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‘We just stuck our heads in to say hello’: The night  Frank and Walters met Paul McCartney

‘We just stuck our heads in to say hello’: The night Frank and Walters met Paul McCartney

Band honoured in their native Cork as they celebrate 30 years on the road

Sun May 07 2023 - 15:58
‘He took advantage of me...I thought he was a nice old man,’ says sex assault victim

‘He took advantage of me...I thought he was a nice old man,’ says sex assault victim

Retired Limerick bus driver (82) jailed for two years after preying on young man

Thu May 04 2023 - 09:47
‘It’s always been my ambition to come to Ireland’: WWII veteran celebrates 98th birthday in Cork

‘It’s always been my ambition to come to Ireland’: WWII veteran celebrates 98th birthday in Cork

Marine Don Graves was just one of 18 men from his unit of over 300 to leave Iwo Jima alive

Wed May 03 2023 - 19:54
Ireland’s membership of EU most transformative event of modern Irish history, says Tánaiste

Ireland’s membership of EU most transformative event of modern Irish history, says Tánaiste

The EU wide co-ordinated response to rapidly produce a Covid 19 vaccine is just one of the many benefits of the union, says Martin

Sat Apr 29 2023 - 15:40
Fota Wildlife Park seeks names for four newborn cheetah cubs born at nature reserve

Fota Wildlife Park seeks names for four newborn cheetah cubs born at nature reserve

Four cheetah cubs born to parents Grainne and Sam are expected to be a huge draw at Fota

Sat Apr 29 2023 - 12:47
Tánaiste accuses Paul Murphy of ‘weaponising’ Sipo over Niall Collins complaint

Tánaiste accuses Paul Murphy of ‘weaponising’ Sipo over Niall Collins complaint

Martin accuses website The Ditch of distortion and creating a toxic atmosphere online

Fri Apr 28 2023 - 19:53
Man (82) killed in collision with truck while crossing street in Cork

Man (82) killed in collision with truck while crossing street in Cork

Gardaí appeal for witnesses to fatal incident in Charleville on Friday

Fri Apr 28 2023 - 17:17
Man jailed for murder of man whose dismembered body was found at derelict house

Man jailed for murder of man whose dismembered body was found at derelict house

Cork jury unanimously found Ionut Cosmin Nicolescu guilty of murder of Frankie Dunne

Fri Apr 28 2023 - 16:08
Tánaiste pays tribute to Irish ‘man of clear principles’ killed fighting in Ukraine

Tánaiste pays tribute to Irish ‘man of clear principles’ killed fighting in Ukraine

Finbar Cafferkey, from Achill Island, died as a military volunteer with Ukrainian forces

Fri Apr 28 2023 - 13:08
Sudan conflict: 163 Irish citizens and dependents now evacuated as ceasefire holds

Sudan conflict: 163 Irish citizens and dependents now evacuated as ceasefire holds

Tánaiste describes situation of Sudanese surgeon trying to bring family to safety as ‘challenging’

Fri Apr 28 2023 - 10:10
Couple whose bodies were found in Co Tipperary home had been dead over a year, inquest hears

Couple whose bodies were found in Co Tipperary home had been dead over a year, inquest hears

Nicholas Smith (82) and wife Hillary (79) discovered in remote bungalow 18 months after they were last seen alive

Thu Apr 27 2023 - 16:30
West coast wind could power country, but technology needed still a decade away - EirGrid chief

West coast wind could power country, but technology needed still a decade away - EirGrid chief

Mark Foley says producing 80 per cent of Ireland’s energy needs from renewable sources by 2030 is ‘a meaty challenge’

Thu Apr 27 2023 - 05:00
Trade union calls for meeting with Stryker management following second fire at Cork plant

Trade union calls for meeting with Stryker management following second fire at Cork plant

Fire comes just a week after other incident left man (41) in critical condition on life support after suffering serious burns while changing vent

Tue Apr 25 2023 - 21:25
Former minister Michael Creed announces he will not contest the next general election

Former minister Michael Creed announces he will not contest the next general election

Creed tells FG organisation in Cork North West that he will not stand in the next general election

Tue Apr 25 2023 - 17:05
John Hussey’s victim: ‘I was furious he did not seem to carry any of the shame or guilt I felt’

John Hussey’s victim: ‘I was furious he did not seem to carry any of the shame or guilt I felt’

Hannah Beresford outlines effect sexual assault has had on her over the last 20 years

Tue Apr 25 2023 - 16:49
Former solicitor and Fianna Fáil councillor jailed for five years for abusing eight-year-old girl during sleepover

Former solicitor and Fianna Fáil councillor jailed for five years for abusing eight-year-old girl during sleepover

John Hussey (57) named after victim waived right to anonymity over ‘appalling breach of trust’ in 2003

Tue Apr 25 2023 - 14:05
Work on €1.6bn electricity interconnector between Ireland and France to begin ‘very, very shortly’

