms which will overhaul the way the authorities in Cork interact with the Traveller community have been finalised.

A local authority has been accused of "endorsing slave labour" for deciding to proceed with the hiring of staff under the controversial Gateway scheme.

The Lord Mayor of Cork, Labour’s Catherine Clancy, was the most high-profile casualty in the city’s local elections carnage as her party was annihilated.

Community leaders have appealed for calm after a man was injured in a retaliation shooting linked to an ongoing feud between rival gangs on the northside of Cork City.

IT WAS supposed to be his dream house in the perfect estate to raise a family.

A decision on the possible demolition of a listed former convent in Cork which was gutted by fire now hinges on engineering reports.

Kenyan athlete Freddy Keron set a new course record as he became the first overseas winner of the Cork City Marathon.