Place: Manchester

Meeting of Martin and Sunak could be the first step toward improved Irish-British relations

Blackpool, like the relationship between Dublin and London, has seen better days. Hopes are high that both can be returned to former glories

Fri, 11 Nov, 2022

Lucy Letby’s lawyer calls her a ‘dedicated’ nurse and says case is not a ‘done deal’

A woman accused of murdering babies on a neo-natal unit was a “dedicated” nurse and her guilt is not a “done deal,” a jury heard.

Thu, 13 Oct, 2022

Manchester United v Liverpool - Premier League - Old Trafford

Cork father and son fought each other on street after Manchester United beat Liverpool

Pair ordered to pay money into poor box

Thu, 22 Sep, 2022

Northern lights: UK's regional cities could teach Cork and Limerick a thing or two

Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says cities with devolved power are future engines of change

Mon, 28 Mar, 2022

Manchester United's Mason Greenwood still in custody amid rape allegation

Greater Manchester Police said it had been made aware of online social media images and videos posted by a woman reporting incidents of physical violence'

Mon, 31 Jan, 2022

Trials begin in UK on new vaccine to fight Covid-19 variants

The trial, which began this morning in Manchester, is expected to recruit 20 more volunteers, with results expected early next year

Mon, 20 Sep, 2021

Murder accused 'was seeing another woman four months after wife’s death'

Donald McPherson is accused of a 'sinister pre-planned killing' of his wife, who drowned in a 4ft deep swimming pool at the cottage they rented while on holiday in Denmark

Wed, 03 Mar, 2021

Air rage passenger fined €1,500 at Cork court

A woman in her thirties has been fined €1,500 after a plane en route from the Canary Islands to Manchester had to be diverted to Cork Airport after she became abusive to the crew and her fellow passengers.

Mon, 28 Dec, 2020

Joy Division: Forty years on from 'Closer'

This month marks four decades since the release of the classic record that would also be Ian Curtis’s final album with Joy Division. Ed Power chats to a number of Cork music fans about what it meant to them

Thu, 09 Jul, 2020

Gerard Howlin: From failing state to wielding soft power on the international stage

We are small. To succeed we must be nimble, selective, connected, and respected, writes Gerard Howlin

Wed, 08 Jul, 2020

Ireland's cricketers to face England at 'bio-secure' venue

Ireland's men's cricket team will meet England in three ODIs at a “bio-secure” Southampton stadium in the coming weeks.

Mon, 06 Jul, 2020

'Auf Wiedersehen': Leroy Sane completes move to Bayern Munich from Manchester City

Leroy Sane has completed his move from Manchester City to Bayern Munich.

Fri, 03 Jul, 2020

Mark English has potential to medal at Tokyo Olympics, says Eamonn Coghlan

Eamonn Coghlan believes Mark English has the potential to medal at the Tokyo Olympics next year.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Just the facts: non-fiction books and biographies for summer reading

In the first of our recommended books for over the holidays, Richard Fitzpatrick selects 20 non-fiction titles

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Dentist who failed to carry out biopsy of lesion censured

A dentist who admitted professional misconduct over failure to carry out a biopsy of a lesion in the floor of a patient's mouth has had conditions imposed on his registration by the High Court.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2020

FA Cup: Kevin De Bruyne eases Man City past Newcastle in quarter-final

Having finally been knocked off their perch at the summit of English football, Manchester City were clearly in no mood to relinquish a second piece of precious silverware in the space of three days.

Sun, 28 Jun, 2020

Airline stocks remain in tailspin despite fundraising efforts

Airline stocks have continued to fall amid fears of a second wave of Covid-19 and despite some big carriers attracting financial backing.

Thu, 25 Jun, 2020

Stephen Ireland hoping for international return after training with Bruno Fernandes

United's €55m January signing moved into a house three doors down from Ireland's Manchester home and the Cobh-native says Fernandes not only recognised him but looked up to Ireland as a child.

Wed, 24 Jun, 2020

Ask Audrey: 'My friend works for Tourism Ireland, we call her Diddly Ei-Leen'

C’mere, what’s the story with coming into contact with English people? I’m not a racist now like, some of my best friends are from Galway.

Thu, 18 Jun, 2020

Man City come back with a bang on a night of woe for Arsenal

For once, Manchester City’s stadium lived up to the unkind nickname bestowed upon it by their jealous rivals. After a 100 day absence, the Premier League returned last night at the Empti-had Stadium, with Pep Guardiola still dominating Arsenal.

Wed, 17 Jun, 2020

Dates confirmed for the return of Aer Lingus Regional flights

Stobart Air, the operator of Aer Lingus regional routes, will resume international services with enhanced health and safety measures from Dublin to Edinburgh and Glasgow from the middle of July with most other services resuming from the beginning of August.

Wed, 10 Jun, 2020

Katie Taylor's fight with Amanda Serrano could take place in Hearn's garden

Already postponed from the original May date to July 4 at the Manchester Arena, that rescheduled fight night, which was also due to feature Dillian Whyte’s heavyweight showdown against Alexander Povetkin, has now been scrapped altogether.

