A man has been found guilty of attacking his then girlfriend by throwing her on the floor, beating her, and then pinning her to the bed in their flat before he then dropped her to work.

Almost €100,000 in social welfare payments was claimed fraudulently by a man over a period of more than nine years and yesterday his sentencing was put back until July 3.

Cork City South Central was previously a small electoral area but it represents a very different proposition after the expansion of the city boundary.

The Government will be powerless to prevent a repeat of Saturday’s “repulsive” show-of-strength march by the New IRA-linked group embroiled in Lyra McKee’s killing unless it introduces new emergency laws.

The President has unveiled a plaque to mark the birthplace of a Cork man who is revered in Venezuela as a liberator, but who remains largely anonymous here.

For fans of antidotes to high-speed communications, the proposal to include a time capsule in the next census will hold a certain romantic appeal.

A girl in Cork is in a serious condition after an incident involving a firework in Cork city.

From Best Takeaway Pizza to Best Spicebag, the ‘steaks’ are high.

Quite some years ago, I took a stroll up the vertiginous incline of ‘Barracka’ (local parlance for Barrack St) with ‘The Money’, a potential investor seeking guidance.

A homeless man accused of attempted robbery this week claimed yesterday he was only trying to get back €120 that had been robbed from him.

A man who was arrested as part of the investigation of a burglary nine years ago where jewellery was stolen came to court yesterday to apply for the return of his own bracelet from gardaí, saying it was of sentimental value.

Empty-nesters are being encouraged to downsize into secure and sheltered local authority housing in Cork City in a bid to free up larger homes for families on the housing list.

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.

A heavily pregnant woman and her partner, who are living in a property acquired by a fund, can remain there until at least October, a High Court judge has said.

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.

Gardaí dealing with an extremely volatile public order situation in Cork City last Christmas time had to contend with two women calling the crowd to rebel against the gardaí.

What must be one of Cork City’s smallest properties is back on the market — all 25.2sq m of it. The tiny two-room property is located off Barrack St on the southside of the city and is 2.44m wide and available for €60,000.

Sean Hartnett has penned a book that will rankle British intelligence. He talks to Cormac O’Keeffe

The Army’s bomb disposal unit dealt with a suspect device in Waterford City yesterday, which led to the evacuation of 40 homes.

It could be you — and it could be right up your street.

A 59-year-old man was charged yesterday with having cannabis for sale or supply on Barrack St in Cork City, and is required to stay away from the street and surrounding streets as a condition of his bail.

A canopy-style roof on a public section of Waterford’s city centre is part of a €17.3m urban renewal programme due to begin next month.

Cork City’s St Patrick’s Day parade was colourful in more ways than one, with every race represented as hundreds of non-nationals mingled with locals to join the celebration.

All politics is local, Tip O’Neill once said. John Halligan knows it.

Now that we are paying for water as well as private property tax, would it be unreasonable for the residents of Cork City and county to expect to have access to a published annual schedule of road and street drain cleaning?

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A judge has jailed a man for a “bizarre, criminal, appalling and dangerous” driving rampage through the streets of Ennis.

From medieval re-enactments to a Rory Gallagher walking trail, with a Masonic lodge, George Boole, and Sir Henry’s themed tours thrown in for good measure — Cork city is set to reveal its rich and varied heritage this weekend.

Two Republican activists pasting up posters for a meeting of a prisoners’ solidarity group claimed that gardaí who stopped them on the street were acting politically and not out of real suspicion in relation to drugs.

Two best friends who share a unique connection to two survivors of the Lusitania disaster are set to play a key role in the centenary commemorations.

Cllr Mick Finn said the plan, which is being introduced at the same time as proposed traffic changes around Grenville Place, will have a huge impact on people living in the Middle Parish, the city’s biggest residential area.

They were best friends who set sail together from Queenstown, Co Cork, in 1911, hoping to build a new life in America.

Gardaí are seeking the public's assistance in tracing missing 84-year-old Denis Whyte.

A man on trial for sexually assaulting a woman after she left a nightclub denied looking for women in Cork and following her because she had left the club alone.

A man has gone on trial on a sexual assault charge arising out of an alleged 10-second attack on a woman who left her friends in a nightclub in Cork City as she felt unwell.

An eyesore corner site on a revamped street is set for a facelift under an initiative designed to tackle derelict corner sites in Cork.

Vacant shop windows are being transformed into artistic tourist information panels as part of a new approach to tackle dereliction in Cork City.

The young man who admitted stabbing another man 13 times causing his death has no history of committing acts of violence, but there is no shortage of violence in his past.

GIG WISE: The countdown has begun for Live at the Marquee in Cork, with young whippersnapper Cliff Richard kicking it all off on Monday, June 9, followed by the equally youthful Dolly Parton (June 12).

Meet the unicycling, pole-dancing, cannabis seed-selling local election candidate who hopes to top the poll on Friday.