Leathered: Violence in Irish Schools - ‘You looked at a teacher the wrong way and you got a slap’
Television: There are so many victims of corporal punishment, and each of their stories is so upsetting, that after a while anger gives way to numbness
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First-look at Éanna Hardwicke as Roy Keane and Steve Coogan as Mick McCarthy
Saipan will follow the infamous 2002 World Cup feud between Ireland’s football captain and manager
Limerick man jailed after woman in critical state following rape in Cork
Mihail Ciorici (41) jailed for 11 years after pleading guilty to rape and oral rape of the college student in Fermoy
General election: Stallholders and shoppers in Bantry consider their options
From public transport and homelessness to flooding and small businesses, there’s a long list of concerns in west Cork
Chef Ryan O’Sullivan: ‘I was like, I have to get back to the States and make something of myself’
O’Sullivan, who hails from Cork, won season 22 of Gordon Ramsay’s US television show Hell’s Kitchen
John Creedon: ‘I was always being sent away, not because they didn’t love me, but because they couldn’t cope’
Broadcaster and author reflects on an unusual childhood in Cork, constant low-level anxiety and presenting Winning Streak without understanding the rules
Man (90) killed pushing woman out of way of car remembered as ‘great people person’
Cal O’Keeffe was pronounced dead in SuperValu car park, with woman in her 60s rushed to hospital
Irish Rail announces line closures and timetable changes for this weekend
Irish Rail has announced that engineering works and related line closures will disrupt many rail services from Saturday through Monday
‘Every driver has a story’: Bus, rail workers face drug dealing and threats of violence at work
Siptu calls for establishment of uniformed transport police with powers of arrest and detention to be general election issue
National Geographic names Cork as one of top 25 places in the world to visit
City is the only Irish entry on a list including destinations in Sweden and Mexico
Danish guitarist Jakob Bro on Paul Motian: ‘It was the most surreal thing ever, like calling someone from a different planet’
Cork Jazz Festival 2024: Bro got his big break when the renowned drummer Motian asked him to join his band
Tánaiste says new eye unit in Cork hospital will reduce numbers travelling to Belfast for cataract surgery
New Ophthalmological Unit at the South Infirmary VIctoria University Hospital will cater for 45,000 patients a year needing eye treatment
Two men killed in separate road traffic incidents in Cork and Galway
Man (24) died in single-vehicle collision between Bantry and Ballydehob while second man (20s) was killed near Dunmore
Detroit’s links with Cork are hard to miss in this city with a subtle swagger and self-assurance
In the heart of Detroit, the city that spawned the Model-T Ford, there is an area called Corktown
Former Cork teacher (90) hailed a hero after being killed while pushing woman out of the way of car
Garda forensic collision investigators at scene of fatal incident in Co Cork
Rory Gallagher’s signature Stratocaster to be donated to national museum after selling for more than €1m at auction
Musician’s 1961 Fender secured for National Museum of Ireland with support from Live Nation Gaiety Ltd, says Minister for Arts
What will €575,000 buy in Dublin and Co Cork?
Two homes, one price: A spacious five-bed in Kilmurry or a three-bed duplex in Dún Laoghaire
Risk of flooding in Cork city in coming days due to ‘very high astronomical spring tides’
Local authority urges property owners to protect homes and businesses with tidal surge likely in coming days
Tánaiste hints State could move to secure Rory Gallagher’s guitar at London auction
Martin says purchasing the guitar is a matter for Irish national cultural institutions but these things are not done by "megaphone"
Nine storied Irish walks: from rebel hills to drowned Spanish sailors
A stairway to heaven; an escape route for Tom Barry’s flying column; and a monument to unrequited passion: here are trails with stories attached
Rory Gallagher: Renowned Irish blues musician’s guitars go on sale
The influential bluesman’s instrument collection will be sold in London. Meanwhile, in Bray, Mullen’s is bringing back the live auction
Met Éireann issues status yellow rain warnings for Cork and Waterford this weekend
Heavy and persistent rain could lead to potential spot flooding, forecaster says
Bantry flooding fears: ‘People are stressed every time there is a weather warning’
The most recent flood in the west Cork town happened at low tide, making locals fearful of what might occur in similar conditions at high tide
Midleton after the flood: ‘You’ve no idea of the mental trauma of doing business in this town, let alone living here’
A year on from Storm Babet, homeowners and businesses in the town are still counting the cost and fear a repeat before defence works are undertaken
The Guide: Ruby Wax, St Vincent, Crowded House and other events to see, shows to book and ones to catch before they end
October 12th-18th, 2024: The best movies, music, art and more coming your way this week
Tenant was forced to vacate Cork house after landlord put 6ft fence around it
Woman awarded damages by RTB tribunal says she was forced to vacate house that was ‘completely boarded up’ so she could get in and out only through front door
Husband of Tina Satchwell wants murder trial moved from Cork to Dublin or Limerick
Richard Satchwell is due to go on trial for wife’s murder in April next year
Wastewater treatment at 10 cities and large towns fails to meet EU standards, EPA finds
Uisce Éireann ‘must prioritise’ prompt delivery of essential works at locations highlighted by the agency
Woman tells High Court pacemaker operation was ‘like hell on Earth’ due to pain
Eileen Tynan (68) is suing over a procedure at Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, in 2018
Coroner recommends recording of all adverse reactions to Covid vaccines at inquest into Waterford man’s death
Narrative verdict returned at inquest into death of Roy Butler (23) five days after receiving Janssen Covid-19 vaccine
Viral Irish song ‘The Spark’ longlisted for 2025 Grammys
The hit has amassed over two billion views on social media
‘All we get is talk, talk, talk, from our coastal politicians’ – inshore fishing sector fighting for survival
Adverse weather events, quota restrictions and changing market conditions have combined to reduce the sector’s viability
Story of car assembly in Ireland takes a curiously personal turn
Bob Montgomery’s comprehensive history of car making in the State is required reading for any Irish car nut
Investment with long-term lease in Cork for €5.4m
Property in Carrigtwohill’s IDA Business Park has 11½ years on the current lease
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