Work on €1.6bn electricity interconnector between Ireland and France to begin ‘very, very shortly’

Cork could become ‘Saudi Arabia of Europe in respect of energy and power’, Fine Gael TD says

Mon Apr 24 2023 - 20:43
Men plead guilty to robbery where woman (93) was knocked to ground and dragged along road

Men plead guilty to robbery where woman (93) was knocked to ground and dragged along road

Elderly woman had just collected her pension when she was attacked and robbed by two men in Cork

Mon Apr 24 2023 - 19:24
Eamon Ryan and Dublin Port need to resolve differences over expansion plans, Taoiseach says

Eamon Ryan and Dublin Port need to resolve differences over expansion plans, Taoiseach says

Green Party leader has ‘significant concerns’ about 3FM project which aims to create biggest container terminal in State

Sat Apr 22 2023 - 05:00
Abortion review: key recommendations may be opposed by some Cabinet members

Abortion review: key recommendations may be opposed by some Cabinet members

Report recommends three-day ‘pause period’ for women seeking abortion services be no longer mandatory

Sat Apr 22 2023 - 05:00
Taoiseach calls on energy companies to pass on fuel price reductions to consumers

Taoiseach calls on energy companies to pass on fuel price reductions to consumers

Varadkar refuses to be drawn on whether Government will extend home heating credit scheme into winter

Fri Apr 21 2023 - 19:00
Tánaiste confirms plans to evacuate Irish citizens caught up in conflict in Sudan

Tánaiste confirms plans to evacuate Irish citizens caught up in conflict in Sudan

To date 105 Irish in Sudan have registered with the nearest Irish embassy in Nairobi at the request of the Department of Foreign Affairs

Fri Apr 21 2023 - 19:00
Taoiseach and Tánaiste urge caution on proposed changes to abortion legislation on foot of review

Taoiseach and Tánaiste urge caution on proposed changes to abortion legislation on foot of review

Leo Varadkar says he would reluctant and uncomfortable to make legislative changes to what people had voted for in 2018 referendum

Fri Apr 21 2023 - 15:33
Boy (13) convicted of sexually assaulting young woman he followed as she walked home in Cork

Boy (13) convicted of sexually assaulting young woman he followed as she walked home in Cork

Boy, now 15, kicked woman in face before sexually assaulting her, injuring her so badly her phone’s facial recognition app didn’t recognise her

Thu Apr 20 2023 - 19:44
Cork public invited to suggest names for new pedestrian bridge over busy dual carriageway

Cork public invited to suggest names for new pedestrian bridge over busy dual carriageway

New pedestrian and cycle bridge will link Grange and Frankfield with the Tramore Valley Park and provide access to Douglas and city centre

Thu Apr 20 2023 - 08:20
‘He has sustained massive burns’: Family of man (41) injured in Cork industrial accident say he is fighting for his life

‘He has sustained massive burns’: Family of man (41) injured in Cork industrial accident say he is fighting for his life

Family of injured man reveal that he is on a life support on Cork University Hospital as they ask people for prayers for him

Wed Apr 19 2023 - 20:14
Veteran Cork republican criticises Belfast Agreement, says it pushed united Ireland further away

Veteran Cork republican criticises Belfast Agreement, says it pushed united Ireland further away

‘Gerry Adams achieved what none of the others like de Valera achieved,’ says former chief of staff of Fianna Éireann

Sun Apr 16 2023 - 16:43
Kerry Babies case: The new DNA technology that led to a couple’s arrest

Kerry Babies case: The new DNA technology that led to a couple’s arrest

Gardaí used next-generation sequencing in their cold-case review of the killing of ‘Baby John’ in Cahersiveen in 1984

Sun Apr 16 2023 - 16:42
Elderly farmer dies in west Cork farm accident

Elderly farmer dies in west Cork farm accident

Man found seriously injured in shed on his farm at Castletownkinneigh near Enniskeane on Friday afternoon

Sat Apr 15 2023 - 20:24
DNA results of couple arrested in Kerry Babies case to be included in file for DPP

DNA results of couple arrested in Kerry Babies case to be included in file for DPP

The Irish Times has learned Gardaí took DNA samples from the couple which confirmed they are the parents of the infant

Sat Apr 15 2023 - 05:15
Gardaí seize cocaine worth almost €4m worth of cocaine at Cork Harbour

Gardaí seize cocaine worth almost €4m worth of cocaine at Cork Harbour

Revenue officers found some 55 kgs of drug in in container from that arrived on a fruit ship from Ecuador

Fri Apr 14 2023 - 22:07
Pedestrian (75) killed in collision with van in west Cork

Pedestrian (75) killed in collision with van in west Cork

Gardaí appeal for witnesses to crash in Union Hall on Thursday morning

Thu Apr 13 2023 - 17:14
Irish rally driver Craig Breen (33) dies after crash in Croatia

Irish rally driver Craig Breen (33) dies after crash in Croatia

World rally championship driver’s car went off road while he was preparing for second rally of the season

