Engineer expresses concerns over Cork incineratorConcern was expressed yesterday that an incinerator planned for Cork harbour could end up incinerating both dangerous asbestos…Wed Feb 16 2005 - 00:00
Man arrested after death of youthGardaí yesterday arrested a young man for questioning about the death of an 18-year-old youth who was died after being stabbed…Mon Feb 14 2005 - 00:00
Hearing into licence for incinerator beginsA much-awaited oral hearing into the granting of a waste-management licence for Ireland's first toxic-waste incinerator gets …Mon Feb 14 2005 - 00:00
Private clinic to help cancer patients in south-eastThe developers of a €40 million private hospital in Waterford yesterday promised it would provide radiotherapy treatment for …Fri Feb 11 2005 - 00:00
Safety checks to increase by 30%The Health and Safety Authority expects to increase its number of workplace inspections by 30 per cent and to recruit an extra…Thu Feb 10 2005 - 00:00
Group to appeal plans for €12m waste facilityAn environmental group has confirmed it will lodge an appeal with An Bord Pleanála after Cork County Council decided to grant…Wed Feb 09 2005 - 00:00
Cork council warning on rubbishCork city manager Joe Gavin yesterday insisted that the refuse situation in the city was under controlWed Feb 09 2005 - 00:00
Two suspects in Cork murder inquiry are arrested in BostonTwo Irishmen wanted in connection with the murder of a young father of one in Cork have been arrested by US immigration officials…Mon Feb 07 2005 - 00:00
Cork council accused of risking health in disputeA Green Party member of Cork City Council has called on the Environmental Protection Agency and the Health Services Executive…Sat Feb 05 2005 - 00:00
Schering Plough to make 161 staff redundantUS pharmaceutical company, Schering Plough yesterday announced it was to make 161 staff redundant at its plant at Brinny, Co …Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Holohan accused remandedA 20-year-old engineering student was remanded in continuing custody when he appeared in court yesterday charged with the manslaughter…Fri Feb 04 2005 - 00:00
Glanbia acquires CMP for €10.5mDairygold has announced it intends to exit the liquid milk business with the sale of the CMP dairy business in Cork city to Glanbia…Thu Feb 03 2005 - 00:00
Motion withdrawn on professor's removalAn attempt to remove a poll-topping professor from the governing body of University College Cork was aborted yesterday when UCC…Wed Feb 02 2005 - 00:00
Protest over failure to collect rubbishFour members of Cork City Council yesterday occupied the office of the city manager, Mr Joe Gavin, for several hours in protest…Tue Feb 01 2005 - 00:00
Man slashed wrists at Cork Airport after entry refusedGardaí in Cork were yesterday investigating an incident in which a 36 year-old Romanian slashed his wrists and threatened to …Mon Jan 31 2005 - 00:00
Man attacked in hospital A&E unitGardaí in Cork are following a definite line of inquiry following an incident in which a man was attacked by two other men as…Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
Taoiseach defends President's recordThe Taoiseach, Mr Ahern, yesterday strongly defended the record of the President, Mrs McAleese, on building peace and reconciliation…Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
Waterford institute opens €15m facilitiesNew facilities which cost €15 million were opened at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) yesterday.Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
Polish man is found dead with head injuriesGardaí were last night awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination following the suspicious death of a 36-year-old Polish…Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
EasyJet starts three services into GatwickLow-cost airline EasyJet yesterday predicted it would carry 500,000 passengers over the next year on its three new routes from…Sat Jan 29 2005 - 00:00
DPP asked to appeal leniency of four-year term for rape and assaultThe director of the Cork Sexual Violence Centre, Ms Mary Crilly, yesterday called on the Director of Public Prosecutions to appeal…Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
€745,000 award for family of victim of ESB blastThe family of an ESB worker who died following an explosion at a generating station has been awarded almost three-quarters of…Fri Jan 28 2005 - 00:00
Cullen hopeful Cork docklands development will begin this yearA key part of the several hundred million euro redevelopment of the Cork docklands area looks like getting under way later this…Tue Jan 25 2005 - 00:00
Lidl apology over Holohan funeralAn apology from German supermarket Lidl to customers in Midleton over its failure to close its local branch during the funeral…Mon Jan 24 2005 - 00:00
Safety authority's plan to inspect A&E units welcomed by HarneyThe Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children, Ms Harney, yesterday welcomed the announcement by the Health and Safety Authority…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
