Accused laid flowers where body found, says girlfriendAn engineering student charged with the murder of his 11-year-old neighbour visited the scene where the boy's body was dumped…Sat Dec 03 2005 - 00:00
'I started talking to the body, saying "Rob", as if he were alive'Wayne O'Donoghue gave gardaí an extensive statement, detailing how he killed his next-door neighbour Robert Holohan in a row …Fri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00
Murder accused thought of suicide, court toldWayne O'Donoghue confessed to gardaí how he had killed his 11-year-old neighbour and, as he stood beside the boy's body in the…Fri Dec 02 2005 - 00:00
Accused helped search for slain schoolboyThe parents of Midleton schoolboy Robert Holohan yesterday told a court how shocked they were to discover that their next-door…Thu Dec 01 2005 - 00:00
Mother tells of son's love for horse riding and hurlingThe mother of Midleton schoolboy Robert Holohan said at the trial of a young man charged with his murder, that Robert was a normal…Thu Dec 01 2005 - 00:00
Accused joined in search for boyThe young man accused of murdering 11-year-old Robert Holohan was a next-door neighbour of the Midleton schoolboy and actually…Wed Nov 30 2005 - 00:00
Student told gardai he was murderer, jury hearsA 21-year-old engineering student told gardaí he was "a murderer" when he confessed, in a distressed state, that he had accidentally…Wed Nov 30 2005 - 00:00
Council rejects incinerator for CorkCork County Council yesterday reiterated its opposition to the €133 million development of hazardous and non-hazardous waste …Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Harney urges firm to resolve disputeTánaiste Mary Harney yesterday appealed to Irish Ferries management to use the labour relations machinery of the State to resolve…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Bon Secours to transfer maternity unitObstetric services One of the Republic's busiest private maternity hospitals has confirmed that it will close in 15 months with…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Harney denies rejecting coalitionTánaiste Mary Harney yesterday rejected suggestions that she was turning her back on the Progressive Democrats coalition with…Tue Nov 29 2005 - 00:00
Ahern says Travellers deserve hand of friendshipTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has urged the settled community to "extend the hand of friendship" to Travellers to try to overcome the…Mon Nov 28 2005 - 00:00
Ahern criticises Irish FerriesTaoiseach Bertie Ahern yesterday reiterated his concern that the Irish Ferries dispute could cause serious damage to industrial…Mon Nov 28 2005 - 00:00
Rabbitte repeats O'Hanlon warningLabour leader Pat Rabbitte yesterday warned that he would proceed with his plan to table a motion of no confidence in Ceann Comhairle…Sat Nov 26 2005 - 00:00
Opponents may take legal action to block incineratorReaction: Opponents of the proposed €133 million incinerator development at Ringaskiddy in Cork Harbour have confirmed that …Sat Nov 26 2005 - 00:00
Mallow fears for survival of sugar plantNews that EU agriculture ministers had agreed a deal which will see a 36 per cent reduction in sugar beet prices met with a grim…Fri Nov 25 2005 - 00:00
Home town rallies round local boyDifferent times and different seasons but a similar story as Corkonians tuned into their radios and turned on their TV sets to…Sat Nov 19 2005 - 00:00
SRI LANKA DOLLS: sales intended to support tsunami victimsA Cork family who narrowly escaped death when last year's tsunami hit their holiday resort in Sri Lanka are raising funds to …Sat Nov 19 2005 - 00:00
Physics of sound finds a lot of fansScientists at the country's leading information and communications technology research institutes have been a big hit with children…Sat Nov 19 2005 - 00:00
Suspended term for death of boyA Co Louth truck driver has been given a two-year suspended jail sentence and was disqualified from driving for 15 years after…Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
New file goes to DPP over abuse claimsGardaí have sent a file to the Director of Public Prosecutions following further sexual abuse complaints against a number of …Thu Nov 17 2005 - 00:00
Inquest jury urges review of gun laws after land row deathsAn inquest jury has recommended that Minister for Justice Michael McDowell carry out a review of firearms legislation after hearing…Wed Nov 16 2005 - 00:00
Call for radical funding change in third-level sectorThe director of one of the country's largest institutes of technology has called for a radical shake-up in funding for third-…Tue Nov 15 2005 - 00:00
Cork's science week opens in castleMembers of the public were last night given their first glimpse of the Blackrock Castle Observatory when the refurbished 17th…Tue Nov 15 2005 - 00:00
Mixed views on electoral options FG should considerCoalition with Greens: delegates' views The Greens may not have been on the political menu at the Fine Gael conference at the…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
