Barry Roche

Barry Roche

Southern Correspondent

Barry Roche is Southern Correspondent of The Irish Times.

Garda to send results of ‘complex’ postmortem to DPP following death of Romanian man in west Cork bar

Investigators hope CCTV footage will show sequence of events prior to man being restrained and falling unconscious

Scientific expert confirms bloodied palm print found at murder scene matched that of accused

Daniel Hourigan has denied murdering Michael Foley (61) in Macroom, Co Cork, in 2024

Man (20) convicted of murder of Co Cork postman

Alex Deady had pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of father-of-five Barry Daly (44) in Doneraile in 2025

Nurse tells how she found body of man (61) lying in pool of congealed blood at his Cork home

Daniel Hourigan, who is on trial in Cork, has denied murdering Michael Foley in February 2024

Palm print found in blood of victim matches that of murder accused, jury told

Daniel Hourigan charged with murder of Michael Foley at his home in Macroom, Co Cork in 2024

Man (37) remanded in custody after being charged with knife attack on woman in Cork

Man told judge: ‘I did something bad – I did not intend to kill anyone, but I must pay the consequences’

Martin tells Kenneally victims FF will examine TDs’ failure to notify authorities of abuse

Taoiseach gives undertaking to victims in advance of State apology

Solicitors walk out of courtrooms in protest over flat-fee changes

Controversial change to payment structure introduced on Wednesday further stokes tensions with Minister

Palestine solidarity groups to protest at Irish EU presidency event in Cork

Attacks on Gaza have destroyed schools and killed thousands of students, group says

Man (20s) held over knife attack on woman foiled by bystanders in Cork

Woman narrowly avoided serious injury after three men came to her aid during incident on Tuesday evening

Hundreds of solicitors meet to discuss quitting free legal aid panels due to new rules

Further meetings due this week on next step in bitter dispute between solicitors and the Department of Justice

Ian Bailey’s solicitor to explore appealing French conviction for Toscan du Plantier’s murder

Frank Buttimer says he plans to examine potential miscarriage-of-justice grounds on basis that key DNA evidence was excluded from Paris trial

Man (30s) arrested for questioning about kitchen stabbing that caused wound to neck in Cork

Row broke out between two restaurant staff in Cobh

Toscan du Plantier family lawyer dismisses call to overturn Bailey murder conviction

Former Irish prosecutor’s argument based on ‘assumptions', lawyer says

Cattle coping with heat spikes, but farmers foresee problems if heat persists

‘No matter what crisis you face, it passes’ – resigned farmers await lower temperatures

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