Water charges risk plunging the poor into deeper poverty, leading economist warnsTom McDonnell says merit in move to tariff system for water but must be done carefullyMon Oct 20 2014 - 12:15
Scrap wind farm plans, urges economist Colm McCarthyIreland already has excess generating capacity under ‘failed EU policy’Mon Oct 20 2014 - 11:57
Lack of expertise in banks 'could see property bubble repeated'Senator laments lack of highly trained economists in civil service and financial sectorSun Oct 19 2014 - 15:13
Dublin house prices 10-25% above affordable level, says studyPrices rises at upper end of market driving up average house prices, conference hearsSat Oct 18 2014 - 10:19
Farmer jailed for 18 months over breaches of disease prevention rulesMan convicted of illegally moving cattle from Co Tipperary farmSat Oct 18 2014 - 08:42
Coroner urges hospitals to check patients for personal medicationsFather of six took his own life after taking lethal quantities of prescription painkillersFri Oct 17 2014 - 10:24
Man held after two girls injured in Waterford petrol bomb attackGardaí investigating attack which left sisters in hospital with serious burn injuriesFri Oct 17 2014 - 10:02
Corkman ends hunger strike over water chargesGary Coleman says he has achieved goal and will continue to campaign against water chargesThu Oct 16 2014 - 10:33
Cork man on hunger strike over water chargesGary Coleman is highlighting what he believes is an ‘unjust tax’Tue Oct 14 2014 - 10:41
Asylum seekers protest at second Waterford centreSome residents at Tramore facility waiting ten years to have their cases decidedMon Oct 13 2014 - 11:01
Gardaí investigate stabbing of 41-year- old man in Cork cityVictim suffered several stab wounds during attack in the early hours of Sunday morningMon Oct 13 2014 - 06:44
Asylum seekers welcome offer of Integration Agency meetingResidents at Waterford centre say they will continue with protest until RIA meetingThu Oct 09 2014 - 15:50
ESB says power supply yet to be restored to 4,500 homesSome 10,000 customers in southern counties lost electricity after lightning strikesThu Oct 09 2014 - 14:22
20,000 ESB customers without power tonightPensioner in Cork shaken after ceiling caves in on bedroomWed Oct 08 2014 - 21:37
160 asylum seekers protest at Waterford direct provision centreResidents angry at delays in having their applications processed, says mother of fourWed Oct 08 2014 - 09:27
Cork city deprivation levels exceed national average - reportCork City Profile 2014 provides blueprint for agencies working in the city, says councilWed Oct 08 2014 - 07:08
Cork Film Festival to open with Australian film Charlie’s CountryIrish romantic comedy ‘Standby’ also to feature in extensive festival programmeTue Oct 07 2014 - 20:44
Enda Kenny confirms commitment to meet Louise O’KeeffeAbuse survivor says she hopes Taoiseach will move swiftly to enact child protection legislationTue Oct 07 2014 - 20:34
UCC to honour Nobel LaureateProf John O’Keefe will become third Nobel Prize winner to be honoured by UCCTue Oct 07 2014 - 11:54
Taoiseach has voted in Seanad byelection - but not for McNultyPaudie Coffey says he has already backed Fine Gael candidate from DonegalMon Oct 06 2014 - 18:17
Son of Irish emigrants wins Nobel Prize for medicineJohn O’Keefe jointly won for discovering how brain’s inner position system worksMon Oct 06 2014 - 18:12
Richard Bruton re-iterates plan to reduce tax burdenMinister says Budget won’t be drawn on the merits of tax cuts over widening bandsMon Oct 06 2014 - 15:03
3,000 customers without power after overnight stormESB crews hope to restore power to affected customers in Wexford and Wicklow by this eveningMon Oct 06 2014 - 06:18
Richard Bruton defends brother’s Easter rising commentsFormer taoiseach John Bruton said use of violence in 1916 campaign ‘not justifiable’Sun Oct 05 2014 - 15:22
Drummer Ginger Baker to play Cork Jazz FestivalSome 40,000 music fans expected in city for festival over October Bank HolidayFri Oct 03 2014 - 12:59
