An Bórd Pleanála is set to make a key decision within days which will determine the timeline for delivery of Cork’s first flood defences.

Selector Micheál Ryan — father of substitute Oisín — suffered a heart attack.

Wellington boots are not just highly useful kit, but, in the right circles, they lead the charge in well-understood (and completely ridiculous) social signalling.

After a day of heightened tensions and rhetoric between Downing St and the EU, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar warned last night a deal is not likely.

A woman facing sentencing for shoplifting went ‘robbing’ again during a lunchbreak in court and the sentencing judge said her offending was almost frightening.

Is there anything more comforting than fried chicken?

Retailers in Cork City who led opposition to the St Patrick’s Street car ban are ready to move beyond the controversy and embrace change, according to one of the organisers of a meeting tonight on the future of retail.

Garda surveillance cameras were used to prove a case against a man for dealing ecstasy tablets in Cork City centre in the early hours of the morning.

Here’s your round-up of what’s on today and tomorrow at the World Cup.

City officials in Cork have defended the timing of the issuing of more than 70 summonses for non-payment of commercial rates just weeks after the St Patrick’s St car ban controversy.

Almost €1m has been paid out in compensation on foot of 54 public liability claims within a decade, following incidents on some of Cork City’s most pedestrian-friendly streets.

Traders in Cork should be given “a little taster” of the St Patrick’s Street afternoon car ban over the coming weeks to encourage them to embrace change.

The controversial afternoon car ban on Cork's main street has been suspended until August 9.

Traders in Cork City have threatened to withhold their commercial rates unless city bosses scrap the St Patrick’s St car ban.

Business leaders are set to meet this evening to discuss the planned revamp of Morrison’s Island and traders fears of the loss of hundreds of on-street parking spaces.

More than 100 people turned out for the funeral of an RAF veteran in the UK who died with no known family, following a social media appeal.

A garda was threatened that he would get a bullet in the head when he was dealing with a man causing a disturbance in Cork City.

Esther N McCarthy offers some gift ideas for all the marvellous matriarchs this March

Nemo Rangers manager Larry Kavanagh takes a straightforward view of tomorrow’s All-Ireland club semi-final; reproduce what took them past Dr Crokes in the Munster final and Nemo should be present at GAA HQ on St Patrick’s Day.

As undertakers mounted the floral displays on to the top of the horse-drawn carriage, the rain turned to sleet.

The first baby born in Ireland in 2018 arrived in Limerick at just seven seconds past midnight yesterday.

A serial shoplifter, who was convicted yesterday of carrying out more than 30 thefts, declared from the dock at his sentencing hearing: “I ain’t very good at shoplifting, am I?”

Fifteen people were arrested in Cork City centre over the weekend as part of an ongoing garda operation targeting suspected organised begging activity.

An undercover detective went beyond the call of duty when he helped deliver a newborn baby.

Capri heads a field of 11 for the William Hill St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday.

Shares in Dalata Hotel Group have risen almost 8% as it reports an 80% rise in half-year, pre-tax profits of almost €33m.

New Rowing Ireland High Performance Director, Antonio Maurogiovanni believes his international experience from seven Olympic Games can help develop the sport across the country.

Update 11pm: The woman who died in suspicious circumstances in Kilkenny today has been named locally as Rita Apine.

The problem is we all know the Church plays a very long game, and sticks, religiously, to its beliefs, writes Alison O’Connor

Jose Mourinho cannot guarantee that Wayne Rooney will end the season at Manchester United despite the manager’s desire to keep hold of his captain.

Cork Simon relies heavily on fundraising by ordinary people embracing the extraordinary time that is Christmas, writes John Tynan

A murder investigation has been launched after a disabled man in his 60s was stabbed to death.

Four days, 1,200 musicians, and 40,000 punters later, the 34th Guinness Cork Jazz festival will tonight come to a close following a weekend of beats, blues, and boater hats.

A man who threatened gardaí in Cork City gave his name as 147 and said he was a member of An Garda Síochána.

Private cars could be banned from Cork City’s main street by the end of next year after contentious traffic plans were approved last night.

A man in his 20s has died after being stabbed in Dublin this afternoon.

US hedge fund Moore Capital Management has fired a portfolio manager a day after a media report of a raucous party involving ‘costumed midgets’ and Champagne that he threw at a rented $20m mansion in the Hamptons, New York’s summer playground for the rich and famous.