West Cork festivals to entertain arts loversLOVERS OF the arts are in for a treat in west Cork over the next few days with the Kinsale Arts Festival kicking off this weekend…Thu Jul 07 2011 - 01:00
School appeals entry bias against TravellerJUDGMENT HAS been reserved in the case of a Tipperary secondary school which is appealing a ruling by the Equality Tribunal that…Tue Jul 05 2011 - 01:00
Waterford fulfils tall order as 130,000 flock to cityFLYING THE flag for Ireland – that was the task set for Waterford by Taoiseach Enda Kenny when he officially opened the Tall …Sat Jul 02 2011 - 01:00
Private operator to take over Cork city refuse collectionCORK CITY Council has agreed to sell its refuse collection service to a private operator following a review of operations which…Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Garda impersonator steals pensioner's life savingsGARDAÍ HAVE advised elderly people not to keep large sums of cash in their homes after two men conned a pensioner out of his …Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Two men held over Cork robberyGardaí in Cork have arrested two men and recovered a substantial quantity of cash as part of their investigation into an incident…Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Private hospital owners look to the public arenaThe State will, over the next 10 years, begin to look at contracting out the management of services in public hospitals to private…Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Visit by Queen praised by Ó MuircheartaighTHE VISIT of Queen Elizabeth II to Ireland and the opening of Croke Park to soccer and rugby have helped move towards achieving…Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
SF to decide on presidential candidate next monthSINN FÉIN will make no decision on whether to back Irish-American publisher Niall O’Dowd or any other independent candidate for…Mon Jun 27 2011 - 01:00
Man held over drugs seizureGardaí are continuing to question a man arrested following a drugs seizure in Co Cork yesterday evening.Sun Jun 26 2011 - 01:00
Hammer blow as Munster discount auction flopsTHE ORGANISERS of Munster's first discounted property sale yesterday expressed their disappointment after just two of the 64 …Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Drugs giant MSD invests €29m to create 70 new jobsPHARMACEUTICAL GIANT MSD (formerly Merck Sharpe Dohme) has invested almost €29 million in two new facilities in West Cork, creating…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
IRA duped Garda over dismissal, says authorSUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS ignored pleas from a former superintendent in An Garda Síochána seeking files relating to his dismissal…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Universal health insurance proposals 'very ambitious'THE GOVERNMENT’S plan to introduce universal health insurance is highly ambitious but may not be achievable within the proposed…Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí preparing hotel death file, inquest toldGARDAÍ ARE preparing a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions into the death of a 35-year-old woman who died from carbon…Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
Three remanded over Cork assaultTwo men and a woman have been remanded in custody after they appeared in court in Cork today over a fracas on the northside of…Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
Simon group provides shelter for 750 in CorkMORE THAN 750 people accessed services from the Cork Simon Community last year but no one had to sleep rough in the city during…Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Emigration today 'not comparable with 1980s'CURRENT LEVELS of emigration are not comparable to the 1980s, either in scale or in terms of the type of people leaving Ireland…Tue Jun 21 2011 - 01:00
Palace gets record post after visitTHE VISIT of Queen Elizabeth to Ireland last month prompted more letters to Buckingham Palace than any other royal visit during…Thu Jun 16 2011 - 01:00
Developer revises plan for €50m event centrePROPERTY DEVELOPER Owen O’Callaghan yesterday expressed confidence that a revised plan for a €50 million 5,000-seater event centre…Tue Jun 14 2011 - 01:00
Norris says presidential election a result of his declarationPRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL Senator David Norris last night said he believed there would be no presidential election next November if…Tue Jun 14 2011 - 01:00
Opponents of incinerator say Indaver should abandon projectCAMPAIGNERS AGAINST a €160 million twin incinerator project in Cork harbour have expressed surprise at comments by waste management…Tue Jun 14 2011 - 01:00
€60,000 drugs find in CorkGardaí in Cork have arrested a man for questioning following the seizure of €60,000 worth of drugs yesterday afternoon.Sun Jun 12 2011 - 01:00
Cork gears up for summer of music, theatre and danceCORK IS preparing for almost a month of music and mayhem with both the Live in the Marquee series and the Cork Mid-Summer Festival…Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Decision follows decade of struggle between sides but burning issue remains unresolvedANALYSIS: Opposition began to crystallise when Indaver unveiled plans in 2001Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Indaver waste plan refused permissionAN BORD Pleanála yesterday refused planning permission to waste management company Indaver Ireland for a €160 million twin incinerator…Sat Jun 11 2011 - 01:00