SF 'ambivalence' on criminality denouncedThe Tánaiste, Ms Harney, yesterday insisted that Sinn Féin can no longer be ambivalent towards the armed struggle and criminality…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Suspect in boy's killing remanded a second timeA 20-year-old engineering student charged with the manslaughter of schoolboy Robert Holohan, was yesterday remanded in continuing…Fri Jan 21 2005 - 00:00
Prison transfer for student accused of Holohan killingThe young engineering student charged with the manslaughter of 11-year-old Midleton schoolboy Robert Holohan, was yesterday transferred…Wed Jan 19 2005 - 00:00
Student charged with killing of Robert HolohanA 20-year-old engineering student was last night remanded in custody after he was charged with the manslaughter of Midleton schoolboy…Tue Jan 18 2005 - 00:00
Thousands attend funeral of murdered schoolboyThe funeral of the 11-year-old Cork schoolboy Robert Holohan was attended by thousands of people in Midleton on Saturday, when…Mon Jan 17 2005 - 00:00
Garda set to hold young man for questioning on death of Cork boyGardaí were late last night believed to be close to arresting a man in his early 20s for formal questioning in relation to the…Mon Jan 17 2005 - 00:00
Robert is brought home to be buriedThe town of Midleton is expected to come to a standstill today when businesses close for the funeral this afternoon of Robert…Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Gardai believe boy was killed by person he knewGardaí investigating the killing of the schoolboy Robert Holohan in Co Cork are understood to be focusing on a small number of…Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Information sought on pick-up truck in hunt for killerGardaí investigating the abduction and murder of Robert Holohan are seeking information on a white pick-up truck seen parked …Sat Jan 15 2005 - 00:00
Use of mobile phones by suspects to be examinedThe mobile phones: Gardai investigating the murder of Robert Holohan will look closely at mobile phone patterns of suspects …Fri Jan 14 2005 - 00:00
Boy's mobile phone led gardai to hidden bodyGarda sources said last night that the search of the Inch Strand area which led to yesterday's discovery of Robert Holohan's …Thu Jan 13 2005 - 00:00
Last known movements of missing Cork boy re-enactedAn icy wind blew up Ballyedmond Hill yesterday, but it didn't deter the young Cork boy chosen to re-create Robert Holohan's last…Wed Jan 12 2005 - 00:00
Gardai await forensic test on rifle confiscated after incidentGardaí investigating a reported shooting incident in west Cork on Monday night are awaiting the results of ballistic and forensic…Wed Jan 12 2005 - 00:00
No effort will be spared in search for boy, says GardaNo resources will be spared in the search for missing Midleton schoolboy Robert Holohan, a senior Garda officer promised yesterday…Wed Jan 12 2005 - 00:00
Parents' plea to son's possible abductorThe parents of missing Midleton schoolboy Robert Holohan yesterday made a direct appeal to anyone who may have abducted their…Tue Jan 11 2005 - 00:00
Mourners told of ex-minister's courageFormer minister for health and social welfare, Mrs Eileen Desmond, who died last week at the age of 72, was a vigorous and effective…Tue Jan 11 2005 - 00:00
Cork hailed as European capitalCork's hosting of the European Capital of Culture will be a bridge from the world of arts to the wider community, and from Cork…Mon Jan 10 2005 - 00:00
Gardai extend search for missing boyGardaí investigating the disappearance of 11-year-old Midleton schoolboy Robert Holohan have broadened their intensive inquiry…Mon Jan 10 2005 - 00:00
Director sets out vision for Capital of CultureCork's programme for the European Capital of Culture is designed to take into account the new EU of 25 states and to balance …Mon Jan 10 2005 - 00:00
Leesiders revel in spectacular ceremonyIt was perhaps Cork 2005 director John Kennedy who made the most apposite comment of the weekend when he prefaced his remarks…Mon Jan 10 2005 - 00:00
Tough terrain almost inaccessible in placesTo most Corkonians, east Cork is as flat as a snooker table, but this week's search for missing Midleton boy Robert Holohan has…Sat Jan 08 2005 - 00:00
Gardai change focus in search for boyGardaí last night began shifting the focus of their inquiry into the disappearance of missing 11-year-old Midleton schoolboy …Sat Jan 08 2005 - 00:00
Kidnap fears as search for boy widensIn spite of severe weather conditions, hundreds of volunteers have offered to spend the weekend searching for 11-year-old schoolboy…Sat Jan 08 2005 - 00:00
'I'm here because I know what they're going through'If goodwill alone were sufficient, Robert Holohan (11) would have been found in an instant yesterday, such was the outpouring…Fri Jan 07 2005 - 00:00
Search for boy intensifies after parents' appealGardaí investigating the disappearance of 11-year-old Robert Holohan will begin supervising the draining of a number of slurry…Fri Jan 07 2005 - 00:00
