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Cork water: EPA's approval of Uisce Éireann action plan challenged in High Court
Cork water: EPA's approval of Uisce Éireann action plan challenged in High Court
Residents are being 'misled' that clear water is safe, and manganese levels are above safety limits, according to the legal challenge

Sun, 02 Nov, 2025

Check your tickets: Lotto punters in Cork and Dublin win €1m each 
Check your tickets: Lotto punters in Cork and Dublin win €1m each 
The two players became overnight millionaires after winning the Lotto Plus 1 draw

Sun, 02 Nov, 2025

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'It beggars belief': Motorhomes parking up at Cork beaches for months at a time
'Beggars belief that these people can take up primary parking spaces for the whole of the summer'

Sun, 02 Nov, 2025

Group pushes for reopening of Youghal rail line to help ease 'phenomenal' gridlock
Group pushes for reopening of Youghal rail line to help ease 'phenomenal' gridlock
Passenger trains from Midleton to Youghal were discontinued in 1963, while freight trains continued to use the line until 1982.

Sun, 02 Nov, 2025

East Cork Fastway couriers go out of their way to get parcels to customers 
East Cork Fastway couriers go out of their way to get parcels to customers 
'We truly appreciate your understanding — we’re just trying our best to return everyone’s parcels safely'

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025

Kerry councillors condemn approval for commercial salmon farm to continue, despite serious breaches
Kerry councillors condemn approval for commercial salmon farm to continue, despite serious breaches
The licence was revoked in 2019 when it was found to have harvested twice the allowed tonnes of salmon in 2016

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

West Cork village's 'Fright Night' to stage zombie outbreak for Halloween
West Cork village's 'Fright Night' to stage zombie outbreak for Halloween
The event will include a recreation of Goleen’s main street with real-life zombies roaming murdering medics and tongue-in-cheek protesters

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

‘Care, don’t scare’: West Cork doctor honoured with scarecrow double at Leap festival
‘Care, don’t scare’: West Cork doctor honoured with scarecrow double at Leap festival
A lifelike scarecrow of West Cork’s Dr Jason van der Velde has become the star of Leap’s annual Halloween festival — spreading a vital message about emergency response

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025

Cork woman 'hugely grateful' to have survived pancreatic cancer as she prepares to graduate from UCC
Cork woman 'hugely grateful' to have survived pancreatic cancer as she prepares to graduate from UCC
Pamela Deasy, 53, from Union Hall in West Cork, wants people to know pancreatic cancer is not the death sentence it once was

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025

Government and HSE working to reach 'urgent solution' to ensure autopsies can continue in Waterford
Government and HSE working to reach 'urgent solution' to ensure autopsies can continue in Waterford
Consultant pathologists at University Hospital Waterford will withdraw from conducting coroner-requested autopsies at the morgue in the hospital from January 1

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025

Cork’s Sanctuary Runners win top global award for refugee integration through sport
Cork’s Sanctuary Runners win top global award for refugee integration through sport
Cork’s Sanctuary Runners were named the world’s best community sports initiative for refugee integration at the ISCA Awards in Denmark

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025

Watch: A Halloween visit to Spike Island’s Spookfest
Watch: A Halloween visit to Spike Island’s Spookfest
Watch as the Irish Examiner visit Spike Island’s Spookfest, An event which turns Ireland’s most notorious prison into a family Halloween adventure.

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025

Weather warnings for Cork and Kerry kick in ahead of wet Halloween weekend
Weather warnings for Cork and Kerry kick in ahead of wet Halloween weekend
Meanwhile, Met ÉIreann said Ireland could see impacts from Hurricane Melissa at the start of next week

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025

Cork school loses teacher after delay in families moving into area leaves shortfall in pupil quota
Cork school loses teacher after delay in families moving into area leaves shortfall in pupil quota
The number of teachers allocated to a school is approved annually by the Department of Education based on enrolment numbers

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025

Rental market
Renters facing eviction ahead of new legislation
Tenants claim they are having to leave their homes because investment funds want new tenants to whom they can charge higher rates

