10-year sentence for €440m drugs haulA 24-YEAR-OLD Englishman has been jailed for 10 years for his involvement in the largest cocaine smuggling operation yet detected…Thu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00
Concern for safety of man (25) missing in CorkCONCERN WAS growing last night for the safety of a 25-year-old man missing for a week in CorkThu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00
Man given ten years over €440m drug findA 24-year-old Englishman has been sentenced to ten years in prison after pleading guilty earlier this year to being involved …Wed Nov 05 2008 - 00:00
Golf club blaze linked to buggy faultGARDAÍ INVESTIGATING a fire which caused close to €1 million worth of damage to a Co Cork golf club believe the fire was accidental…Tue Nov 04 2008 - 00:00
Transfer of services will affect about 20 womenABOUT 20 women from Kerry will be referred each week for clinical examination to the Symptomatic Breast Care Service at the Cork…Tue Nov 04 2008 - 00:00
West Cork FF TD convicted of drink drivingA west Cork TD has been fined €300 and disqualified from driving for 12 months after he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence…Tue Nov 04 2008 - 00:00
Gardaí investigate Co Cork golf club fireAn investigation is under way today into a serious fire at a Co Cork golf club.Mon Nov 03 2008 - 00:00
Clean bill of health for Naval Service HQAN ASSESSMENT by consultants of the environmental health and safety of Naval Service headquarters at Haulbowline in Cork Harbour…Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00
Cork hospital to open AE facilityTHE MERCY University Hospital in Cork yesterday announced that it is to open its new €4Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00
Celtic festival behind ghostly get-upsTHE PRACTICE of dressing up as ghosts at Halloween may come from the Celtic festival of Samhain, when people believed that changing…Sat Nov 01 2008 - 00:00
Better communication needed over drug for blood thinning, says coronerA CORONER has recommended greater communication between blood-monitoring clinics in hospitals and GPs after an inquest heard …Fri Oct 31 2008 - 00:00
UCC gives go-ahead for embryonic stem-cell researchThe governors of University College Cork have paved the way for embryonic stem cell research to be carried out at the university…Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
Call for extra funds for cardiac serviceTHE HSE has been urged to make additional funding available to expand a specialised cardiac service at Waterford Regional Hospital…Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
Decision on Cork day hospital deferredAN BORD Pleanála has deferred a decision due last week on planning permission for a new €60 million plus private day hospital…Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
Waterford Crystal seeks 280 job lossesTHE DECISION by Waterford Wedgwood to seek 280 redundancies at its Waterford Crystal subsidiary, which would reduce the numbers…Fri Oct 17 2008 - 01:00
Accountant acquitted of false VAT returns preparationA 51-YEAR-OLD accountant walked free from court yesterday after a jury took less than two hours to acquit him of aiding and abetting…Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00
Murder inquiry launched into death of man in CorkGARDAÍ IN Cork have launched a murder inquiry after a postmortem confirmed that a man found dead in his house near the city centre…Wed Oct 15 2008 - 01:00
Death of man treated as suspiciousGARDAÍ IN Cork were last night treating as suspicious the death of a 62-year-old man whose body was found at his south inner …Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Mole mapping clinic launched at CUHNew service in Cork aims to improve detection of cancerous molesTue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Accountant 'admitted filling in inaccurate VAT return'AN ACCOUNTANT charged with aiding and abetting the filing of incorrect tax returns admitted filling in the form in question and…Sat Oct 11 2008 - 01:00
Cork Film Festival to screen Air India disaster documentaryIT WAS the most deadly case of aviation terrorism before September 11th, 2001, and now the story of the Air India atrocity off…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
Accountant on trial over firm's tax returnA WATERFORD accountant yesterday became the first member of the accountancy profession to go on trial on a charge of knowingly…Fri Oct 10 2008 - 01:00
Beamish brewery faces review amid job loss fearsHEINEKEN IRELAND is to carry out a full review of Beamish and Crawford's operations in Cork city amid concerns that the acquisition…Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
Brewing up a proud traditionLocated at the heart of the medieval city and near the old entrance gates, the Beamish and Crawford brewery on South Main Street…Tue Oct 07 2008 - 01:00
Jobs to be saved at CappoquinOVER 150 jobs are expected to be saved at Cappoquin Chickens in Co Waterford after the liquidator last night confirmed sale of…Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Leading Ireland into Europe was Lynch's greatest legacy, says CowenJACK LYNCH'S vision for Ireland involved embracing the European ideal, and as a nation we would do well to contemplate the consequences…Sat Oct 04 2008 - 01:00
