We love a bit of Ed. Actually, scrap that — we love a lot of Ed.

The promoter behind Ed Sheeran’s forthcoming shows in Páirc Uí Chaoimh has given his assurance that lighting issues outside the stadium will not affect the concerts this summer.

GAA chiefs in Cork say they are confident that a standoff with City Hall over payments for public lighting upgrades around the redeveloped Páirc Uí Chaoimh will be resolved before the stadium hosts two Ed Sheeran concerts in May.

It’s taken over €80m, 33,000 tonnes of concrete, 1,500 tonnes of steelwork, some 500 construction workers and about two years — but Ireland’s newest sports stadium has finally been unveiled.

The route of the first Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon to be staged on a Sunday has been tweaked to avoid clashing with morning Masses.

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.

Two separate investigations are under way after a man was injured while setting up a funfair ride in Cork City.

Two compact-sized office units, each tenanted but on short or expired leases, have been put up for sale at Cork’s Cleve Business Park, priced at €240,000 and €250,000.

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.

A call centre hopes to immediately hire 50 staff to handle increased growth in its business, which is already dealing with 35,000 customers a week.

Works have begun, again, for a power cable upgrade on a key city road in Cork which was dug up and resurfaced just a year ago.

Plans for a massive public park in Cork city to rival Dublin’s Phoenix Park have been unveiled.

A state-of-the-art film and television production studio has opened in Cork.

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.