Suspended term for death of boyA Co Louth truck driver has been given a two-year suspended jail sentence and was disqualified from driving for 15 years after…Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
New file goes to DPP over abuse claimsGardaí have sent a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions following further sexual abuse complaints against a number of …Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Inquest jury urges review of gun laws after land row deathsAn inquest jury has recommended that Minister for Justice Michael McDowell carry out a review of firearms legislation after hearing…Wed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
Call for radical funding change in third-level sectorThe director of one of the country's largest institutes of technology has called for a radical shake-up in funding for third-…Tue Nov 15 2005 - 00:00
Cork's science week opens in castleMembers of the public were last night given their first glimpse of the Blackrock Castle Observatory when the refurbished 17th…Tue Nov 15 2005 - 00:00
More powers urged for Competition AuthorityCompetition: Fine Gael is to table a motion in the Dáil this week calling on Minister for Enterprise Michael Martin to review…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
'Super' agency could promote, protect foodAgriculture and Food: Fine Gael has called for the establishment of a new "super food authority" to replace existing food agencies…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
Mixed views on electoral options FG should considerCoalition with Greens: delegates' views The Greens may not have been on the political menu at the Fine Gael conference at the…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
Garda acquitted of assaulting CorkmanA garda was cleared yesterday of assaulting a man arrested for drink driving, while the trial of a second garda charged with …Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Corkman accuses garda of assaultA man yesterday told Cork Circuit Criminal Court he was assaulted by a garda in an unmarked patrol car following his arrest on…Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Two gardai on assault charge in CorkTwo gardaí have gone on trial charged with assault causing harm to a man in an unmarked Garda car while bringing him to the local…Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Raiders jailed for holding family hostageTwo men were yesterday jailed for 20 and 12 years for holding a Cork businessman and his pregnant wife and family prisoner at…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Bones found in Cork house to be examinedGardaí are to send some bones recovered during a Garda excavation of a house in east Cork to medical experts in University College…Thu Nov 03 2005 - 00:00
Business and civic leaders welcome specific time targetsCork reaction: The transport plan was yesterday given a broad welcome by local government and business interests in Cork, even…Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
Bailey action witness is cleared in threats caseA 34-year-old landscape gardener who testified on behalf of eight newspapers in the Ian Bailey libel action was yesterday acquitted…Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
Accused man was caught 'red-handed'A man accused of falsely imprisoning a family was "effectively caught red-handed by gardaí" as he tried to escape, prosecution…Thu Oct 27 2005 - 01:00
Walsh apologises to victims of clerical child sex abuseFerns diocese: The findings of the Ferns Report were yesterday welcomed by the apostolic administrator of the diocese, Bishop…Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
Solicitors' concern at Garda review of du Plantier inquirySolicitors acting for journalist Ian Bailey and a key witness in his libel action, Marie Farrell, have expressed concern over…Tue Oct 25 2005 - 01:00
Youghal job losses 'a severe blow'The Government was yesterday urged to step up its efforts to develop industry in Youghal following the closure of manufacturer…Tue Oct 25 2005 - 01:00
Scheme reduces Cork assaultsA pilot programme to tackle drink-related public order offences which involves publicans, doctors, local authorities and gardaí…Tue Oct 25 2005 - 01:00
Sockets' overload to blame for fire deathThe danger of overloading sockets with double adaptors and appliances has been highlighted by a coroner after an inquest heard…Mon Oct 24 2005 - 01:00
Man stabbed 10 times in head, neckA man was stabbed four times in the head and six times in the neck with one of the stab wounds penetrating his brain and another…Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
Serving up a rich history of English MarketIt has served Corkonians for generations and now, after surviving revolution, war, famine, fire and emigration to grow into a…Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
EPA says Ringaskiddy dioxin levels do not exceed EU guidelinesThe Environmental Protection Agency yesterday insisted that an increase in the level of dioxins revealed by a survey of the Ringaskiddy…Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
