Barry Roche

Barry Roche

Southern Correspondent

Barry Roche is Southern Correspondent of The Irish Times.

Taoiseach warns Rotunda board to ‘reflect’ on public contracts decision

Minister of State Robert Troy says there must be ‘consequences’ if public contracts not implemented

Murder accused captured on CCTV saying he could not wait to see face of attack victim

Alex Deady was heard telling two co-accused he believed his injuries were nothing compared with those of Barry Daly

Tributes paid to Denis Coughlan, Cork’s five-time All-Ireland winner, who has died aged 80

Coughlan was a dual star, excelling at Gaelic football and hurling for the Rebel County

Prosecution to argue three youths charged with murder of Cork man ‘acted together’

Youths pleaded not guilty to murder of father of five Barry Daly (44) in Co Cork last October

Key witness in Sophie Toscan du Plantier case dies in west Cork

Near neighbour Shirley Foster discovered the 39-year-old’s badly beaten body near her holiday home

Irishman who died on hunger strike during War of Independence honoured in US birthplace

Joe Murphy was 25 when he died on the 76th day of hunger strike, the same day as Terence MacSwiney

‘I was trained into being compliant’: Man jailed for coercive control of wife

Man agrees to allow Probation Service to notify any future partners of his conviction

Sports coach (63) jailed for 14 years for rape and sexual assault of two teenage girls

Abuse of two minors was pervasive and systematic, says judge, noting it occurred over prolonged periods of time

Digger rammed into Co Cork supermarket in failed ATM robbery

Gang flees empty-handed after attempted theft at SuperValu in Mallow

Irish director wins US film award for Tipperary murder drama

Anne Williamson takes prize for best first-time female director at the Indie X Film Fest in Los Angeles

RTÉ’s David McCullagh to give 2026 Béal na Bláth commemoration address

Circumstances turned Michael Collins into a negotiator and constitutional craftsman, says broadcaster

O’Sullivans gathering breaks world record for most people with the same surname in one place

West Cork clan event eclipses previous surname gathering record set in Donegal

Young runner who died at Cork City Marathon remembered at this year’s event

Family and friends pay tribute to Ellen Cassidy

O’Sullivans gathering in Cork aims to break record for most people with same surname in one place

Gallaghers mustered almost 1,500 in Letterkenny to secure title in 2007

Gardaí seek international help to identify DNA found on Sophie Toscan du Plantier boot

Unknown DNA was found on one of Toscan du Plantier’s boots

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