Girl (16) hopes other victims of child cruelty will come forward as stepfather jailed‘From an early age, I can remember being physically slapped and screamed at by the accused’, girl told courtThu Jun 15 2023 - 17:15
Man raided Cork post offices with a knife to pay off debt from visiting fiancee in USFintan Tindley (49) put a knife to the necks of customers in two post offices, court hearsThu Jun 15 2023 - 07:08
Man arrested after throat slash assault in Cork City The victim, who is Irish, is in a critical condition after the serious incidentWed Jun 14 2023 - 22:42
Man jailed after being caught by ‘paedophile hunters’ when he arranged to have sex with 14-year-old girlCourt hears that paedophile hunter group had set up a decoy adult to communicate with accused online and pretend they were a 14 year old girlWed Jun 14 2023 - 22:05
Teenagers charged with murder of man assaulted in Co Cork last DecemberMatt O’Neill (29) died in hospital 11 days after being assaulted outside his home in CarrigalineWed Jun 14 2023 - 13:03
Man (49) caught with €700,000 of drugs in Cork warehouse jailed for five yearsEugene Barrett arrested by gardaí in joint operation with Revenue after 35kg of cannabis first intercepted in SpainTue Jun 13 2023 - 07:02
Bus Éireann investigating after double-decker hits rail bridge in Cork cityIncident at Dublin Hill on Monday morning led to traffic delays and rail disruption for a periodMon Jun 12 2023 - 12:25
Medically assisted dying laws in New Zealand could be template for Ireland, meeting hearsNew Zealand introduced medically assisting dying legislation with tight controls following a referendumMon Jun 12 2023 - 06:24
Civil War violence against women was ‘brutal, persistent and continuous’, expert saysTargeting of anti-Treaty Cumann na mBan women in Kerry is highlighted by Dr Mary McAuliffeSun Jun 11 2023 - 13:26
‘We need more people in their 20s and 30s’: Bere islanders see potential for repopulation in new building policy The Our Living Islands initiative is a chance for the West Cork island to attract permanent residents - young people and families - and not just holiday homeownersSun Jun 11 2023 - 05:00
Five sailors recovering after yacht sinks off Sherkin Island in West Cork40-foot yacht ran aground after becoming caught in old fishing netsWed Jun 07 2023 - 06:34
Cork City Marathon sees 12,500 compete in sweltering conditionsPolish runner Pawel Kosek wins men’s full marathon, English runner Georgie Bruinvels takes the honours in the women’s eventSun Jun 04 2023 - 18:40
Eirgrid chief confident about avoiding legal challenges to planned substationsEirgrid plans to build substations off Cork and south east to facilitate the development of wind farms by 2030Sun Jun 04 2023 - 15:57
Varadkar urged to intervene amid protests over nursing home in Cork leaving Fair Deal Relatives of Fair Deal residents in Beaumont say they simply want parity of support for their loved ones with residents of HSE run homesFri Jun 02 2023 - 19:02
Trawler refloated after running aground on Dursey Island Irish Coast Guard airlifts nine crew after vessel gets into difficulty near CastletownbereFri Jun 02 2023 - 17:54
Ukraine war highlights importance of artillery support against drones, says Defence Forces chiefLieut Gen Sean Clancy says democracy and sovereignty in Europe being challenged by ongoing conflictThu Jun 01 2023 - 21:05
Construction work on Cork Docklands revitalisation project expected to begin next yearO’Callaghan Properties plans to develop 92,000 sq m of office, retail and residential units on 1.5 hectare site on Kennedy Quay in the cityWed May 31 2023 - 21:41
Move to treat vaping products as ‘guilty until proven innocent’ commendedChemistry professor says ban on vaping products for under 18s will yield health benefits in years to comeWed May 31 2023 - 15:33
Cork faces nursing home bed losses if Fair Deal rates not increased, warns operatorCareChoice, which has already withdrawn Beaumont care home from scheme, cautioned its five other homes in Cork region may also be at riskTue May 30 2023 - 19:00
Former Naval Service instructor put under probation bond over sexual assault of female recruitDerek Nagle pleaded guilty earlier this year to sexual assault of Seana O’ConnorTue May 30 2023 - 12:46
Families urge Government to provide extra Fair Deal funding as Cork nursing home exits schemeBeaumont Residential Care near Blackrock told families of residents it cannot provide care under Fair Deal scheme at current ratesMon May 29 2023 - 15:30
‘We are still four months out’: McGrath seeks to play down Coalition row over budget and tax breaksMinister for Finance says FF and Greens keen to lower personal tax burden after Taoiseach backs call by FG TDsSat May 27 2023 - 17:43
Victims of Bill Kenneally speak out: ‘I have been in prison for 40 years in my head because of him’Victims of the Waterford basketball coach speak of their trauma and relief after he was sentenced to a further four and a half years in jail this week for indecently assaulting five boys between 1979 and 1990Sat May 27 2023 - 05:00
Doctors call on Oireachtas Commmittee to complete work on assisted dying before change of governmentIrish Doctors supporting Medical Assistance in Dying concerned bill will fall with change of GovernmentTue May 23 2023 - 18:54
