Planning permission has been granted for student apartments in Cork city centre.

Contractors for one of the most complex roads projects ever undertaken in this country could be appointed within weeks.

Objectors to the proposed €180m Cork-Ringaskiddy motorway say it would split communities, cause increased physical and mental health problems, reduce life expectancy, and significantly devalue their properties.

Irish Water plans to cut off water to large areas of Cork city overnight on Tuesday to repair a critical mains pipe at risk of bursting.

There have been calls for a halt on the development of student accommodation in residential areas of Cork City until a coherent planning policy on such projects is adopted.

A prisoner charged with carrying out a post office raid in 1996 in Cork escaped from custody and fled to England, where he became a model citizen until his recent arrest and extradition.

A Corkman aged 43 was arrested at Cork Airport and charged with carrying out an armed robbery almost 19 years ago at Bandon Rd post office.

Firstly an open declaration — those looking for a petrolhead’s review of an electric car won’t find one here. I know nothing of horsepower, engine size, or torque. I have two considerations when driving: Can this car get me from A to B without any hassle and is the stereo any good?

The opening of two flyovers on Cork’s N40 South Ring Road has swamped the city’s western suburbs with traffic, a report has found.

A Swiss army knife with a blade open was thrown in the window of a patrol car striking a garda in the neck when a public order incident was being probed at Bandon Rd in Cork.

Surface water and spot floods are causing problems for motorists this morning.

A missing dog was reunited with its owners almost 320km away thanks to live sighting updates on social media and the speaker on a mobile phone.

A large construction firm which pulled out of a €3.5m drainage scheme in West Cork earlier this week is continuing to work on a major roads scheme in Cork city.

With HSE plans to change ambulance cover, West Cork knew it had to act, writes Eddie Cassidy

The HSE moved last night to ease fears in West Cork about proposed sweeping changes to the ambulance service.

The National Roads Authority is to carry out a €1m revamp of the dual carriageway between the Jack Lynch Tunnel and Bishopstown and rename it the N40 in the first phase of creating an orbital route for Cork city.

THE Kieran Lynch trained Elegant Rumble claimed his place in the semi-final of the Guinness Trophy when winning the run-off at Curraheen Park yesterday morning.