Wed, 03 Jun, 2020

Jason Quigley excited by prospect of garden duel

Jason Quigley could have fought in front of thousands of punters in Manchester earlier this month.

Fri, 29 May, 2020

White Lines: Angela Griffin on her new Ibiza-set series on Netflix

Former Corrie star Angela Griffin tells Ed Power about her role as a sex-party organiser in a new Ibiza-set series on Netflix

Sun, 10 May, 2020

Megan Campbell: 'I wanted to be the person to beat the odds'

Irish international Megan Campbell is battling back from another major injury, this time one which threatened to end her career.

Tue, 05 May, 2020

Liam Mackey on Norman Hunter: The show-stopper

We all of us have our first FA Cup final, the one against which all the others which followed have to be measured. It might not have been the greatest ever, it might even have been one for others to forget but, precisely because it was your first one, it captured the imagination and cemented your love affair with the game.

Fri, 17 Apr, 2020

B-Side the Leeside: Emperor of Ice Cream and the album that never was

Ed Power collects the oral history of Emperor of Ice Cream, today remembered by many as the great Cork band that never was.

Wed, 15 Apr, 2020

The unmasking of Roy Keane

Billy Stickland is the man behind the picture of the man behind the mask, the award-winning photographer who — with a little help from Denis Irwin — persuaded Roy Keane to pose for one of the most striking portraits of his career.

Wed, 08 Apr, 2020

France records 1,000 more Covid-19 deaths bringing death toll to 6,500

There are more than 1,000,000 confirmed cases worldwide and over 54,000 deaths according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

Sat, 04 Apr, 2020

Taylor v Serrano postponed

As was widely anticipated, Katie Taylor’s clash with Amanda Serrano has been postponed.

Sun, 29 Mar, 2020

Liam Mackey: The first time I met Keano

In the first of a series of excursions into his football reporting past, Liam Mackey revisits a couple of memorable early encounters with Roy Keane. I might be a Dubliner through and through but I was never happier to play the Cork card — for which I claim entitlement under the parentage rule — than the first time I met Keano. It was in the weeks leading up to the 1991 FA Cup final — in which Not

Fri, 27 Mar, 2020

Taylor-Serrano super-fight could go behind closed doors in time

The Katie Taylor versus Amanda Serrano super-fight is in serious doubt and could even be held behind closed doors because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2020

Terrace Talk: Damn the begrudgers — Liverpool had a great season no matter how it finishes

EVER been in a traffic jam for ages and discovered it was because of a fatal crash, miles down the road?

Sun, 15 Mar, 2020

The 1975 Live Review: Gen-Z rock stars light up 3Arena

“Olé, Olé, Olé,” chanted the crowd (there were a few scowling hold-outs). “F***ing hell,” replied Healy. “This isn’t a Charlatans gig….Why are you all singing in Spanish?”

Wed, 04 Mar, 2020

Italian coronavirus fears impact para-swimmers

Two para-swimmers are the first Irish athletes to be indirectly affected by the coronavirus after the cancellation of a competition they were due to attend in northern Italy this week.

Tue, 25 Feb, 2020

Cardiologist praises Dublin Airport first responders who saved his life after 17 minutes down

Dr Farqad Alamgir was travelling to Ireland from Manchester when he experienced a serious cardiac event in Terminal 2

Tue, 18 Feb, 2020

Ciara Mageean: ‘I’m not gonna lie, I still get nervous’

Mageean, who’s season got off to a flier when she set a new Irish 1500m Indoor record at the World Athletics Indoor Grand Prix in Boston in January, will bid for another Irish record when she competes in the 3000m.

Wed, 12 Feb, 2020

Brexit could reduce consumer choice

Brexit could see many popular products disappearing from the shelves of Irish stores as providing them becomes less economically viable for suppliers.

Thu, 06 Feb, 2020

New Manchester route announced for Kerry airport

Ryanair will operate the service to the UK twice a week from the end of March.

Tue, 21 Jan, 2020

Storm Brendan: Man injured after being trapped beneath gate in Clare

A man was injured after he became trapped beneath a gate that had blown open on top of him during Storm Brendan this morning.

Mon, 13 Jan, 2020

Flybe 'in rescue talks over collapse risk'

Flybe, Europe's largest regional airline, is at risk of collapse, according to a report.

Mon, 13 Jan, 2020

Opportunities abound for Irish on the Championship trail

There is a conversation from a couple years ago that sticks in the mind — and the craw — of Sean O’Shea.

Fri, 10 Jan, 2020

Danny Drinkwater joins Aston Villa on loan from Chelsea

Danny Drinkwater has joined Aston Villa on loan from Chelsea for the rest of the season, the Villa Park club have announced.

Tue, 07 Jan, 2020

Sarah Thatt-Foley: Things are looking up for Cork’s sustainable future

Building upward is an important part of the drive to make Irish cities livable, writes Sarah Thatt-Foley

Thu, 26 Dec, 2019