Almost 80% of women who suffer abuse in the home never report it, according to Safe Ireland, the charity that supports women and children experiencing domestic violence.

Prison officers escorting a man from Cork District Court observed another man slipping drugs to the prisoner in the courthouse.

Gardaí are advising people to arrive in the village of Castlelyons, Co Cork, before 1pm on Friday if they want to attend Thomas Kent’s State funeral.

The zoning of a sports field on the northside of Cork city has been changed to facilitate the construction of a safer new junction off the North Ring Rd.

A man has pleaded guilty to carrying a hammer and a breadknife as he sought revenge for an assault.

Fears that super-strength heroin contributed to the deaths of two men in Cork were ruled out yesterday.

It may be small, but having only been on the market for a week, 5 Belmont Terrace is attracting some big interest. Tommy Barker reports