Gardaí in Cork city investigating the discovery of a man's body beside an apartment block say they are now treating it as an "unlawful killing".

Gardaí are investigating the death of a man whose body was found by a rubbish chute in an apartment block.

Gardaí in Cork have begun an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a man's body in a flat in the city this evening.

THE flood mayhem in Cork continued last night as 43 people had to be evacuated from flats at Grenville Place, near the Mercy University Hospital.

Almost 6,000 students from Munster gathered in Cork today to voice their united opposition to a re-introduction of third-level fees.

Tommy Barker sees potential in a Georgian original on the North Mall