Thu, 30 Oct, 2025

Homeless people stock
Call for progress on health services hub for homeless in Cork City
Cork TD Colm Burke said proposed hub would benefit the estimated 500 homeless people in Cork who are forced to leave hostels each morning

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025

Ireland’s only known dinosaurs to go on public display for the first time at UCC
Ireland’s only known dinosaurs to go on public display for the first time at UCC
UCC’s Glucksman Gallery will unveil Ireland’s only known dinosaurs in its largest-ever fossil exhibition, featuring over 250 prehistoric specimens

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025

Silhouetted wind turbine at a rural windfarm.
Surplus renewable energy used to heat immersion tanks of older people
The EnergyCloud Age Friendly Initiative, the brainchild of the late John Mullins, won the environment category section of the National Age Friendly Recognition and Achievement Awards recently.

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025

Cork endometriosis patient calls for further expansion of supports
Cork endometriosis patient calls for further expansion of supports
Ireland’s first endometriosis framework aims to create a clearer care pathway and assist GPs in referring women for specialist treatment

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025

Gym owner helping 'as many people as we can' with hi-tech equipment for wheelchair users and long-covid sufferers
Gym owner helping 'as many people as we can' with hi-tech equipment for wheelchair users and long-covid sufferers
'We charge people a nominal fee if they can pay for it,' says Colin O’Shaughnessy, owner of Elite Fitness Cork. 'If they can’t pay, then we pay for them.'

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Garda lantern sign
Gardaí investigate three-vehicle crash at Victoria Cross in Cork City
It is unknown whether anyone was injured yet

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Road closed sign
Part of N72 closed temporarily after crash near Killarney involving crane
The stretch between Barraduff Village and the Lissivigeen Roundabout will remain closed from 3pm today until 9am Wednesday to facilitate recovery efforts

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Cork councillors concerned officials do not know if they will be asked their views on harbour incinerator
Cork councillors concerned officials do not know if they will be asked their views on harbour incinerator
Cork County Council unsure if it will be asked to provide a formal submission to An Coimisiún Pleanála, which will decide if the controversial incinerator will go ahead

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Unprovoked attack on drag performers in Cork part of 'troubling rise in anti-LGBT+ rhetoric'
Unprovoked attack on drag performers in Cork part of 'troubling rise in anti-LGBT+ rhetoric'
The Cork Gay Project has condemned the attack on Lucina Schynning and Krystal Queer on Sunday night

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Weather warnings for Cork and Kerry with strong winds and heavy rain due 
Weather warnings for Cork and Kerry with strong winds and heavy rain due 
Thursday is set to see some of the week's worst weather as a period of low pressure sets in, bringing mixed and unsettled conditions

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

'Hateful people' won't impact plans of drag performers after attack in Cork City
'Hateful people' won't impact plans of drag performers after attack in Cork City
Lucina Schynning said it was 'sickening' that the attack on Sunday night was met with laughter and cheers from bystanders

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Hoax emergency call sparks major rescue response at Old Head of Kinsale
Hoax emergency call sparks major rescue response at Old Head of Kinsale
A full-scale rescue operation was launched off the Old Head of Kinsale after a false emergency call on Monday

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Child abuse concept, silhouette of child confined in a dark room, prisoner or child abduction, child abuse human trafficking.
Camhs teams staffed at just 25% of recommended levels, HSE data reveals
HSE data shows Camhs teams for children with intellectual disabilities are just 25% staffed, as families plead for faster reform

Tue, 28 Oct, 2025

Killarney hospitals currently used for elderly care being assessed for primary care centre
Killarney hospitals currently used for elderly care being assessed for primary care centre
The HSE has revealed it is advancing plans for a primary care centre for child and adult medical and mental health services

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Rising number of pets handed into rescue centres by people on Cork's housing waiting list
Rising number of pets handed into rescue centres by people on Cork's housing waiting list
Pets are being surrendered because the housing list applicants are not allowed to keep them

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Call for safer public spaces after drag performers assaulted in Cork city
Call for safer public spaces after drag performers assaulted in Cork city
The two performers were filming a video for social media to promote an upcoming event when the incident occurred

