The wife of a mine worker killed in an underground rockfall wept yesterday as she thanked the emergency services for ensuring her husband’s remains were recovered from the mine.

GARDAÍ shot a man in his 20s in the stomach after he refused to drop a loaded shotgun he was brandishing in a crowded pub.

TWO local authority land deals for controversial private housing projects, which could boost city coffers by almost €7 million, could be blocked tonight.

HUNDREDS of new affordable homes will be built on Cork’s northside after decisions by the city council on three separate housing projects last night.