Here is a selection of people who have begun new roles with companies and organisations in Ireland, including OneLogin, 3Sixty, Philip Lee, Learning Pool, Irish Farmers’ Association and Cork County Council

Consultants are to be appointed soon to prepare a report on how to open a gate to provide pedestrian access to Cork’s newest public park.

Cork could become an incredible city, a European gem, if developed properly. The city is loved because of its closeness to the water, to nature, and to history. The architecture and the historic buildings are complemented by the trees and the water. The fact that you have an island at the centre is also an added feature. The Government’s Project 2040 plans sound great and there are individuals and groups that have a vision for what the city could become.

So-called ‘bin police’ will have the power to call to homes and businesses in Cork city and demand waste collection receipts following the adoption of new bye-laws.

Residents who live overlooking a vast illegal dump on the northside of Cork city have demanded a start-date for a promised clean-up.

The city council’s head of environment insists the Lower Lee Flood Relief Scheme is the only solution, writes Eoin English.

Major design changes to Cork’s €140m flood defence scheme have been unveiled that will see demountable flood defences, rather than walls, used to protect the most historic city centre areas.

The virus outbreak at The Lough in Cork has killed more than 750 carp, which could cost €200,000 to restock.

Some 1,200 local authority homes in Cork City have been earmarked for repairs or upgrades, as part of a massive €11m loan-funded scheme.

There have been calls for the Government to write off the debt on a publicly owned landbank in Cork City earmarked for up to 600 homes after it emerged that the cost to the city of servicing the interest on the loans has soared to over €5m.

A newly-published book gives a rare insight in images and words into the daily lives of those who inhabit the only Cistercian monastery for women in Ireland.

The Lord Mayor of Cork says the city owes a debt of gratitude to the chairman of the board of Cork Opera House, who is stepping down after helping to save the theatre from the brink of financial collapse.

For tree-lovers, autumn is perhaps the most beautiful time of the year when foliage changes into a rich mixture of brown, red, yellow, orange and gold.

Housing officials in Cork city have launched a second bid to identify sites for social housing after the first initiative helped deliver more than 160 units in less than a year.

Another 109 more social housing units are scheduled to be developed in the Cork city centre following a special City Council meeting last night.

A local authority’s ability to meet housing demand could be “fundamentally compromised” unless Cork’s city boundary is extended, top city officials have warned.

A sheltered housing scheme for downsizing over-60s was among four social housing projects approved for Cork City last night.

A chronic shortage of local authority housing officers in Cork City has sparked fears about an increase in serious antisocial behaviour.

The first supported-student accommodation complex of its kind in the State will provide vulnerable young adults with a gateway to a new life, Cork’s city councillors say.

Cork City Council is developing a €2.1m supported-student accommodation complex in the western suburbs for young adults at risk of homelessness.

Plans for more than 100 social housing units on four inner city sites are set to breathe new life into the heart of Cork city.

Homeless agencies in Cork will be asked to explain why 17 people were turned away from emergency shelters in January because no beds were available.

A baby chick’s first moments of life captured on camera took the top prize in the Irish Examiner Readers’ Pictures Competition.

Two collections of photographs capture the magnificence of Ireland’s mountains, showcasing stunning surroundings and intimate portraits of the people who call the slopes home, writes Dan MacCarthy.

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.

The head of housing in Cork city has been criticised after suggesting that if people on the housing list can book a holiday online, they should be able to engage with an online council house letting system.

Two outspoken community activists whose home has been attacked have called for a multi-agency taskforce to tackle serious anti-social behaviour in their estate.

City officials have revealed a damning catalogue of obstruction, threats, and intimidation which have thwarted efforts to resolve issues at what has been branded Ireland’s worst Traveller halting site.

Travellers may face legal action if they continue to refuse social housing offers after a Cork City Council report revealed ongoing anti-social problems.

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

City officials have been given discretion to make higher rent support payments to people in private rented accommodation who are availing of a government scheme introduced in Cork City during the summer.

Almost 1,200 council tenants in Cork city are facing rent hikes as work continues on a major city-wide rent review.

A controversial rent review process affecting almost 6,000 Cork City Council tenants will not be halted despite protests and calls for it to be scrapped.

Taxpayers could face a €400,000 bill for providing 24-hour Garda security for builders who worked on a Traveller housing scheme.

In need of a break from the frantic pace of neon-lit shopping centres? Kelly O’Brien looks at the rising trend of traditional Christmas markets featuring festive fun and finger-licking food