A local authority has been criticised for its decision to place for sale a derelict historic structure with links to the first agricultural college in Ireland or Britain to teach girls.

The last time this house appeared in these pages, it didn’t actually exist... except on paper, and in the plans with which it was offered for sale.

Audrey has been sorting out Cork people for ages

A pyromaniac caught setting fire to properties in Douglas, Rochestown, and Bishopstown in Cork City has been jailed for six years, writes Liam Heylin of the Irish Examiner.

A pyromaniac caught setting fire to properties in Douglas, Rochestown, and Bishopstown in Cork City has been jailed for six years.

An ‘exercise station’ in the garden is just one of the bespoke features of this star home in Ballincollig, says Tommy Barker.

In most circumstances, No 10 Woodford would be snapped up by a family looking for a three/four-bed home in Cork’s western suburbs. But its location, almost on the doorstep of Cork Institute of Technology and near the old Fás training centre and business parks, might also put it on the radar of investor buyers.

Week three of Leaving Certificate 2016 blasted off with references to a spacecraft visiting Pluto and the Large Hadron Collider project in Switzerland.

It's marathon day today, with tens of thousands taking part in events in Dublin and Cork.

An inspirational couple in their 80s hope to cross the finish line of their last ever marathon hand-in-hand in Cork on Monday.

A woman ripped open her blouse as she ran towards gardaí and claimed that officers were raping her.

Walking through Cork City yesterday, you’d be forgiven for thinking you had woken up in some sort of post-apocalyptic dystopia.

A teenager who threatened to slit the throats of two gardaí outside a hotel shortly after getting a suspended sentence for a violent disorder was jailed yesterday as the judge said he had stretched the elastic too far.

Desmond Kennedy has a lifetime of experience helping people get on their feet.

A businessman has offered a €1,000 reward for information which leads to the return of a handbag which was stolen from a bereaved mother as she visited her son’s grave.

A potential buyer has emerged for a failed waste firm at the centre of a sit-in protest which has closed with losses of some €2m and 25 jobs.

An investigation has been launched after two tethered and neglected dogs were rescued from appalling conditions on the outskirts of Cork City yesterday.

US insurance company Assurant Solutions has confirmed it is to pull out of Cork with the loss of up to 170 jobs.

Former lord mayor of Cork, Cllr John Buttimer (FG), who represents the area, called for an immediate review of national legislation governing dereliction that would allow the authorities move quicker to tackle sites like this.

A man has been jailed after producing a small knife to stab another man at a bookies office.

A charity for the prevention of suicide and self-harm opens a centre in Cork today in a bid to reduce suicide levels in the region.

There are fears for the future of 170 jobs at the Cork branch of a global insurance services provider.

The AA has called for an “informal grace period” for motorists after thousands of people swamped motor tax offices yesterday in a last- minute rush to beat a new motor tax deadline.

When Rory Coomey was made redundant last March from EMC in Cork he dusted himself off and decided to pursue his dream of becoming a photographer.

Gardaí are preparing a file for the DPP after releasing without charge a man who was arrested after a €100,000 heroin seizure in Cork city.

A man was being questioned at a Cork City Garda station last night following what is believed to be the largest heroin seizure in the city this year.

Cork did exceptionally well in this year’s Leaving Certificate exams, with students from four schools achieving eight A1s.

A hospital has pledged €150,000 to help establish a new suicide crisis centre in Cork.

As a teenager, he watched in awe as it flashed past at a record speed of 147mph.

The Cork Midsummer festival opens tonight, kicking off an eclectic mix of weekend fun that includes Elton John, vintage Formula One racing cars, and pirates.

Violence flared as emergency services recovered the body of a member of the Travelling community from a Co Cork river.

A Garda investigation is under way into alleged attempts by an employee of a Cork-based company to use the credit card details of a number of callers to the local property tax (LPT) helpline.

Six housing estates have been included in the list of properties exempted from the property tax despite never featuring in any official government list of unfinished developments.

Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines for a grand prix circuit down memory lane.

Valerie O’Donovan, 32, died in the early hours of last Sunday in a single vehicle crash at Manch Middle, Ballineen, Co Cork. Ms O’Donovan of Riverview Drive, Ballineen was a front-seat passenger in the car.

A major jobs boost is expected in Cork after land was rezoned to facilitate the expansion of a business park.

Cork’s city manager says he cannot provide councillors with the legal advice which informed their decision to vote against mounting a legal challenge against a retail project.