The red wave is coming.

Former Supreme Court judge Catherine McGuinness has said the 1983 judgement of that court against David Norris was “one of the worst” in its history.

Last Tuesday, we did it again. A State apology was offered to a previously marginalised group of Irish society who had suffered terribly, an, in some cases, fatally, at the hands of a brutally cruel system.

Cork Airport has come a long way from the doldrum days experienced during the recession — it expects to handle 2.31m passengers, a 4% increase, by year-end .

Business tourism is a burgeoning industry, worth €11.5m to the Cork economy in 2016. Pádraig Hoare hears from the Cork Convention Bureau that it can be worth infinitely more in the future

Whilst very many of us who reside in the volatile private sector are concerned, even angry, at the pay deal terms offered to the public sector, it is definitely not the time to be playing Russian Roulette with our future.

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A mother-of-five, who earned €20,000 from giving dangerous and illegal tanning injections which she advertised on Facebook, has been spared a jail sentence.

UCC 3-15 Cork IT 0-12: Last year’s runners-up UCC secured their place in the Ashbourne Cup quarter-final following victory over Cork IT at the host’s grounds last evening. Two wins out of two now for the UCC girls and if they can get the better of DCU in their final Group One game in Dublin, a spot in the semi-final awaits.

At last count, Paudie Murray’s backroom team numbered 16. That’s a fair number of lieutenants to have in your corner. Then again, it’s a fair operation he’s running.

A Tidy Towns initiative in a Cork suburb has sparked an acrimonious turf war between two neighbouring areas over the location of the local boundary.

Galbally caused the shock of the weekend as they beat Clanwilliam in the Bank of Ireland Munster Junior Cup.

A high-level delegation from Cork Chamber, the Irish Aviation Authority and officials from Dublin and Cork airports met the US ambassador to Ireland yesterday as part of intense efforts to secure the first transatlantic flights from Cork.

Tomás Ó Sé has described Sunday’s dramatic Munster club final finale as one of the cruellest “sucker-punches” he has ever endured as a player.

The number of tourists visiting here has jumped by 1.1m since 2011, with initiatives such as the Wild Atlantic Way contributing to a booming tourism sector.

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Niall McCarthy says with new routes and the securing of transatlantic flights, Cork Airport’s future is bright, with a return to passenger growth due in 2016.

Sailing to the Mediterranean on Migrant Humanitarian and Search and Rescue Operations.

Erin’s Own 0-16 Carrigtwohill 0-8 (Cork County SHC): There was more edge to Niall Kidney’s post-match reflection than the entire 60-minute effort churned out by his Carrigtwohill team.

Carrigtwohill 2-13 Ballymartle 1-13

Almost €345,000 worth of fish and €55,000 worth of fishing gear was confiscated from a factory ship that was found to have equipment capable of dumping fish overboard.

Cork SHC: Carrigtwohill 2-27 Killeagh 0-18

Failure to invest in critical regional infrastructure could jeopardise economic growth in the south of the country and limit business development, according to Fine Gael MEP Seán Kelly.

Cork Chamber president, Barrie O’Connell has welcomed UK airline Cityjet’s announcement of a Cork to London City Airport route.

The captain of a factory ship accused of having equipment on board capable of dumping fish overboard was found guilty of the offence by a jury at Cork Circuit Criminal Court where penalty was adjourned until July 27.

Glen Rovers 0-13 Carrigtwohill 0-12 (Cork SHC): Even Richie Kelleher accepted this was daylight robbery.

Erin’s Own 2-22 Carrigtwohill 0-16: Erin’s Own looked comfortable winners throughout this Cork SHC first-round tie in Lisgoold on Saturday night.

The head of Cork Airport has called for financial support to market the South-West as a tourist destination.

Muskerry produced a huge performance to defeat a fancied St Senan’s side 25-7 to clinch fourth place in Division One of the Munster Junior League and qualification for the All-Ireland Junior Cup next season.

Clonmel were crowned Munster Junior League champions for the first time as Junior Clubs again dominated in the Munster Junior Cup.