A couple in their 80s have spoken of their nightmare after they got caught up in a suspected gas explosion at their home in Cork over the weekend, writes Olivia Kelleher.

A massive clean-up operation is under way across Cork City after Ophelia left a trail of destruction.

A man who saved a woman and her two children from drowning in their car in the River Lee said he was just in the right place at the right time, writes Eoin English.

A man who saved a woman and her two children from drowning in their car in the River Lee said he was just in the right place at the right time.

An Italian couple who were victims of a violent mugging in Cork City yesterday expressed the hope that their attacker understood the suffering he had caused.

A life-sized portrait of James Butler, first Duke of Ormonde (1610-1688) sold for a hammer price of €120,000 yesterday.

The house contents of Lotabeg — a time capsule of long-hidden antique delights — will be auctioned by Mealy’s in Cork next month.

Rush hour traffic came to a standstill for nearly two hours yesterday morning on the southside of Cork City, following two separate collisions that saw four people suffer minor injuries.

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.

Motorists have been warned to expect delays and consider diversions as one of Cork City’s busiest bridges closes for two months of maintenance from Monday.

Tom Spalding reviews a new book on Holy Trinity Church and the discovery of its Harry Clarke window.

The public transport minister and Cork’s city manager have both defended road and cycle lane projects which have caused chaos in parts of the city.

All across Cork City, there were water pumps buzzing as exhausted traders stood at the front door throwing bucket after bucket of flood water out of their premises.

Flood waters swept over Cork city centre again last night after another Atlantic storm battered the city and the city was subject to a status orange wind warning.

Flood-hit traders in Cork City, who are bracing for more misery tonight, have pleaded with the Government to fast-track the delivery of a multi-million flood defence plan.

Members of the public have been invited to have their say tomorrow on plans for a bike-sharing scheme in Cork.

Suburban train services were disrupted in Cork yesterday after a truck got jammed under a railway bridge in the city.

Cork commuter train services have been disrupted today after a truck struck a railway bridge on the city's Lower Glanmire Rd.