Man died in care home from fire ignited by cigaretteA NURSING home has changed its practices on allowing residents to smoke, following the death of a 69-year-old blind man who suffered…Fri Oct 5 2012 - 01:00
Walk of fame proposed to pay tribute to jazz greats who have played festivalCork should consider creating a Cork jazz walk of fame akin to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, featuring some of the greats of the…Fri Oct 5 2012 - 01:00
Two men on bail in connection with Cork drugs seizures at weekendTwo men have been remanded on continuing bail after they appeared in court yesterday in connection with two weekend drug seizures…Thu Oct 4 2012 - 01:00
Truck driver charged over woman's death given bailA truck driver has been remanded on bail after he was charged with dangerous driving causing death.Thu Oct 4 2012 - 01:00
Boat owners urged to be vigilant as gangs target enginesBOAT OWNERS were yesterday urged to improve their security by putting special identification marks on outboard engines, as it…Wed Oct 3 2012 - 01:00
Cork pharma firm to cut 90 jobsA global healthcare company is to cut its workforce in Co Cork by up to 90 over the next six months.Wed Oct 3 2012 - 01:00
Charges over €1.5m drugs seizureThree men have appeared in court in connection with a €1Sun Sep 30 2012 - 01:00
Three held in drug seizureGARDAÍ HAVE arrested three men for questioning after a series of searches in Cork city led to the seizure of €1Sat Sep 29 2012 - 01:00
Drugs worth €1.5m seized in CorkGardaí from Cork and Limerick have arrested three men for questioning after making the biggest seizure of drugs in Munster this…Fri Sep 28 2012 - 01:00
Man held over fatal Cork assaultGardai investigating the killing of a council worker in Cork are questioning a 21-year-old man.Thu Sep 27 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí investigating unlawful killing check CCTV footageGardaí yesterday expressed confidence that CCTV footage would prove of major assistance in their investigation into the death…Wed Sep 26 2012 - 01:00
Woman moped driver dies after collision in CorkGARDAÍ IN Cork have appealed for assistance in their investigation into a crash that claimed the life of a woman moped driver…Wed Sep 26 2012 - 01:00
Tributes paid to donor as Baltimore gets €3m lifeboatBaltimore in west Cork, with a proud tradition of life-saving at sea, is this week looking forward to a new era after officially…Tue Sep 25 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí await assault postmortemGardaí last night confirmed they are following a definite line of inquiry in their investigation into an assault on a 57-year…Tue Sep 25 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí hail drug smuggler's 28-year jail termGARDAÍ YESTERDAY welcomed the jailing for 28 years of a British man behind a €400 million drugs shipment seized off the west …Tue Sep 25 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí awaiting postmortem resultsGARDAÍ LAST night confirmed they are following a definite line of inquiry in their investigation into an assault on a 57-year…Tue Sep 25 2012 - 01:00
Cork assault victim dies in hospitalA man who was left in a critical condition in hospital following an assault in Cork at the weekend has died in hospital.Mon Sep 24 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí investigate assault that left city council worker critically injuredGARDAÍ in Cork have begun an investigation into an assault in the city at the weekend that has left a 57-year-old man in a critical…Mon Sep 24 2012 - 01:00
Ferry strike disrupts sailings to RoscoffCAR AND foot passengers due to sail between Cork and Roscoff in Brittany at the weekend have been accommodated on other ferry…Mon Sep 24 2012 - 01:00
Parents reject plan for special needs classroomPARENTS OF special-needs pupils in a new €4Fri Sep 21 2012 - 01:00
Caution against home help cutsHSE SOUTH: COUNCILLORS AT yesterday’s HSE South regional forum raised concerns about cutbacks in home help and personal assistant…Fri Sep 21 2012 - 01:00
OPW to support Doneraile planMINISTER OF State Brian Hayes yesterday pledged the support of the Office of Public Works for plans to continue the development…Tue Sep 18 2012 - 01:00
Man questioned over China drugs haul worth €800,000Gardaí were last night continuing to question a 32-year-old man after they and Customs officers in Waterford recovered €800,000…Tue Sep 18 2012 - 01:00
HSE employee questioned over alleged €100,000 fraud from city hospitalGardaí in Cork are to prepare a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions after yesterday releasing without charge a HSE employee…Tue Sep 18 2012 - 01:00
Young people 'full of ideas' on reformPRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins has praised young people for their engagement in the future of the countryMon Sep 17 2012 - 01:00
