Live open-air broadcast of 'Tosca' at Cork festivalOPERA LOVERS are set for a treat next month when the Cork Midsummer Festival hosts a free open-air broadcast in Fitzgerald Park…Mon May 30 2011 - 01:00
Garda's sentence for assault suspendedJUDGMENT: A GARDA avoided a custodial sentence after a judge yesterday revised his sentence and suspended the officer’s 18-month…Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Day of courtroom drama as family greets decision with reliefGARDA ASSAULT CASE: ARMCHAIR FANS of film and television courtroom dramas may well be accustomed to sudden twists and turns …Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Ó hAilpín awarded freedom of Cork cityTHREE-TIME All-Ireland winning Cork hurler Seán Óg Ó hAilpín yesterday spoke of how humbled and honoured he was to receive the…Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Jailed for abuse of four sisters-in-lawA LONG-DISTANCE truck driver has been jailed for 12 months after he pleaded guilty to 20 counts of sexually assaulting four of…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Garda assault sentence revisedA garda has walked free after a judge today revised his sentence and suspended the balance of his 18-month prison term for assaulting…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Off-duty garda who assaulted man jailed for six monthsA MEMBER of An Garda Síochána was yesterday jailed for six months after he admitted assaulting a man and knocking him unconscious…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
€24m in funding for research in telecommunications announcedIRELAND’S telecommunications research sector received a major boost yesterday when the Minister for State for Research and Innovation…Fri May 27 2011 - 01:00
Garda jailed over Cork assaultA garda who got into a row in Cork city while off-duty and knocked a man unconscious has been jailed for six months for assault…Thu May 26 2011 - 01:00
Man remanded over airport incidentA man has been remanded in custody charged in connection with a rampage in a stolen SUV in Cork airport last weekend.Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Gardaí questioning man on events at airportGARDAÍ IN Cork are investigating whether a 37-year-old man tried to force armed officers to shoot him dead.Tue May 24 2011 - 01:00
Man held after knife attack on garda and airport chaseA MAN was last night under psychiatric assessment after he was arrested while driving around the runway area at Cork Airport …Mon May 23 2011 - 01:00
Review at Cork airport after incidentCork airport today confirmed that an internal security review is being undertaken following yesterday’s incident in which a man…Mon May 23 2011 - 01:00
Irish in Britain 'gain from visit'RELATIONSHIP: THE SUCCESS of Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to Ireland will be felt most by the Irish community in Britain who will…Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00
Garda pays tribute to people of Cork for 'welcome'GARDAÍ yesterday expressed satisfaction with security and policing arrangements for the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Cork with…Sat May 21 2011 - 01:00
Traffic restrictions in Cork and Cashel for visitROAD CLOSURES: SIGNIFICANT TRAFFIC restrictions in Cork and Cashel necessitated by Queen Elizabeth’s visit to both locations…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Nama aims to have plans in place by year-end for 150 debtors owing €35bnMr Daly said these 150 debtors have either submitted or are submitting draft business plans and Nama aims to review these plans…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Cork woman recalls time as palace employeeROYAL WATCHER: IT MAY be known as Rebel Cork but Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Leeside today will be monitored with more than a…Fri May 20 2011 - 01:00
Mayor calls for big Cork welcomeThe Lord Mayor of Cork Michael O'Connell has called on the people of Cork to join him in welcoming Queen Elizabeth to the city…Thu May 19 2011 - 01:00
Nama unveils mortgage planNama plans to unveil a product for purchasers of residential properties in the autumn that will help stimulate activity in the…Thu May 19 2011 - 01:00
Priest not guilty of indecent assaultA RETIRED priest in the diocese of Cloyne has been acquitted of indecently assaulting a teenage girl about 30 years ago after…Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Stryker confirms job losses in CorkCORK WAS dealt a jobs blow yesterday with the announcement by an American medical devices company of the possible loss of 142…Wed May 18 2011 - 01:00
Woman's claims not true, priest tells courtA WOMAN in her 40s has told a court that a priest kissed her and fondled her when she visited him as a teenager to discuss a …Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
Man dumped tyres in Cork forestA PART-TIME farmer and occasional haulage operator was yesterday given a two-year suspended sentence and fined €1,500 after he…Tue May 17 2011 - 01:00
Benhaffaf twins and parents on guest list for institute visitCORK: TWINS HASSAN and Hussein Benhaffaf and their parents, Angie and Azzedine, will be among 50 or so community guests who …Sat May 14 2011 - 01:00
