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IDA Ireland bought nine sites for foreign companies for €32.9m in 2025
Agency in charge of foreign direct investment bought seven sites across Leinster and two in Cork last year
Luas Cork: New preferred route for €2bn line would split Cork University Hospital campus
State transport body opens public consultation over project that will feature 27 stops running from Ballincollig to Mahon Point
What will €385,000 buy in Montenegro, Italy, Bulgaria, France and Co Cork?
One price, home and away: from an 18th-century lodge on the shoreline in Bantry to a stone house overlooking the Bay of Kotor
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Cork’s Mahon Point gets green light for €200m overhaul and expansion
Proposal to redevelop shopping centre includes plans for offices, apartments and a market square
Industrial market remains resilient in face of global uncertainty
560,300sq ft of space taken up in first quarter, with three Dublin deals accounting for nearly half of all activity
Man to face dangerous driving charges over tractor chase near Whitegate oil refinery
Driver (20s) allegedly failed to stop at a garda checkpoint in Co Cork and continued driving on for around 3km
O’Donovan’s comments on media coverage of fuel protest ‘sinister and deeply disturbing’, NUJ says
Minister for Media suggests RTÉ report used to encourage protesters to Whitegate refinery
Fuel protests: Coalition’s worst week shows Ireland unprepared for economic deterioration
Demonstrators’ blockades only lifted after Garda action and €500m of Government supports
Fuel protests: Government to raid exchequer surplus for €505m support package
Coalition denies latest measures a direct response to blockades, but faces further headaches
Pepper spray, megaphones and jostling: How the Whitegate fuel blockade came to an end
Petroleum supplies flowed from Co Cork refinery on Sunday, 24 hours after days of protest at key oil site came to an end
Faye Shortt: When you get to West Cork, it feels like you’re in a different country
The comedian, actress and Spin 1038 presenter on ‘road annoyance’, her strongest childhood memory, and her happiest moments
Cabinet to meet on Sunday as gardaí clear O’Connell Street fuel protest
Temporary Fuel Support Scheme is expected to target hauliers and farmers
Met Éireann issues thunderstorm, wind and rain warnings for several counties for today
Met Éireann says east will see sunny, if cold, conditions during the day
‘I love my job, but the loneliness is hard’: Reality of life as a travel influencer
Five Irish travel content creators on income, workload and the reality behind social media travel
Where are the fuel protests on Friday and which roads are impacted in Dublin and across Ireland?
The latest information on Friday’s protests, including M50 delays and disruption on the M1, M7, M8 and M18
Met Éireann rain and wind warnings in place for eight counties today
Gales and downpours forecast for Friday ahead of unsettled few days
Event guide: The House Must Win, Alison Spittle and other best things to see in Ireland next week
April 11th-17th, 2026: The best gigs, festivals, art and more coming your way this week
Fuel price protesters say they will continue blockades despite claiming to have secured meeting
Nationwide disruption continues as petrol station forecourts run low on supply due to ongoing blockades
The three reasons why the Government refuses to meet the fuel protesters
Opposition parties called for engagement with demonstrators but there is distrust of them within Cabinet
Fuel protesters’ blockade of Ireland’s only oil refinery to stay ‘until diesel capped’
Irving Oil’s refinery at Whitegate in east Cork, supplies around 40 per cent of Ireland’s petroleum
Condé Nast Traveller reveals its seven wonders of Ireland for 2026, and there’s no Dublin or Galway
The travel publication offers a list of some lesser known parts of the country to explore
Where are the fuel protests and which roads are closed in Dublin and across Ireland?
The latest information on the protests, including M50 delays, road closures and public transport disruption
Three Irish cyclists hospitalised after being hit by car in Spain
Injured trio part of nine-person group from Cork that had travelled to Alicante for cycling holiday
Solar panel owners face dilemma as Government urges evening energy use
Residents weigh cost of complying with energy guidelines versus feeding power back to the grid
Motorists warned as fuel price protests may bring major routes to standstill today
Protests organised over spiralling diesel, petrol and home heating oil prices caused by Middle East conflict
Storm Dave: One thousand homes and businesses still without power
Several flights cancelled over weekend following strong winds around country
Ireland’s retrofit reality: From ‘amazing’ home energy results to ‘miserable’ and costly experiences
Retrofitting offers cosy home and energy cost cuts but can also come with financial burdens and bureaucratic nightmares
Fine dining and cocktails, street food and pints: 20 perfect bar and restaurant pairings
When it’s in the right spot, a drink before or after dinner can help to create the perfect evening
Why some of Ireland’s coastal communities may need to prepare for relocation
Some communities in high risk coastal areas may need to consider relocation options
‘Shroom boom’: The Cork-based entrepreneur growing the future of packaging from mushrooms
Irish businesses are turning mycelium – fungus – into materials with the potential to rid us of plastics, and using it to recycle waste
The Young Offenders on BBC One: Lowbrow gags sitting neatly between Benny Hill and Mrs Brown’s Boys
Television: The cast is outstanding, Cork looks great – what a tragedy this can’t aspire to more than old-school British sitcom in a Cork jersey
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