Murder victim Francis 'Frankie' Dunne was a client of a high-support shelter a short distance from where his decapitated body was found.

Consultants are to be appointed soon to prepare a report on how to open a gate to provide pedestrian access to Cork’s newest public park.

The range of incidents included suspected possession of child pornography, assault, burglary, theft, drugs, and immigration offences.

Fast track planning permission is being sought this week for a 17-storey apartment tower, on Cork city’s South Link Road, on a compact site previously a rail track goods yard and sidings.

It’s taken longer than planned, pedestrian and cycling access needs to be improved, but a vast new public park has been officially opened on the site of Cork City’s former dump.

There have been calls for a 2km traffic exclusion zone around Cork’s Páirc Uí Chaoimh during big games amid claims that parking by some matchgoers is now a threat to public safety.

Why is running so tortuous one day and enjoyable the next? The latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report, ‘Air Quality in Ireland 2016’, provides some insight, writes Catherine Shanahan

A motorcyclist and a sportscar were involved in a high-speed race on a busy dual carriageway, with both vehicles weaving between traffic, just seconds before the biker was killed in a crash, witnesses have told an inquest.

A woman was dragged from her car and knocked to the ground by a man trying to take her vehicle at a service station.

US-based IT semi-conductor and wireless communications firm Skyworks Ireland has moved into the ground floor of Cork city’s tallest building, The Elysian.

Trish Dromey says this mid-terraced two-bed in the desirable Mount Oval in the Cork suburb of Rochestown will be a popular choice.

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In what was called the worst traffic gridlock in years, Cork City was brought to a standstill last night following the closure of one lane of traffic on the South Link Road.

A three bed semi-d at 33 Ardfield Meadows in Grange would do perfectly for a young family in search of a first home. 

An offal spillage forced the closure of one of the county’s busiest roads and triggered traffic chaos last night.

A bid to name one of Cork’s busiest roads after the War of Independence group, Cumann na mBan, has hit a speed bump.

Cork’s city officials have rejected calls for a bonfire ban at the city’s annual bonfire night celebrations.

A six-car collision on Cork city’s South Ring Road caused traffic chaos across the city at rush hour yesterday evening.

Transport links and power supplies across the country are facing major disruption, because of the hurricane-force winds today.

A woman remains in a critical condition at Cork University Hospital after a road crash on Saturday — an incident which occurred after four road deaths over the Christmas period.

Farmers with bales of straw at Togher Cross in the ICSA West Cork Fodder Relief Initiative; ICSA West Cork chairman Dermot Kelleher (third from left) was one of the main organisers.

Gardaí say they are closely monitoring traffic flows in Cork City in a bid to manage rush-hour bottlenecks caused by two major projects.

Up to 225 jobs at one of Cork’s oldest institutions are on the line after it took management at Brooks Haughton timber suppliers just 10 minutes to tell staff the firm was being wound up.

Gardaí have identified the truck they believe was responsible for the spillage of hundreds of gallons of animal fat which caused several accidents on roads around Cork yesterday.

NAMA has agreed the sale of 125 acres of land at Curraheen, Co Cork, formerly owned by developer John Fleming, to the Munster Agricultural Society and University College Cork.

TRAGEDY was averted off the coast of Cork last night after a fishing boat started taking on water in the midst of heavy seas and force eight gales.

AN ALERT motorist who spotted smoke pouring from a house in Cork city centre yesterday helped firefighters prevent a major blaze.

THIS is the dramatic moment when a disturbed man attacked a garda with a knife, stole his jeep, and set off on a terrifying rampage through Cork city.

A number of traffic restrictions will be in place in Cork City today, for the Queen's visit.

Gardaí have warned motorists and pedestrians in Cork that several areas of the city will be closed off ahead of the Queen's visit tomorrow.

A man in his late thirties has been arrested following the seizure of €120,000 worth of drugs in Cork.

A SEVEN-KILOMETRE traffic cordon will be in place around Cashel on Thursday night next week, before Queen Elizabeth’s visit on Friday morning.

CORK city will be locked down for the Queen of England’s visit next week in one of the biggest security operations the city has ever seen.

GARDAÍ have launched an investigation after four officers were injured in a collision between two garda vehicles in Cork city.

The Garda Ombudsman has launched an investigation after two patrol cars collided in Cork.

Three of the four gardaí in a collision involving two patrol cars in Cork have been discharged from hospital.

The South Link Road in Cork City has re-opened this afternoon, after it was closed for this morning due to a serious car crash in which four gardaí were injured.

The South Link Road in Cork City remains closed, following an overnight collision involving two garda patrol cars.

ROAD BOWLING legend Mick Barry said he was “taking it all in his stride” yesterday as his native city named a road after him and hosted a City Hall reception in his honour.