Two men in their forties have been charged in connection with a drugs haul in Cork over the weekend during which Gardai seized almost €800,000 worth of cannabis herb.

The Green Party wants to reintroduce towing operations in Cork city in a bid to tackle widespread and persistent illegal parking in bike and bus lanes.

Construction work is due to start on site by year’s end for a 165-bed Cork city centre hotel, adjacent to the bus station and alongside the Prism office tower site: both key sites cleared planning in recent weeks.

Gardai have encouraged Cork city centre workers to plan their transport to and from work tomorrow in a bid to minimise traffic congestion around the Liam Miller tribute match.

A major planning approval this week brings to €300m the value of development set to flow onto Cork City’s north quays, by CIÉ’s Kent railway station.

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Up to 1,500 people will be working on site across the bank holiday weekend, with some 40,000 fans expected on each of the three concert nights.

The ‘company’ of Cork is in much better shape that it has been for years, writes Joe Gill.

A former British Army soldier masturbated in front of a woman near Kent railway station in Cork after first engaging her in conversation.

Details of Cork’s top tourist attractions have been extolled from the ramparts of a historic fort.

Ireland’s first floating four-star hotel and restaurant could be open on Cork’s city quays by August.

The owner of a Jack Russell was so concerned about getting treatment for a persistent rash on the dog’s belly that he broke into a farm supplies store to steal sheep dip.

TEE-ED up for a sale is Unit No 1 at Cork City’s increasingly prominent commercial hub, Penrose Wharf — the point at which the N27 city route from Cork’s airport ends at the N8.

Gardaí are advising people to arrive in the village of Castlelyons, Co Cork, before 1pm on Friday if they want to attend Thomas Kent’s State funeral.

More than 400 jobseekers were interviewed for just 60 positions at the country’s newest McDonald’s restaurant which opened in Cork yesterday.

Nearly 90 people have died from heroin and other opiates in Cork City in the past 11 years, according to coroner Myra Cullinane.

A woman travelling by train from Dublin to Cork became so concerned about the actions of a 69-year-old man on board that gardaí were contacted and they arrested him.

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Business leaders in Cork City have called for a halt to major roadwork schemes on key routes in the run-up to Christmas.

The planned redevelopment of Kent railway station, in Cork City, is the subject of a new application by Irish Rail.

The increased ferocity and intensity of storms that battered the Irish coast in recent days can be attributed to man-made climate change, says one of the country’s foremost experts on climate change.

The Cork Business Association has welcomed the new bike-sharing scheme after the city council voted to proceed with the initiative.

A groundbreaking plan to transform one of Cork City’s most historic streets into a vibrant Victorian quarter has been unveiled.

A trickle of blood from the occasional stumble, lots of dribbling sweat, but no sign of tears as the fitter citizens of Cork and Dublin took to the streets to give each other’s city marathon a run for its money.

Gardaí say they are closely monitoring traffic flows in Cork City in a bid to manage rush-hour bottlenecks caused by two major projects.

Business leaders in Cork City have called for emergency talks with the city’s transport chiefs after it emerged that two major projects are set to cause traffic chaos for over a month.

A highlight of Midsummer Festival was a series of plays performed in unlikely locations about Cork city, says arts editor Marc O’Sullivan

Continuing today are Siamsa Tire’s What the Folk?, Dylan Tighe’s Record at the Half Moon Theatre and Ronan Leonard’s Adventures of a Music Nerd at the Crane Lane.

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CORK Midsummer Festival launches today with openings that include Rian at Cork Opera House; the world premiere of Fearghus Ó Conchuir’s Starlight at Firkin Crane; Pat Kinevane in Silent at the Commodore Hotel in Cobh; Catherine Wheels’ White at the Granary Theatre; and TPO Company’s Kindur: The Adventurous Life of Icelandic Sheep at the Cork School of Music.

Bus Éireann has ramped up the frequency of buses on two of Cork City’s busiest routes.

A COUPLE in their 20s are lucky to be alive today after a stolen car smashed into the vehicle in which they were travelling in Cork city.

GARDAÍ in Cork are investigating how a Christmas Day drugs party led to the death of two men — with one man dying on Christmas Day and the other on St Stephen’s Day.

AN ELDERLY man who suffered severe brain injuries and is now effectively blind as a result of being struck by a bus while crossing a busy road in Cork city has secured €300,000 in settlement of High Court proceedings.

DIE-HARD Cork fans issued a rousing rallying call to the Rebel army yesterday as they prepare to march on Croke Park.

NOT pretty to look at, any of them, but pretty damn cheap as a compensating factor, is this clutch of basic Cork homes, offered at prices not really seen in the city for quite a few years.

A group of striking taxi drivers in Cork threatened to cause traffic gridlock today with a go-slow protest through the city.

“SAM is coming home,” that was the triumphant chant around Kerry, last night, as preparations were being made to welcome home the victorious All-Ireland football champions.

MOTORISTS could be facing weeks of traffic chaos after the partial collapse of one of the country’s busiest roads.

THE flexibility of NBRU drivers in Dublin Bus is something to behold and must be a first in Irish industrial relations history.

A 10-YEAR jail sentence was imposed on a Clonakilty heroin addict who was caught at Kent railway station in Cork after he stepped off the Dublin train with more than €16,000 worth of cocaine.

A ten-year jail sentence was imposed today on a Clonakilty heroin addict who was caught at Kent railway station in Cork after he stepped off the Dublin train with over €16,000 worth of cocaine.

CORK taxi drivers held crisis talks last night ahead of a crunch meeting with the industry regulator.