€150m town centre opens in BallincolligA key element in a €700 million commercial and residential development in a Co Cork town, which it is hoped will retain over €…Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
Woman tells of phone call about killingA young woman told a murder trial yesterday how her boyfriend rang her and said that he and others only went to the house of …Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
Parents of du Plantier yet to decide on civil caseThe parents of murdered Frenchwoman Sophie Toscan du Plantier were "very surprised" to learn that key witness Marie Farrell is…Mon Oct 17 2005 - 01:00
Conroy orders review of du Plantier inquiryGarda Commissioner Noel Conroy yesterday appointed an assistant commissioner to review the handling of the Garda inquiry into…Sat Oct 15 2005 - 01:00
Bailey's solicitor contacted by two more peopleTwo other people apart from Schull shopkeeper Marie Farrell have made statements to a solicitor acting for Ian Bailey, it emerged…Sat Oct 15 2005 - 01:00
Minister urges SF to admit IRA link to criminalityMinister for Justice Michael McDowell yesterday urged Sinn Féin politicians to admit that the IRA is involved in criminal activity…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
Five gardai receive awards for braveryA 27-year-old garda from Coachford, Co Cork, was recognised for bravery after she put her life at risk by confronting raiders…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
Witness claims her statements to gardai about Bailey were falseA key witness in the Garda investigation into the murder of French film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier has claimed that statements…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
McDowell plans to set up a Garda ReserveMinister for Justice Michael McDowell yesterday announced that he plans to implement next year a provision of the Garda Act which…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
€100m project will 'set scale' for quaysA new €100 million residential development on one of Cork's quays will set the scale for future development of the city's docklands…Thu Oct 13 2005 - 01:00
Meeting told how NZ cut accident figuresThe introduction of random tests for drink-driving, coupled with an aggressive media campaign highlighting the risks of being…Wed Oct 12 2005 - 01:00
Sludge discharged into harbourThe Environmental Protection Agency has confirmed that it is carrying out an investigation into the accidental discharge of approximately…Wed Oct 12 2005 - 01:00
'Maths errors' led to €53,000 shortfallThe undercharging by Waterford County Council of €53,000 from developers for social housing contributions was due to mathematical…Tue Oct 11 2005 - 01:00
The fairest festive city of the threeOn the Town: Both fond recollection and eager expectation were on the menu at Luigi Malone's in Cork this week when the director…Sat Sept 24 2005 - 01:00
Couple killed on holiday given as presentAn Irish couple were just three days into a holiday given to them by their children as a 25th wedding anniversary present when…Fri Sept 23 2005 - 01:00
Man (39) dies in crash outside CorkA motorcyclist yesterday became the 271st person to die on the roads this year when he was killed in a collision with a car on…Thu Sept 22 2005 - 01:00
Michael Collins film for Cork festivalA 1936 Hollywood film on the life of Michael Collins, by legendary movie- maker Samuel Goldwyn, will be among the highlights …Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Garda warning on escaped prisonerGardaí have set up a major search operation and alerted all ports and airports after a prisoner escaped from custody when he …Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Labour's Cork East hopefulsCouncillors John Mulvihill and Seán Sherlock were selected at a Labour meeting last night to contest the next general election…Wed Sept 21 2005 - 01:00
Four Irishmen may be held in Portugal for six monthsFour Irishmen arrested in Portugal in connection with the murder of a Cork drug dealer could be held on remand for up to six …Mon Sept 19 2005 - 01:00
Rossiters believe inquiry terms too narrowThe parents of schoolboy Brian Rossiter (14), who died after a night in Garda custody, might not participate in an inquiry into…Mon Sept 19 2005 - 01:00
Waterford council accounts queriedManagement at Waterford County Council were yesterday urged to make a full statement regarding the discovery by a local government…Fri Sept 16 2005 - 01:00
Parents criticise terms of reference for Rossiter inquiryThe parents of schoolboy Brian Rossiter have expressed disappointment over the terms of reference for the statutory inquiry set…Fri Sept 16 2005 - 01:00
ADM to close in Cork at cost of 150 jobsThe Government was last night urged to set up a taskforce to find replacement employment for almost 150 workers who lost their…Thu Sept 15 2005 - 01:00
Rossiter death inquiry terms releasedThe terms of reference for the statutory inquiry into the arrest of a 14-year-old boy who fell into a coma in Garda custody and…Thu Sept 15 2005 - 01:00
