A woman was caught by the neck, turned upside down and spear-tackled head first into the ground by her husband outside a nightclub in Cork this week, it was claimed by a detective garda yesterday.

First time buyers have been out in force this year and, as economists wrangle about the possible impact of the Central Bank’s proposals to change mortgage deposit requirements, they are continuing to shop.

Progressive Commercial Construction’s application for a major office development on Cork’s Albert Quay has been withdrawn.

The heartbroken parents of the boy who died after being swept away in a flooded river have been told the fragrance of his short life will last forever.

The little boy who died after falling into an East Cork river will be removed from his grandparents’ home for burial today.

As locals left flowers at the scene where efforts were made to revive James Casey Butler on Saturday, there was an eerie silence around the Tír Cluain housing estate yesterday afternoon.

Bishop of Cloyne William Crean has said his heart goes out to the family of a seven-year-old boy who died a day after falling into a flooded river near his home.

The boy who died after falling into a river in Cork over the weekend has been named as James Casey Butler from the Tir Cluain estate in Midleton.

It has been one of their worst fear for years — and now the nightmare has been realised.

A young boy who was rescued from a flooded river lost his battle for life last night.

A seven-year-old boy who fell into a river in Cork has lost his fight for life in hospital.

A seven-year-old boy is in a critical condition in hospital after he fell into a flooded river in Co Cork.