There was little activity on Sheares Street on a quiet Bank Holiday Monday afternoon, but the few who did stroll down the city centre avenue did a double take when they saw gardaí posted outside a sealed-off derelict building.

A bid to name one of Cork’s busiest roads after the War of Independence group, Cumann na mBan, has hit a speed bump.

From the People’s Republic to the Pedal Republic — Cork’s first public bike scheme went live yesterday, half-finished and six months late.

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The prospect of glorious sunshine this weekend helps kick off a summer of weekend festivals and events that extend from Baltimore to Charleville and Youghal to Cork City and Clonakilty.

GARDAÍ are preparing a file for the DPP after releasing without charge two teenagers who were questioned about two attacks on women in Cork City on the same night before Christmas.

A number of traffic restrictions will be in place in Cork City today, for the Queen's visit.

Gardaí have warned motorists and pedestrians in Cork that several areas of the city will be closed off ahead of the Queen's visit tomorrow.

A SEVEN-KILOMETRE traffic cordon will be in place around Cashel on Thursday night next week, before Queen Elizabeth’s visit on Friday morning.

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.

FOUR nuns left Cork yesterday to join the church’s fight against HIV/AIDS in South Africa.

TODAY has long been earmarked as a landmark day for maternity services in Cork.

Eoin English

I AM a fourth-year zoology student at UCC where I am conducting a survey of the dietary habits and predation success of the domestic cat.

I LIKE the new appearance of Patrick Street in Cork