'Super' agency could promote, protect foodAgriculture and Food: Fine Gael has called for the establishment of a new "super food authority" to replace existing food agencies…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
More powers urged for Competition AuthorityCompetition: Fine Gael is to table a motion in the Dáil this week calling on Minister for Enterprise Michael Martin to review…Mon Nov 14 2005 - 00:00
Garda acquitted of assaulting CorkmanA garda was cleared yesterday of assaulting a man arrested for drink driving, while the trial of a second garda charged with …Sat Nov 12 2005 - 00:00
Corkman accuses garda of assaultA man yesterday told Cork Circuit Criminal Court he was assaulted by a garda in an unmarked patrol car following his arrest on…Fri Nov 11 2005 - 00:00
Two gardai on assault charge in CorkTwo gardaí have gone on trial charged with assault causing harm to a man in an unmarked Garda car while bringing him to the local…Thu Nov 10 2005 - 00:00
Raiders jailed for holding family hostageTwo men were yesterday jailed for 20 and 12 years for holding a Cork businessman and his pregnant wife and family prisoner at…Wed Nov 09 2005 - 00:00
Bones found in Cork house to be examinedGardaí are to send some bones recovered during a Garda excavation of a house in east Cork to medical experts in University College…Thu Nov 03 2005 - 00:00
Business and civic leaders welcome specific time targetsCork reaction: The transport plan was yesterday given a broad welcome by local government and business interests in Cork, even…Wed Nov 02 2005 - 00:00
Bailey action witness is cleared in threats caseA 34-year-old landscape gardener who testified on behalf of eight newspapers in the Ian Bailey libel action was yesterday acquitted…Fri Oct 28 2005 - 01:00
Accused man was caught 'red-handed'A man accused of falsely imprisoning a family was "effectively caught red-handed by gardaí" as he tried to escape, prosecution…Thu Oct 27 2005 - 01:00
Walsh apologises to victims of clerical child sex abuseFerns diocese: The findings of the Ferns Report were yesterday welcomed by the apostolic administrator of the diocese, Bishop…Wed Oct 26 2005 - 01:00
Youghal job losses 'a severe blow'The Government was yesterday urged to step up its efforts to develop industry in Youghal following the closure of manufacturer…Tue Oct 25 2005 - 01:00
Scheme reduces Cork assaultsA pilot programme to tackle drink-related public order offences which involves publicans, doctors, local authorities and gardaí…Tue Oct 25 2005 - 01:00
Solicitors' concern at Garda review of du Plantier inquirySolicitors acting for journalist Ian Bailey and a key witness in his libel action, Marie Farrell, have expressed concern over…Tue Oct 25 2005 - 01:00
Sockets' overload to blame for fire deathThe danger of overloading sockets with double adaptors and appliances has been highlighted by a coroner after an inquest heard…Mon Oct 24 2005 - 01:00
Serving up a rich history of English MarketIt has served Corkonians for generations and now, after surviving revolution, war, famine, fire and emigration to grow into a…Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
EPA says Ringaskiddy dioxin levels do not exceed EU guidelinesThe Environmental Protection Agency yesterday insisted that an increase in the level of dioxins revealed by a survey of the Ringaskiddy…Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
Man stabbed 10 times in head, neckA man was stabbed four times in the head and six times in the neck with one of the stab wounds penetrating his brain and another…Thu Oct 20 2005 - 01:00
€150m town centre opens in BallincolligA key element in a €700 million commercial and residential development in a Co Cork town, which it is hoped will retain over €…Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
Woman tells of phone call about killingA young woman told a murder trial yesterday how her boyfriend rang her and said that he and others only went to the house of …Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:00
Parents of du Plantier yet to decide on civil caseThe parents of murdered Frenchwoman Sophie Toscan du Plantier were "very surprised" to learn that key witness Marie Farrell is…Mon Oct 17 2005 - 01:00
Bailey's solicitor contacted by two more peopleTwo other people apart from Schull shopkeeper Marie Farrell have made statements to a solicitor acting for Ian Bailey, it emerged…Sat Oct 15 2005 - 01:00
Conroy orders review of du Plantier inquiryGarda Commissioner Noel Conroy yesterday appointed an assistant commissioner to review the handling of the Garda inquiry into…Sat Oct 15 2005 - 01:00
Witness claims her statements to gardai about Bailey were falseA key witness in the Garda investigation into the murder of French film producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier has claimed that statements…Fri Oct 14 2005 - 01:00