Coveney and Harris back Martin’s call to soften neutrality triple lock over Russia ‘veto’Moscow’s permanent UN Security Council seat makes UN mandate requirement problematic, ministers sayTue May 23 2023 - 11:44
Michael McGrath says Fine Gael Ministers’ call for €1,000 tax break an ‘unusual approach’Intervention surprised some in Coalition, while others described it as ‘kite flying that gets earlier every year’Tue May 23 2023 - 05:03
‘Far too early’ to say if FG proposal for €1,000 middle income tax break will be in BudgetSenior Fianna Fáil Minister Darragh O’Brien said his party wants to make sure ‘that those that need most, get most’Mon May 22 2023 - 15:44
Judge warns over children’s access to pornography as teenager sentenced for attack on woman walking aloneJudge calls for greater restrictions to prevent children accessing pornographyFri May 19 2023 - 17:49
Motorcyclist jailed for mowing down garda on Elton John checkpoint duty in CorkOfficer was catapulted 4m into the air after being struck by bike driven by Blake Sheridan, Cork Circuit Criminal Court toldThu May 18 2023 - 20:36
Martin questions if triple lock neutrality policy for Defence Forces is ‘fit for purpose’Currently, any major foreign deployment for peacekeeping requires approval of Government, Dáil and backing of a UN resolutionThu May 18 2023 - 19:32
Motorist jailed for dragging garda along roadway after she tried to intercept drug dealDet Garda Catherine McCarthy, the first female member of the West Cork Divisionsl Drugs Unit, suffered long-lasting injuries in April incidentThu May 18 2023 - 13:47
Woman jailed for making false reports of rape and sexual assault against social workers, solicitors and gardaCounsel for Co Cork woman Sonya Egan (43) describes client as ‘a pathological liar’ at sentencing hearingWed May 17 2023 - 19:53
Man jailed for ‘appalling’ driving offences including going wrong way down Jack Lynch tunnelTony Caulfield rammed garda car and committed offences while disqualified, court heardTue May 16 2023 - 10:41
Charleville seeks urgent safety upgrades after string of pedestrian deaths on main streetTwo people killed within months are the latest among five in the past 20 yearsTue May 16 2023 - 08:56
New Irish Naval Service vessels arrive in Cork after 18,000km journey from New ZealandInshore patrol vessels Rotoiti and Pukaki purchased by Department of Defence for €26mSun May 14 2023 - 20:15
Cork shooting: gardaí seek information on silver saloon carCar was seen near scene of shooting in Wilton and later fleeing the area at speed towards BishopstownSat May 13 2023 - 09:59
‘Get a life’: A retiring Fine Gael TD reflects on his younger self and a more toxic political worldFormer Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed from Cork says political debate became more aggressive over his 30 years in Dáil ÉireannSat May 13 2023 - 06:00
Cork-Limerick road closed after lorry jackknifes and spills grain cargoNo one injured in the incident which happened near Mourneabbey between Cork and MallowFri May 12 2023 - 21:14
Cork shooting victim ‘extremely lucky bullet missed all major organs’Victim drove himself to hospital before collapsing in emergency department and being rushed into surgeryFri May 12 2023 - 15:46
Two men jailed over ‘thuggery’ which left woman (93) with life-changing injuriesNine years in jail for pair who robbed woman in Cork city as she collected her pensionTue May 09 2023 - 16:31
Tánaiste defends comments on China as ‘measured and balanced’ after embassy criticismMartin says his speech to the Royal Irish Academy regarding Irish- Chinese relations was "very measured and balanced"Mon May 08 2023 - 21:05
Secret Anglo-Irish air defence deal ‘fully consistent with neutrality’, says MartinTánaiste plays down controversy surrounding Russian military ships off the Irish coast: ‘I didn’t see it as a threat’Mon May 08 2023 - 13:32
No game for older viewers? GAAGO acts an ‘invisible barrier’ for fans, says charityAge Action claims more than 600,000 ‘people don’t have the technology or the wherewithal’ to access streaming serviceMon May 08 2023 - 13:10
‘We just stuck our heads in to say hello’: The night Frank and Walters met Paul McCartney Band honoured in their native Cork as they celebrate 30 years on the roadSun May 07 2023 - 15:58
‘He took advantage of me...I thought he was a nice old man,’ says sex assault victimRetired Limerick bus driver (82) jailed for two years after preying on young manThu May 04 2023 - 09:47
‘It’s always been my ambition to come to Ireland’: WWII veteran celebrates 98th birthday in CorkMarine Don Graves was just one of 18 men from his unit of over 300 to leave Iwo Jima aliveWed May 03 2023 - 19:54
Ireland’s membership of EU most transformative event of modern Irish history, says TánaisteThe EU wide co-ordinated response to rapidly produce a Covid 19 vaccine is just one of the many benefits of the union, says MartinSat Apr 29 2023 - 15:40
Fota Wildlife Park seeks names for four newborn cheetah cubs born at nature reserveFour cheetah cubs born to parents Grainne and Sam are expected to be a huge draw at FotaSat Apr 29 2023 - 12:47
Tánaiste accuses Paul Murphy of ‘weaponising’ Sipo over Niall Collins complaintMartin accuses website The Ditch of distortion and creating a toxic atmosphere onlineFri Apr 28 2023 - 19:53
Man (82) killed in collision with truck while crossing street in CorkGardaí appeal for witnesses to fatal incident in Charleville on FridayFri Apr 28 2023 - 17:17