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

security camera and urban video
Council to reintroduce CCTV to stop illegal dumping across Cork
The system was in place at some sites up until 2019, but it was discontinued due to issues with data protection and who was allowed to view and store the footage

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 'brings a palpable energy' to Cork City with more than 100,000 visitors
Guinness Cork Jazz Festival 'brings a palpable energy' to Cork City with more than 100,000 visitors
Aaron Mansworth, the managing director of Trigon Hotel Group, said every business in the area had got a welcome cash boost from visitors

Mon, 27 Oct, 2025

Verdict of medical misadventure recorded at inquest into Cork man’s death
Verdict of medical misadventure recorded at inquest into Cork man’s death
John Bray suffered fatal internal bleeding following a liver biopsy, the inquest heard

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Cork forum to tackle anti-social behaviour and speeding crimewaves
Cork forum to tackle anti-social behaviour and speeding crimewaves
Councillors representing the Carrigaline area are demanding undercover gardaí and gardaí on bicycles start patrolling it regularly

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Watch: Out and about for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
Watch: Out and about for the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival
Dan Linehan and Chani Anderson took to the streets of Cork to get a flavour of the vibrant sounds and atmosphere for the 47th Guinness Cork Jazz Festival.

Sun, 26 Oct, 2025

Here's how Cork voted in the presidential election
Here's how Cork voted in the presidential election
Here's how the constituencies in Cork voted

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Getting to work on Cork's Shandon clock ‘a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ 
Getting to work on Cork's Shandon clock ‘a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ 
Sarah Horgan talks to the people behind the restoration of Cork’s ‘four-faced liar’

Sat, 25 Oct, 2025

Graffiti on office is ‘attempt to intimidate me and my team’, Tipperary TD says
Graffiti on office is ‘attempt to intimidate me and my team’, Tipperary TD says
The TD for Tipperary North said “no one should face threats or intimidation at work”.

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

Limerick teenager who drowned in jet ski accident on River Shannon could not swim, report finds
Limerick teenager who drowned in jet ski accident on River Shannon could not swim, report finds
Marine Casualty Investigation Board report said other contributory factors in the death of the 19-year-old was his lack of training in how to operate the equipment, and the impact of falling overboard into cold water

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

West Cork girl Féile O'Sullivan 'making good progress' after leaving intensive care
West Cork girl Féile O'Sullivan 'making good progress' after leaving intensive care
She is likely to remain at CHI in Crumlin for some time after over 50 surgeries and procedures since she lost both legs in a farming accident

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

Cork and Kerry win big as Leitrim's Carrick-on-Shannon named Ireland's Tidiest Town 
Cork and Kerry win big as Leitrim's Carrick-on-Shannon named Ireland's Tidiest Town 
The town had already been crowned winners in the tidiest small town category, with volunteers delighted with their success at this year's ceremony

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

Plans revealed for new 16-storey apartment block near Cork’s Elysian Tower
Plans revealed for new 16-storey apartment block near Cork’s Elysian Tower
Virtual images reveal a striking 16-storey apartment block proposed for Cork’s Anglesea Terrace, part of a major city housing partnership

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025

Call for end to 'light touch' enforcement in wake of country's biggest ever fish kill
Call for end to 'light touch' enforcement in wake of country's biggest ever fish kill
Salmon Watch Ireland believes the EPA, the IFI, and the Marine Institute were overwhelmed by the scale of the fish kill on the Blackwater River in Cork

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Former Irish soccer star died of blunt force trauma to head after unprovoked assault, inquest finds
Former Irish soccer star died of blunt force trauma to head after unprovoked assault, inquest finds
Alan Bourke was capped for the Republic of Ireland junior soccer team in 1996 – the same year he appeared for Mungret Regional in an FAI Junior Cup final

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

Construction to begin on long-awaited Glanmire primary care centre by Halloween
Construction to begin on long-awaited Glanmire primary care centre by Halloween
Construction will finally begin on Glanmire’s new 3,300 sq. metre primary care centre, resolving years of delay and uncertainty

Thu, 23 Oct, 2025

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