Waterford sows wild oatlets to cook biggest bowl of porridgeWATERFORD WAS the place to be for any would-be Oliver Twists yesterday as the city broke the world record for cooking the biggest…Mon Sep 17 2012 - 01:00
Call to mark sinking of 'Lusitania' in 1915MINISTER FOR Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan has called for a major commemoration in Ireland involving British…Mon Sep 17 2012 - 01:00
Toscan du Plantier investigators will return to Ireland to question witnessesA FRENCH magistrate investigating the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier in west Cork nearly 16 years ago is to send a team …Fri Sep 14 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí find drugs linked to deathsGARDAÍ IN Cork have uncovered more than €25,000 worth of a new and highly dangerous form of ecstasy believed to be linked to …Fri Sep 14 2012 - 01:00
Man admits role in cocaine seizure from sunk vesselAn Englishman involved in a €440 million smuggling operation in west Cork has been remanded in custody after he pleaded guilty…Fri Sep 14 2012 - 01:00
Blaas rise to the occasion to go nationwideWATERFORD’S FAMOUS bread bun, the blaa, is about to arrive at supermarket near you.Fri Sep 14 2012 - 01:00
Funeral of suspected drug death manTRIBUTES WERE paid to one of two young men who died from a suspected drugs overdose in Co Cork at the weekend as he was laid …Thu Sep 13 2012 - 01:00
Dangerous drug linked to Kinsale deathsGARDAÍ HAVE appealed to anyone who may have obtained a new and highly dangerous form of ecstasy linked to the deaths of two young…Thu Sep 13 2012 - 01:00
New type of ecstasy recoveredGardaí have recovered €30,000 worth of a new and highly dangerous form of ecstasy believed to be linked to the deaths of two …Thu Sep 13 2012 - 01:00
File for DPP on Kinsale deathsGardaí are to prepare a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions after releasing without charge a fourth person arrested …Wed Sep 12 2012 - 01:00
Drug users warned over mixed powder after deathsTHE HEALTH Service Executive yesterday issued a warning over using an ecstasy-based powder that gardaí believe is linked to the…Wed Sep 12 2012 - 01:00
Files to go to DPP over Kinsale drug deathsGARDAÍ ARE to prepare a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions after last night releasing without charge two people suspected…Tue Sep 11 2012 - 01:00
Claims of U-turn over incinerator pledgeCampaigners against a proposed €160 million incinerator project for Cork harbour have accused the company involved of a U-turn…Tue Sep 11 2012 - 01:00
SF chairman urges will to compromise furtherTHE POLITICAL leaders of unionism should embark on initiatives towards reconciliation just as republicans must continue to move…Mon Sep 10 2012 - 01:00
Tests today on bodies found in KinsaleGARDAÍ ARE hoping that post-mortem examinations and toxicology tests today will help them establish the cause of death of two…Mon Sep 10 2012 - 01:00
File set for DPP after body of man foundGardaí are to prepare a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions after last night releasing without charge a man arrested…Mon Sep 10 2012 - 01:00
Three released over Kinsale drugsGardaí investigating the deaths of two men in Kinsale in Co Cork over the weekend have released three people held in connection…Mon Sep 10 2012 - 01:00
Bodies of two young men found at house in KinsaleToxicology tests will be carried out on the bodies of two friends who died from suspected drug overdoses in west Cork.Sun Sep 9 2012 - 01:00
Cork man charged with defrauding businessmanA 35-year-old man was yesterday returned for trial on charges of defrauding a Co Cork businessman of more than €80,000 over a…Sat Sep 8 2012 - 01:00
Gardaí hold man following discovery of body on embankment outside BantryGardaí are treating as suspicious the discovery of a man’s body in Bantry in west Cork yesterday.Sat Sep 8 2012 - 01:00
Postmortem due on Bantry bodyA postmortem is to be carried out on the body of a Englishman in his 50s who was found with serious head injuries in Bantry in…Sat Sep 8 2012 - 01:00
Cork boy's family urges support for motherTHE FAMILY of a schoolboy who died in Charleville this week appealed at his funeral yesterday for support for the boy’s mother…Fri Sep 7 2012 - 01:00
Man arrested over Bantry deathGardaí are treating as suspicious the discovery of a man's body in Bantry in west Cork this evening.Fri Sep 7 2012 - 01:00
Moves to ease fears over retired priestsMONITORING: BISHOP JOHN Buckley and child protection officers in the diocese of Cork and Ross yesterday moved to allay fears…Thu Sep 6 2012 - 01:00
Diocese largely met care standards set down in 2009CORK AND ROSS: THE DIOCESE of Cork and Ross substantially met the main standards set down by the church in terms of protecting…Thu Sep 6 2012 - 01:00