Girl dies in fall from roof of west Cork farm buildingA West Cork community was in mourning yesterday after a schoolgirl was killed when she fell through the roof of a farm building…Tue May 02 2000 - 01:00
Higgins relinquishes the stewardship of Cork`A Corkman is the only man who can get homesick in his own city," Cork city manager Jack Higgins once observedTue May 02 2000 - 01:00
Garda Commissioner promises facts of Carthy death will be made publicThe Garda Commissioner, Mr Pat Byrne, yesterday promised that the full facts surrounding the recent shooting to death of Mr John…Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Drugs courts may be set up outside Dublin after trialThe drugs court being established in Dublin to offer rehabilitation for non-violent drugs offenders could be expanded to all …Sat Apr 29 2000 - 01:00
Cork council advised against stalling O'Callaghan projectA move to freeze a £41 million deal to transfer 111 acres of Cork Corporation land to property developer Mr Owen O'Callaghan …Wed Apr 26 2000 - 01:00
Disclosure of donations urgedAny Cork Corporation members who have received donations from property developer Mr Owen O'Callaghan were yesterday urged to …Sat Apr 22 2000 - 01:00
Workers to continue contract staff vetoStriking line maintenance staff in Cork yesterday said they would not return to work with contract staff until Iarnrod Eireann…Wed Mar 29 2000 - 01:00
Health level `better' for non-medical card holdersIrish health and lifestyle surveys show that medical card holders generally report lower levels of health and quality of life…Tue Mar 28 2000 - 01:00
Eight-month coastal walk for MS ends back in Cork again`It's been everything I wanted it to be and more," declared ebullient Englishwoman Genevieve Payne (43), arriving in Cork on …Tue Jan 18 2000 - 00:00
Three communities fight dump plansThe new millennium may well have opened with optimism for many in Ireland but for three Cork communities, the arrival of 2000…Tue Jan 11 2000 - 00:00
Funds appeal announced on behalf of `jewel in crown of Irish mining heritage'An appeal was launched yesterday to raise funds for the conservation of what was described as "the jewel in the crown of Irish…Sat Jan 08 2000 - 00:00
Council `not told' of asylum seekers' arrivalThe Government was yesterday accused of abandoning asylum-seekers in rural areas as it emerged that two groups of asylum-seekers…Thu Jan 06 2000 - 00:00
Family angered by delay in sex abuse reportThe Southern Health Board was yesterday criticised for taking over a year to contact the family of a profoundly disabled teenage…Thu Jan 06 2000 - 00:00
Last respects paid to 5 who died over ChristmasThere were poignant scenes at churches in Cork city and county yesterday as five families mourned tragic losses over the festive…Tue Jan 04 2000 - 00:00
Welcome for moves to upgrade the roadsProposals in the plan to upgrade the Dublin-Cork road and a commitment to improving public transport facilities in Cork city …Tue Nov 16 1999 - 00:00
Chance to relive life of lighthouse keeperImagine waking up to a shower of spray crashing on your bedroom windowTue Oct 05 1999 - 01:00
Cork plans new lease of life for railwaysIt might seem a laudable nod to conservation but the fact that the makers of The Great Train Robbery used Cork's Kent station…Tue Sept 28 1999 - 01:00
Southern Health Board criticised on meningitisThe Southern Health Board was yesterday accused of failing to allay people's fears after confirming that there were four suspected…Sat Sept 25 1999 - 01:00
Customs seize 43m illegal cigarettes in Cork, DublinThe seizure by Customs and Excise officers of over 43 million illicit cigarettes worth around £8 million was yesterday hailed…Fri Sept 24 1999 - 01:00
Further work due to ease problems at Cork court's temporary homeThe impressive 1930s Italianate facade may be listed for protection but behind its ornate frontage, the temporary Cork Circuit…Tue Sept 14 1999 - 01:00
`The Banks' ring out for Cork's hurling heroesThe hairstyles and the jerseys may have changed, but the song remains the sameTue Sept 14 1999 - 01:00
Mallow student hits the jackpot with a haul of 600 pointsMicheal O'Connor (17), a Leaving Cert student from Mallow, Co Cork, conceded that there might well be something in the north …Thu Aug 19 1999 - 01:00
Drug baron who projected the image of a family manA jail sentence of 22 years, the most severe given for a drugs offence in an Irish court, was imposed yesterday on Edward Scanlon…Sat Jun 26 1999 - 01:00
Major drugs dealer is sentenced to 22 years in prisonA Cork man described as being "in the upper echelons of the Irish drug scene" was yesterday handed the longest sentence for a…Sat Jun 26 1999 - 01:00
New faces emerge but little change in CorkAlthough there will be at least 15 new faces on the 48-member Cork County Council, the balance of power on the State's largest…Mon Jun 14 1999 - 01:00
