A teenage busker was approached by a man in Cork city centre in the middle of the day and asked for a kiss by the man who then stole all of the money the busker had earned.

Des O’Driscoll shares the latest news from the world of entertainment.

Businesses in Cork city are planning to hire private security to ‘police’ their area following a major escalation of serious anti-social activity.

Jimmy Crowley has started a new folk club in his native city, writes Pet O’Connell

There have been several arrests and drugs detections following a Garda crackdown on antisocial behaviour on one of Cork’s busiest pedestrian streets.

A man who viciously assaulted a garda, punching her in the face and spitting in her mouth, has been jailed for 11 months.

One of the last old-style antique and vintage shops in the heart of Cork City is set to close after 62 years in business.

The search for new restaurant outlets in Cork city centre is seeing new arrivals cannibalise older traders and throws up lifespan questions for some long-established eating houses.

A kleptomaniac was jailed for seven months yesterday for multiple counts of shop-lifting at outlets in Cork City.

An 81-year-old woman was followed from a post office and robbed of her pension.

A new burger restaurant is set to tickle diners pink — literally.

A taskforce set up three weeks ago to target begging and street crime in Cork City centre led to 15 people appearing in court yesterday.

A young man suing McDonald’s for an injury in a fall was cross-examined about banter on his Facebook page to the effect that he would be ‘minted’ after the case.

A late-night dare game called “Odds” resulted in a young man who was never in trouble in his life walking up to a total stranger, punching him in the face, and breaking his jaw. The culprit was jailed yesterday.

A busker making money at 3am in Cork city centre, with up to 60 people dancing on the street around him, took exception to the gardaí dispersing the crowd.

A man trying to beat his addictions died from a cocktail of drugs after injecting heroin in the toilets of a fast-food restaurant in Cork City, an inquest heard yesterday.

JOHN CREEDON presents a music show on RTÉ Radio 1 weeknights from the RTÉ Cork studios, and also the Fleadh Cheoil series on RTÉ One television on Fridays at 7.30pm.

Thousands of people are set to take to the streets across Ireland tomorrow in a series of water charges protests.

Bar owner Rita Moynihan died last week at the age of 83, leaving a rich legacy, according to Dan Buckley

When you’re part of a global fast food chain that prides itself on uniformity, it’s no mean feat to set yourself apart from the rest — but John Blake has done just that — and he’s lovin’ it.

The dwindling number of gardaí patrolling Cork City streets is at crisis point, according to the organisation representing rank-and-file members of the force.

Extra gardaí will be deployed to police certain “hotspots” in Cork City centre at weekends.

There have been calls for an urgent garda crackdown on gangs hanging around Cork city centre after a savage daytime assault on a busy pedestrian street.

Two youths have been arrested by gardaí in Cork following what was described as a 'serious and unprovoked' assault in the city centre this afternoon.

The President saluted the resilience, backbone, and courage of the family-run businesses of Cork City centre during a walkabout yesterday of the areas worst hit by last week’s double flood.

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.

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

Cork city centre is on course to become one of the most wifi-enabled cities in the country, it emerged yesterday.

A man who mugged an 83-year-old lady in Cork city centre thought he could outrun his pursuer — but found to his cost the chaser was training for a marathon.

A former soldier played a dangerous game by turning on Michael Collins during the War of Independence, writes Ryle Dwyer

The man who was stabbed in the neck, chest, back, and shoulder in Cork City early yesterday knew his attacker.

From Gregory Porter to Phronesis, and Rudresh Mahantappa to Synergy —Kieran Bohane previews the programme for this weekend’s Cork Jazz Festival

To mark the Irish Examiner Food Festival, Bridgestone Guide Contributing Editor and our own food columnist Joe McNamee unveils his inaugural food awards. Read on for the best in fine dining, bar grub, afternoon tea and much more in Cork and Dublin