As gardaí follow more than 300 lines of inquiry over the gruesome killing of Frankie Dunne, his family has said they are “numb and in shock” after his death.

A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of a homeless man in Cork city.

The tragic case of Timmy Hourihane, the homeless man who was beaten to death in Cork at the weekend, demonstrates the complexity of the homelessness crisis, the Taoiseach said.

The devastated family of Timmy Hourihane, the homeless man who was beaten to death near Cork city at the weekend, has appealed to the public for help finding his killer.

The family of a homeless man killed in Cork city have issued a statement via the gardaí they "are naturally devastated".

Homeless people feel the streets of Cork are not safe, according to frontline workers speaking in the aftermath of the fatal assault on Timothy Hourihane.

Gardaí in Cork have interviewed people who were in the tented village on Mardyke Walk where homeless man Timmy Hourihane suffered a fatal assault on Sunday morning, as it has emerged that a ‘dangerous element’ had moved into the area in recent weeks.

A trained chef who wanted to champion the cause of homeless people, Timmy Hourihane was hospitalised following a number of attacks before suffering the fatal assault that took his life on Sunday morning.

A homeless chef who was killed on the streets of Cork said in a moving radio interview last winter that he felt unsafe on the streets and had been hospitalised three times following assaults on his person.

More homeless people will die unless the Government increases its efforts to tackle the crisis, a frontline charity worker has warned.

Gardaí investigating the death of a homeless man in Cork city this morning have called on any witnesses to come forward, and say there may have been a disturbance at the scene of the attack in the hours leading up to the fatal assault.

It won’t go down in the annals of history as a classic Pres-Christians encounter but CBC did enough to claim the Clayton Hotels Munster Senior Schools Cup coming out on top 5-3 in Musgrave Park.

Excitement is building on the Mardyke Walk as Presentation Brothers College gear up for tomorrow’s Munster Schools Senior Cup final.

A proposal to develop one of the longest greenways in Ireland, along the River Lee to the Cork coast has received the backing of the Green Party.

Demolition work gets under way today to pave the way for a vast new riverside public sports, adventure, and ecology park, which will wrap around Cork’s regenerated flagship GAA stadium.

A TRIO of terraced 1890s-built villa buildings, facing the UCC campus and main entry gates on Cork city’s Western Road is up for sale in one lot for €2.35 million, pitched for student accommodation, residential, offices or academic/medical-related uses, with possible further development to rear.

Páidí O’Brien is the new Irish National Elite Criterium champion after using his sprint finish to great effect before a huge crowd in Cork City on Saturday, taking gold from a three-man breakaway.

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

Poor Pac-Man, he never seems to catch a break and here he is staring down the barrel of losing another life in this classic Irish street art.

The weather may have scuppered thousands of back-garden barbecue plans but one of the country’s top food festivals is going ahead this weekend come hail, rain or shine.

TAXPAYERS may have unknowingly coughed up €2.3 million to build a garden in the sky — but now they’re going to have to wait another year to see their project in bloom.

THEY must be among the largest houses in the city, and this imposing, red-brick row on Cork’s Western Road is mostly used for guest accommodation, save for No 3.

CORK is unusual in that houses rarely go for auction in the city – perhaps the southern temperament prefers a quiet deal, or there’s a reluctance to pay up front – or even, it might be letting the world know you have the money.

AN elderly woman is recovering after being allegedly dragged along a road by a car during an attempted robbery.

PLANS to build Cork’s biggest skate park were back on track yesterday after a delay of several months.

UCC bosses are to resubmit plans for a multi-million euro 200-student outreach centre at the Mardyke, despite their shock at having the project turned down by An Bord Pleanála.

A UCC PLAN to create an outreach university has been rejected by An Bord Pleanála.

FAIR play to Cllr Noel Collins who is “carrying the cross” for Cork county council (Irish Examiner, April 26).