Staged payments unfair to home buyers - Law SocietyThe practice of builders operating a staged payment system whereby buyers pay for their homes in instalments as the work progresses…Sat May 08 1999 - 01:00
Big Fellow and Long Fellow shrunkI dare to say it. A Co Cork company has achieved what the might of the British Empire, possibly Lloyd George and a hail of republican…Tue May 04 1999 - 01:00
Irish and French mourn victims of Whiddy disasterThe wind tossed people's hair and sent the laments from a lone piper swirling into the grey skies as families from France and…Sat Jan 09 1999 - 00:00
Clonakilty devastated after fire destroys chicken-processing plantThe west Cork town of Clonakilty was yesterday counting the cost of a fire at Shannon Vale Foods which caused more than £5 million…Wed Jan 06 1999 - 00:00
Tripe and drisheen ham it up alongside chorizo and terrineIt may be right in the heart of Cork, sandwiched between Patrick Street and Oliver Plunkett Street, but for a time in the late…Tue Jan 05 1999 - 00:00
Gardai rule out threats link to disappearancesGardai last night denied suggestions that the disappearance of a young German couple from a farm house in west Cork might be …Tue Jan 05 1999 - 00:00
Good response to photofit of rapist, say Cork gardaiGardai in Cork say there has been a good response from the public to the release of a photofit picture of the man who raped a…Mon Jan 04 1999 - 00:00
Cork counts the high cost of flood damageHouseholders, owners of businesses and farmers in north Cork were yesterday counting the cost as heavy floodwaters from the Blackwater…Thu Dec 31 1998 - 00:00
Tour companies sued over family holiday that was `stressful disaster'A judge has told a court that what was supposed to be a relaxing Christmas family holiday turned out to be a stressful disaster…Sat Nov 07 1998 - 00:00
Genetic engineering not suited to agriculture here, meeting is toldGenetic engineering in agriculture was best suited to the largescale farming practised in the United States rather than to smaller…Tue Sept 29 1998 - 01:00
Revamped Cork opera house may again hit high notesGrey, grim and gross ly functional, the north wall of the Opera House has long been something of a lacklustre landmark in Cork…Tue Sept 15 1998 - 01:00
Coveney likely to win FG nomination tonightMr Simon Coveney looks set to be ratified by Fine Gael at a selection convention tonight as its candidate in the forthcoming …Fri Sept 11 1998 - 01:00
Customs and gardai set to continue search after £13m cocaine seizureCustoms and Excise officers and gardai will continue their search of a catamaran in Kinsale this morning after the discovery …Sat Sept 05 1998 - 01:00
PLC students now eligible to apply for maintenance grantsMaintenance grants for Post Leaving Cert students, similar to the means-tested support for third-level students, were announced…Thu Aug 27 1998 - 01:00
Raft ends voyage from US in CorkTransatlantic travel will never be the same again after four adventurers made what must be one of the most bizarre crossings …Fri Aug 14 1998 - 01:00
Domestic violence spans all groups, report findsFor every woman victim of domestic violence, there are, typically, two children also affected, while domestic violence spans …Tue Jun 30 1998 - 01:00
Fungi faces competition from shark attractionFungi may well be Dingle's most famous aquatic life form but the friendly dolphin is going to face some pretty mean competition…Tue Jun 23 1998 - 01:00
Eco-warriors set up Cork camps in their battle against pylonsThe setting may be relaxed, a handful of souls chatting around a campfire as wood smoke curls skyward, but the so-called eco-…Tue Jun 09 1998 - 01:00
Visits by cruise liners a boost for CobhVisits by mighty ocean liners like the Mauretania and the Olympic may now be just a sepia-tinted memory for Cobh but today calls…Tue Jun 09 1998 - 01:00
Apple urged to comment on speculation over Cork plantAmerican multinational company, Apple Computers has been urged to say whether it is planning to transfer a unit at their Cork…Tue Jun 09 1998 - 01:00
Call for increase in price of drink and cigarettesThe price of cigarettes and alcohol should be increased significantly to reduce consumption at younger ages, and consideration…Thu May 14 1998 - 01:00
Traditional FF to back deal - AhernFianna Fail founder Dr Eamon de Valera, would be voting Yes for the Belfast Agreement if he was alive today, the Taoiseach, Mr…Tue May 12 1998 - 01:00
Minister challenged on omitting bishopsThe Minister for Education and Science al Martin was yesterday urged has been asked to explain why he did not renominate the …Tue Feb 17 1998 - 00:00
The Lyons share of the rock lore surrounding The WhoIt's the stuff of rock lore - Pete Townsend doing his trademark windmill strum and scissors kick and Keith Moon crashing on his…Tue Jan 06 1998 - 00:00