Judge directs jury to acquit bar staff of killingTWO BAR staff have been acquitted by direction of the trial judge of the manslaughter of an Englishman to whom they served a …Fri May 13 2011 - 01:00
Friends asked bar staff to put shots in pint when man was in toilet, court toldGRAHAM PARISH seemed to react suddenly to the consumption of eight shots in a pint glass after earlier consuming large quantities…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
Barmen 'believed shots would be shared'TWO BAR staff accused of the manslaughter of an Englishman who died from acute alcohol intoxication told gardaí they would not…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
Bar staff acquitted over deathTwo bar staff accused of the manslaughter of an Englishman who died from acute alcohol intoxication have been acquitted by direction…Thu May 12 2011 - 01:00
Alcohol level in blood can rise after death, barmen's trial is toldBLOOD ALCOHOL levels in the case of an Englishman who died after consuming 10 pints and between eight and 10 shots of spirits…Wed May 11 2011 - 01:00
Opening of day unit at CUH marks new beginning for CF patient careTHE OPENING later this month of a new dedicated day unit for people with cystic fibrosis at Cork University Hospital will see…Tue May 10 2011 - 01:00
No water levy until meters installed, says HoganMINISTER FOR the Environment Phil Hogan said yesterday there would be no introduction of domestic water charges until a metering…Tue May 10 2011 - 01:00
Cork man pleads guilty over tax return failureA MAN has pleaded guilty to failing to make tax returns on substantial earnings while claiming unemployment assistance in a case…Tue May 10 2011 - 01:00
Noonan in pledge over interest-only rate increasesMINISTER FOR Finance Michael Noonan has pledged to look at the issue of banks raising interest rates on commercial mortgages …Mon May 09 2011 - 01:00
Liquidator appointed to Cork Medical CentreKPMG HAS been appointed as liquidator to a €90 million private hospital in Cork, which closed in March with the loss of 73 jobs…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
'Father of the submarine' to be celebrated in CorkTHE IRISH-born inventor of the submarine, John Philip Holland, will be celebrated at an event this weekend when one of the world…Fri May 06 2011 - 01:00
Plan to reduce language support criticisedSUPPORT TEACHERS: FAILURE TO provide adequate language support teachers for minority ethnic students could lead to students …Fri Apr 29 2011 - 01:00
Dingle festival honours poet and publisherFÉILE NA Bealtaine in Dingle, Co Kerry, which opened yesterday, is commemorating two of the county’s literary figures who died…Fri Apr 29 2011 - 01:00
Publishers criticised over change to textbooksTEACHERS' UNION OF IRELAND: MINISTER FOR Education Ruairí Quinn has promised to examine the practice by publishing companies…Fri Apr 29 2011 - 01:00
Schools still free to discriminate on religious grounds, Quinn toldEQUALITY: MINISTER FOR Education Ruairí Quinn was yesterday criticised for failing to give a commitment to repeal a section …Fri Apr 29 2011 - 01:00
Promotion freeze affecting discipline, survey indicatesJOBS MORATORIUM: THE GOVERNMENT moratorium on promoting teachers is having a significant impact on the running of schools and…Thu Apr 28 2011 - 01:00
Call for more support teachersFailure to provide adquate language support teachers for minority ethnic students could lead to such students failing to obtain…Thu Apr 28 2011 - 01:00
Mighty Quinn gives masterclass in placating militantsMinister got applause, even though he will be pursuing the previous government’s policiesThu Apr 28 2011 - 01:00
Call for repeal of law which favours religionDISCRIMINATION: THE GOVERNMENT was yesterday challenged by TUI president Bernie Ruane to immediately repeal a section of the…Wed Apr 27 2011 - 01:00
Kerry coroner calls for speed limiter devices on young motorists' carsA CORONER yesterday called for speed limiter devices to be mandatory in the cars of young motorists after an inquest heard how…Wed Apr 27 2011 - 01:00
Quinn to look at equality legislationMinister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn has pledged that the government will look at the issue of a special provision…Wed Apr 27 2011 - 01:00
Inquest into four deaths in car crash told vehicle moving at over 100km/hA VERDICT of death by misadventure was returned in the case of a 17-year-old motorist and verdicts of accidental death were returned…Wed Apr 27 2011 - 01:00
'All bets off' in event of any changes on pay or packagesCROKE PARK AGREEMENT: ANY MOVE by the Government to withdraw from commitments on pay and redundancies in the Croke Park agreement…Wed Apr 27 2011 - 01:00
Speed limiters urged for young driversA coroner has called on the Government to introduce legislation obliging all young motorists to fix a speed limiter on any cars…Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
Man held in fatal fire inquiry releasedGARDAÍ IN Cork are to continue with their investigations after last night releasing without charge a man arrested for questioning…Tue Apr 26 2011 - 01:00
