Cork City Council has advised that it has upgraded its Severe Weather Alert to level 3 status and it has activated its Crisis Management Team.

The number of motorists caught parking illegally in Cork city fell by 4.2% last year, although the South Mall remains the country’s top blackspot for catching illegally parked motorists.

Plans for flood defences to protect one of Cork City’s most flood-prone areas as part of a major public realm upgrade have gone on public display.

Facebook has lodged planning documents to facilitate its use of The Capitol offices development in the centre of Cork city.

City councillors have called for the OPW’s controversial flood defence scheme for Cork to be peer-reviewed amid confirmation that work on phase one is due to start this summer.

In the final part of our series on the redesign of Morrison’s Island, winners HH+ and architect Francis Keane outline their plans.

In the fifth part of our series on the redesign of Morrison’s Island, the team Re-Berth Cork outlines what it suggests for the city centre

As Cork City Council and the Office of Public Works draw up plans to erect controversial flood defences in the city centre, the Irish Examiner brings you an alternative view. All this week, we highlight the shortlisted entries to the Save Cork City competition to unlock the potential of Morrisson’s Island in the heart of the city centre and reimagine what its future might hold. Some are brave. Some are bold. But all are designed to spark debate. The overall winner will be revealed in the Irish Examiner next Monday.

The main opponents of the largest flood defence scheme in the history of the State have backed a €10,000 international architectural competition for one of Cork City’s most flood-prone zones.

There has been a dramatic rise in penalties for illegal parking in Cork City, with a 37% increase in the number of parking fines handed out by traffic wardens last year.

The construction of flood defences for one of the most flood-prone zones in Cork city centre is being fast-tracked amid criticism of ongoing delays on the Lower Lee flood relief scheme.

The number of parking fines issued in Cork City declined by 22% last year with almost 7,700 fewer tickets handed out to offending motorists.

Workers from Cork City and county councils will remain on flood alert for the next few days as high tides threaten coastal areas.

More than 35,000 parking tickets were issued by Cork City Council last year, with almost 100 offenders being fined every day.

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.

A severe weather warning has been issued by Met Éireann with a prolonged spell of stormy weather set to lash the country from tomorrow.

It’s sandbags at the ready in Cork city again after the local authority once more warned of tidal flooding today and tomorrow.

COASTAL areas have been put on flood alert with high tides, gales and heavy rain forecast this weekend.

Some residents in the Middle Parish in Cork chose to leave their homes last night in fear that there would be a repeat of the events of November 19.

AFTER the dry weeks it’s suddenly the rainy season.

A SOLAR-POWERED pay and display parking system will be introduced in selected locations in Cork this week.