Fota Wildlife Park celebrates naming of new baby Red PandaThree month old Dearg is only second Red Panda cub born in Fota in 20 yearsFri Oct 03 2014 - 12:28
Cork council seeks expressions of interest for ex-bank landmarkEx-Permanent TSB Bank to prove major asset as civic amenity, says council chiefFri Oct 03 2014 - 09:38
FG TD defends recommending party member for Imma boardSheila O’Regan appointed with John McNultyFri Oct 03 2014 - 01:00
Taoiseach defends Ireland’s corporate tax rate‘Double Irish’ is not Irish state promotional tool but multinational creation, says KennyThu Oct 02 2014 - 17:58
Three men remanded in custody after €80 million drugs seizureAccused made their second court appearance on drug charges via video linkThu Oct 02 2014 - 17:13
Paudie Coffey welcomes driver’s decision to resign from Irish WaterCoffey defends decision to appoint former councillor as driver on the basis of trustThu Oct 02 2014 - 16:22
Housing is biggest barrier to escaping homelessness - reportNumber of people sleeping rough in Cork has risen by over 50%, says Cork SimonThu Oct 02 2014 - 15:20
Water charges too high for woman with rare genetic disorderCallie Walsh says daughter’s condition may not appear on Government illness listThu Oct 02 2014 - 11:03
Teenager charged over robbery of Cork taxi driverYouth remanded on bail with strict conditions after appearance at Cork District CourtThu Oct 02 2014 - 06:45
‘Sophisticated cannabis growhouse’ found in CorkGardaí believe growhouse was set up by an organised Polish crime gangThu Oct 02 2014 - 00:31
Judge warns of increase of muggings in Cork cityMan pleads guilty to robbery on Barrack Street last MayWed Oct 01 2014 - 20:32
Public urged to bring police memorabilia to Cork historical eventGarda Historical Society seek old police photographs and artefacts to scan and copyWed Oct 01 2014 - 18:25
Cork GP cleared of assaulting teenage girl at his surgeryDr Kevin Mulcahy found not guilty of indecent assault almost 25 years agoWed Oct 01 2014 - 17:40
HSA concludes investigation on farm where girl (8) was killedA bucket fell from a tractor and hit two children who were playingWed Oct 01 2014 - 13:04
Gardaí arrest teenagers over attack on Cork taxi driverPolice detain 18 and 16 year olds in early morning raids in Cork cityWed Oct 01 2014 - 10:01
Cork Chamber ‘disappointed’ councillors voted to cut local property taxCork City Council backs by 14 votes to cut the tax by 10 per centWed Oct 01 2014 - 09:18
Man questioned over €80m Cork drugs seizure releasedDrug-smuggling operation was transporting one tonne of cocaine on board a yachtTue Sept 30 2014 - 15:52
Cork footballers lauded as they return to Leeside with All-Ireland trophyThousands gather in Cork city centre to see Briege Corkery lift the Brendan Martin CupMon Sept 29 2014 - 22:38
Property bubble of 2000s not being repeated, Nama chair saysBanks are more prudent and borrowers will only pay realistic prices for propertiesMon Sept 29 2014 - 17:27
HSA examines farm where girl (8) killed by tractorDistraught parents comforted by friends after returning from Latvia to learn of deathMon Sept 29 2014 - 14:26
One girl killed and second girl critical following farm incidentParents had gone to visit relatives in Latvia and left daughter with friendsMon Sept 29 2014 - 13:20
Tipperary-Kilkenny couple in match of the day before finalAnne Marie and Paul forced to delay start of wedding banquet because of final replaySat Sept 27 2014 - 09:02
Three men charged in connection with €80 million cocaine seizure on yachtJohn Powell (70), Benjamin Mellor (35,) and Thomas Britteon (28) from Britain appear before special sitting of Cork District CourtFri Sept 26 2014 - 22:54
Second boat linked to Cork cocaine haul seized in UKPolice believe the vessel was due to rendezvous with Makayabella yacht off the Irish coastFri Sept 26 2014 - 16:37
Drug-smuggling operation may have taken gang a year to planGardaí are anxious to establish when the gang members took possession of the 62ft MakayabellaFri Sept 26 2014 - 01:01