Cobh bids final farewell to 'QE2'THOUSANDS BRAVED some squally showers and icy winds to journey to Cobh yesterday evening to bid adieu to the QE2 as it departed…Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Merton to attend Cork film festivalCOMEDIAN PAUL Merton will attend this year's Corona Cork Film Festival for the screening of his show, Silent Clowns , which celebrates…Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
Cowen warns banks over abuse of guarantee schemeTaoiseach Brian Cowen has warned that the government will not tolerate any abuse by the banks of its €400 billion deposit guarantee…Fri Oct 03 2008 - 01:00
'QE2' docks for the last time in Cobh harbourTHE QE2 has paid its final visit to Cobh before sailing off into the sunset to become a floating hotel.Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Decision on Bons Secours expansion plan appealedA DECISION to grant conditional planning permission to the State's largest private healthcare provider, the Bons Secours Health…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
CUH research centre to open in 2009A NEW €6 million clinical research facility at Cork University Hospital (CUH) is expected to be operational by the end of 2009…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
FF TD has drink driving case adjournedA Fianna Fáil backbench TD had his drink driving case adjourned by consent at a court in West Cork today.Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Garda appeal over Cork shootingGARDAÍ IN Cork are examining CCTV footage from around the city to try to identify two men who were behind the attempted murder…Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
Developers say hospital no major traffic worryTHE DEVELOPMENT of a new €242 million co-located private hospital on the grounds of Cork University Hospital (CUH) will not have…Thu Sept 25 2008 - 01:00
Feud overtime costs Garda €400,000GARDAÍ HAVE worked more than 12,000 hours overtime at an estimated cost of about €400,000 during the past two months in an effort…Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Backers claim co-located hospital will mean more beds for public patientsPROMOTERS OF a new €242 million co-located private hospital in Cork yesterday promised that it would free up beds in Cork University…Wed Sept 24 2008 - 01:00
Waterford feud leads to €400,000 Garda overtime billGardaí have spent over €400,000 on overtime over the past two months in an effort to keep the peace between four feuding families…Tue Sept 23 2008 - 01:00
Oral hearing against Beacon hospital plan starts todayTHE ORAL hearing into a proposed €242 million co-located private hospital in Cork begins todayTue Sept 23 2008 - 01:00
Praise for new 'landmark' tower in CorkA NEW €150 million luxury apartment complex in Cork incorporating Ireland’s tallest building was yesterday welcomed by Cork city…Thu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
Cappoquin closure 'a devastating' blow to areaTHE NEWS that Cappoquin Chickens is to close with the loss of 200 jobs and more than €20 million annually to the local economy…Wed Sept 17 2008 - 01:00
Waterford's Cappoquin to be wound upCappoquin Chickens in Co Waterford is to be wound after efforts to put together a rescue package to save the company failed, …Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
New dermatology clinic opens in BantryTHE LAUNCH of a new dermatology outreach clinic at Bantry General Hospital (BGH) will be of assistance to people in west Cork…Tue Sept 16 2008 - 01:00
Cowen seeks increased engagement with EuropeIreland must forge common policies with other like-minded states in order to establish the conditions for stability and prosperity…Sun Sept 14 2008 - 01:00
Initial Cork waste tests show no public threatPRELIMINARY RESULTS of an investigation into waste material from the former Irish Ispat plant at Haulbowline suggest the waste…Sat Sept 13 2008 - 01:00
Risk from Ispat site is tolerable, says O'DeaA REPORT on the environmental impact of pollution from the former Irish Ispat site on the neighbouring Naval Service base at …Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Report shows Haulbowline site is safe - GormleyMinister for the Environment John Gormley has released preliminary results of a study into hazardous waste at the former Irish…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
Alcon eye care firm to create 186 new jobs at Cork plantTHE DECISION by US eye care firm Alcon Laboratories to invest over €20 million in its plant in Cork and create 186 new jobs will…Fri Sept 12 2008 - 01:00
CUH's CT scanner is a 'major' assetA NEW €1.1 million 64-slice CT (computer tomography) scanner at Cork University Hospital (CUH) is expected to have a significant…Tue Sept 09 2008 - 01:00
Suppliers say chicken firm's future is bleakCHICKEN GROWERS supplying troubled poultry processor Cappoquin Chickens yesterday admitted the future of the plant looks bleak…Sat Sept 06 2008 - 01:00
