Recreational drug users should be left in “no doubt” that they are supporting gangs that prey on children and murder people, leading experts have said.

Sean O’Riordan Next year, for the first time, the Port of Cork will welcome cruise liners all year round, with a record 107 ships booked, some of which will dock at a new terminal which will be opened at Marino Point, near Cobh.

“Calls for more gardaí in Cork ‘have fallen on deaf ears’” ran the headline in the Irish Examiner on Saturday November 2

Japan is a beautiful, modern country, but you could get ripped off by taxis, nightclubs, and internet providers if you’re not careful. From super-strong sake to talking toilets, there’s a lot to know before you go, writes Sean O’Riordan.

The Port of Cork is doubling the size of its customs building in Ringaskiddy due to the increasing likelihood of a hard Brexit.

Male naval personnel were forced to change on the side of a road and female colleagues in a mini-bus with no curtains before Sunday’s national commemoration events after a room set aside for them was allegedly used for a “VIP reception”.

While Ireland was officially neutral in the Second World War, thousands of Irishmen fought against fascism by serving in the British, American, and Canadian armies, including on Normandy’s beaches, says Sean O’Riordan

More gardaí may come under the scrutiny of an internal probe into alleged corruption following the dramatic arrest of three members, including a high-ranking officer.

The armed support unit in Co Louth is “stretched to the limit” as it battles to cover the escalating gang feud in Drogheda, rampaging ATM gangs and patrolling the border as far as Co Cavan.

Sean O’Riordan Private William Patrick Ryan was an unusually courageous man. Having fought and survived several bloody battles in the First World War, he then volunteered in its aftermath to exhume the dead for Christian burial, even though he could have been blown to pieces by unexploded shells.

So that’s Wednesday nearly wrapped up. Here are some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

Sean O’Riordan says nurses are right to make their voices heard after enduring substandard wages and conditions for far too long.

Breast cancer survivors are preparing to launch a fundraising calendar, similar to the famous ‘Calendar Girls,’ and one of the participants is a man.

Cork County Council has been urged to set aside a special budget to reduce green areas in housing estates for more parking spaces and to widen entrance roads to provide proper access for emergency services.

A masterplan for a multi-million-euro redevelopment of the old IFI plant at Marino Point in Cobh is expected to be completed by February and lead to its redevelopment as an import/export hub for the Port of Cork.

The Naval Service has contacted members of its reserve in an attempt to lure them into full-time service to fill posts left vacant due to a major crisis in retention and recruitment.

Fears have been expressed that plans to ease gridlock in one of the country’s industrial hubs will not work properly unless a €15m junction is built to serve it.

Cork County Council looks set to establish a special Rural Affairs Committee amid rising fears that many communities in North and West Cork are dying.

The Irish secret service is not pumping more money into a ‘shaken-not-stirred, martini-swigging lifestyle’, even though its budget will be raised by 25% next year.

Cork County Council should have the power to go on to private land to tackle invasive plant species such as Japanese knotweed because some landowners are ignoring calls to eradicate them.

A dangerous junction on a main road in Co Cork, where two tourists died, will remain closed at least until the end of the month, despite protests by locals.

The Department of Defence has not replaced the only psychiatrist working in the Defence Forces Medical Corps since he left the job earlier this year, leaving a void in treatment for soldiers and sailors who are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

The deepening crisis in the Defence Forces will be laid bare at a conference

More than 20 families have been forced to pay local property tax (LPT) for the past five years due to an administrative oversight which should have excluded them because they live in an unfinished estate.

Cork County Council is to examine if it has the power to grant a rates rebate to businesses seriously affected by roadworks, rather than seeking approval from the Government for such a move.

A special ceremony will be held on an island off the south-west coast tomorrow to mark the exact day 80 years ago when the British handed over its fortifications to Free State forces.

While many former soldiers took to the streets of Dublin to highlight the dire pay and conditions endured by their serving compatriots, one man took it upon himself to show solidarity by holding his own march 11,600km away.

The Department of Foreign Affairs is contacting British authorities after fears were raised that submarines using sonar may have caused the deaths of a record number of Cuvier’s beaked whales off the Irish coast.

A municipal district council is likely to become the first in the country to ban the setting-up of gaming arcades in its jurisdiction.

More than 1,000 musicians from 20 countries will perform at this year’s Cork Guinness Jazz Festival, which is expected to generate €35m for the local economy.

Cork County Council has been told to prepare plans to get a number of harbour forts, Martello towers, and what was once the largest gunpowder factory in the world added to Unesco’s world heritage status list.

A Joint Policing Committee (JPC) is demanding answers as to why, more than two years after a Government announcement, no progress has been made to replace a garda station which has been described as one of the worst in the country.

Gardaí are monitoring car boot sales, markets, and fairs in Cork in an effort to recover stolen property, especially tools and equipment used in the construction industry.

Ellen Keane delivered on her billing as one to watch at the World Para Swimming Allianz European Championships as she clinched the bronze medal yesterday. In a thrilling race it was Keane that was able to hold her nerve and touch in third place.

The Department of Defence is “out of touch with the retention crisis” in the Army, Naval Service and Air Corps, it has been claimed, as a leaked military report shows it is failing to achieve the number, or calibre, of new recruits needed to fill gaps.

If islanders on Cape Clear fail to recruit two teachers, their 150-year-old school may have to close. That would have serious implications for the community’s future.

A special ceremony will take place today at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, to honour a Victoria Cross winner who pioneered aerial warfare tactics, shooting down 61 enemy planes — making him the fifth most deadly pilot of the First World War.

Neighbours from hell are using fellow tenants’ doorsteps and children’s playgrounds as toilets, waking people with all-night parties, and driving dangerously in council estates.

Gardaí have launched an investigation following the discovery of a young man’s body in Co Donegal.

A survey of 167 personnel who opted to pay to be discharged early from the Defence Forces shows that the vast majority are leaving for better pay and conditions elsewhere.

Heavy snow and treacherous driving conditions have already caused travel chaos nationwide — with the worst of the weather yet to hit the country.

The partners of Defence Forces members are holding a 24-hour vigil outside Leinster House.

Plugging gaps with limited resources could lead to deaths in the Defence Forces and a worst-case scenario, as the number of officers quitting continues to rise.