Cork incinerator plan rejectedAn Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission to Indaver Ireland for a proposed €150 million twin incinerator project in Cork…Fri Jun 10 2011 - 01:00
Inquiry into conduct of garda with girlTHE GARDA Síochána Ombudsman Commission has launched an investigation of a garda after it received a report that the man had …Thu Jun 09 2011 - 01:00
Council seeks more details on €150m plan for Beamish siteCORK CITY Council has sought further information from Heineken Ireland and BAM Contractors on their plan to develop a €150 million…Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
Festival to honour Maureen O'HaraHOLLYWOOD STARS such as Errol Flynn and Marilyn Monroe will be recalled later this month when Glengarriff hosts the inaugural…Wed Jun 08 2011 - 01:00
Judge Michael Pattwell retires after 21 yearsWARM TRIBUTES have been paid by solicitors, gardaí and court officials to Judge Michael Pattwell as he retired after serving …Sat Jun 04 2011 - 01:00
Man holding baby son shot four times, inquest toldA JURY has returned a verdict of unlawful killing at an inquest into the death of a man who was shot dead as he was carrying …Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Siblings died in Tipperary house fire hours before visit of All-Ireland teamA BROTHER and sister in their 60s died in a house fire in Co Tipperary last year as they were preparing for a visit by victorious…Fri Jun 03 2011 - 01:00
Live open-air broadcast of 'Tosca' at Cork festivalOPERA LOVERS are set for a treat next month when the Cork Midsummer Festival hosts a free open-air broadcast in Fitzgerald Park…Mon May 30 2011 - 01:00
Garda's sentence for assault suspendedJUDGMENT: A GARDA avoided a custodial sentence after a judge yesterday revised his sentence and suspended the officer’s 18-month…Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Day of courtroom drama as family greets decision with reliefGARDA ASSAULT CASE: ARMCHAIR FANS of film and television courtroom dramas may well be accustomed to sudden twists and turns …Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Ó hAilpín awarded freedom of Cork cityTHREE-TIME All-Ireland winning Cork hurler Seán Óg Ó hAilpín yesterday spoke of how humbled and honoured he was to receive the…Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Garda assault sentence revisedA garda has walked free after a judge today revised his sentence and suspended the balance of his 18-month prison term for assaulting…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Off-duty garda who assaulted man jailed for six monthsA MEMBER of An Garda Síochána was yesterday jailed for six months after he admitted assaulting a man and knocking him unconscious…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Jailed for abuse of four sisters-in-lawA LONG-DISTANCE truck driver has been jailed for 12 months after he pleaded guilty to 20 counts of sexually assaulting four of…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
€24m in funding for research in telecommunications announcedIRELAND’S telecommunications research sector received a major boost yesterday when the Minister for State for Research and Innovation…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Garda jailed over Cork assaultA garda who got into a row in Cork city while off-duty and knocked a man unconscious has been jailed for six months for assault…Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Man remanded over airport incidentA man has been remanded in custody charged in connection with a rampage in a stolen SUV in Cork airport last weekend.Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí questioning man on events at airportGARDAÍ IN Cork are investigating whether a 37-year-old man tried to force armed officers to shoot him dead.Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Man held after knife attack on garda and airport chaseA MAN was last night under psychiatric assessment after he was arrested while driving around the runway area at Cork Airport …Mon May 23 2011 - 01:00
Review at Cork airport after incidentCork airport today confirmed that an internal security review is being undertaken following yesterday’s incident in which a man…Mon May 23 2011 - 01:00
Garda pays tribute to people of Cork for 'welcome'GARDAÍ yesterday expressed satisfaction with security and policing arrangements for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Cork with…Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00
Irish in Britain 'gain from visit'RELATIONSHIP: THE SUCCESS of Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Ireland will be felt most by the Irish community in Britain who will…Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00
Traffic restrictions in Cork and Cashel for visitROAD CLOSURES: SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC restrictions in Cork and Cashel necessitated by Queen Elizabeth’s visit to both locations…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Cork woman recalls time as palace employeeROYAL WATCHER: IT MAY be known as Rebel Cork but Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Leeside today will be monitored with more than a…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
