The development of Cork’s industrial and employment base from the 1960s saw lots of ‘blow-ins’ decide to settle or build houses along the shoulders of hills east of Cork City, from Tivoli down towards Glounthaune and beyond.

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A Cork woman is helping the economy of a terror-stricken part of Africa by developing an Irish country creamery there.

A shotgun stolen two years ago from a suburb on the western side of Cork City was discarded by raiders as they fled from armed gardaí who lay in wait for them as they attempted to rob a businessman.

Gardaí are awaiting results of an autopsy on the body of a 53-year-old man who was found with head injuries on a lane in Cork.

An elderly man suffered a “café coronary” after choking on a piece of meat during a meal at a Cork hotel, an inquest heard yesterday.

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A DOCTOR who was discharged from Cork University Hospital (CUH) diagnosed with a migraine died within days after undergoing high-risk brain surgery for a ruptured aneurysm, an inquest heard yesterday.