Thu Apr 13 2023 - 14:44
Former Fianna Fáil minister ‘wary’ of any change to Irish neutrality

Former Fianna Fáil minister ‘wary’ of any change to Irish neutrality

Policy has served country well in helping to develop strong tradition of promoting world peace, says Éamon Ó Cuív

Wed Apr 12 2023 - 20:00
Former transport ministers could assist inquest into death of Irish Coast Guard volunteer, lawyer says

Former transport ministers could assist inquest into death of Irish Coast Guard volunteer, lawyer says

Coroner told failure to properly transpose EU directive relevant to investigation regarding late Caitriona Lucas

Wed Apr 12 2023 - 19:10
Anti-Treaty IRA general Liam Lynch a victim of ‘crude’ revisionism, commemoration hears

Anti-Treaty IRA general Liam Lynch a victim of ‘crude’ revisionism, commemoration hears

Lynch was a reluctant participant in the Civil War as evidenced by his willingness to agree a truce in the battle for Limerick, says historian

Tue Apr 11 2023 - 16:34
Mary Lou McDonald rejects idea Sinn Féin housing policy prompting landlords to exit market

Mary Lou McDonald rejects idea Sinn Féin housing policy prompting landlords to exit market

Party leader says many accidental landlords selling up because they are coming out of negative equity

Mon Apr 10 2023 - 18:43
Murder investigation after Cork man (69) dies after assault last month

Murder investigation after Cork man (69) dies after assault last month

Florrie O’Sullivan had been on a ventilator in hospital since the assault in Cork on March 11th

Fri Apr 07 2023 - 19:20
Convicted killer and sex offender found dead following house fire at his home in Cork city

Convicted killer and sex offender found dead following house fire at his home in Cork city

Gardaí have ruled out foul play in the fire in Douglas West on southside of the city

Wed Apr 05 2023 - 13:00
Gardaí investigating Kerry Babies case hope to have DNA test results by end of week

Gardaí investigating Kerry Babies case hope to have DNA test results by end of week

Kerry babies case: Man and woman arrested were ‘in a state of shock’ when arrested but had voluntarily given DNA samples to investigating officers, solicitor says

Mon Mar 27 2023 - 21:16
Murdered Cork bishop remembered in home parish

Murdered Cork bishop remembered in home parish

Mourners at special mass of remembrance hear Dave O’Connell was ‘extraordinary person’ committed to poor in LA

Mon Mar 27 2023 - 07:46
Kerry babies: Gardaí await results of DNA tests taken from arrested couple

Kerry babies: Gardaí await results of DNA tests taken from arrested couple

Swab samples obtained from arrested man and woman given priority testing status by Forensic Science Ireland laboratory

Sun Mar 26 2023 - 20:57
‘Kerry babies’ case: Man and woman released without charge after arrest over 1984 killing

‘Kerry babies’ case: Man and woman released without charge after arrest over 1984 killing

Man and woman were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of murder

Sat Mar 25 2023 - 06:48
‘The Kerry baby is sadly what so many people associate with the town’

‘The Kerry baby is sadly what so many people associate with the town’

Kerry babies case: Almost four decades after death of ‘Baby John’, Cahersiveen locals hope for closure

Fri Mar 24 2023 - 20:48
‘Kerry babies’ case: Man and woman held on suspicion of murder

‘Kerry babies’ case: Man and woman held on suspicion of murder

Two people have been arrested in connection with the discovery of a baby’s body on a Kerry beach in 1984

Fri Mar 24 2023 - 11:08
Property owners relieved at lifting of eviction ban, says Cork auctioneer

Property owners relieved at lifting of eviction ban, says Cork auctioneer

Many landlords are preparing to serve notices to quit to tenants as they plan to sell their houses

Fri Mar 24 2023 - 02:00
‘Kerry babies’ case: Man and woman held on suspicion of murder as DNA set to be examined

‘Kerry babies’ case: Man and woman held on suspicion of murder as DNA set to be examined

Kerry Babies case: Infant, named ‘Baby John’, was found on White Strand beach in Cahersiveen with 28 stab wounds in April 1984

Thu Mar 23 2023 - 21:34
Murder accused approached garda to ask what happened at scene after body found

Murder accused approached garda to ask what happened at scene after body found

Ionut Cosmin Nicolescu, who denies killing Frankie Dunne, said he was questioning his recollection of events

Thu Mar 23 2023 - 08:07
Priest expressed delight at not being transferred just minutes before his death, inquest hears

Priest expressed delight at not being transferred just minutes before his death, inquest hears

Bus driver suffered a cardiac event and lost control of his bus before it collided with priest crossing the road, inquest hears

Tue Mar 21 2023 - 19:34
Woman thought murder accused was joking when he said he killed someone

Woman thought murder accused was joking when he said he killed someone

Waitress tells murder trial that she told accused that it was in bad taste to talk about killing someone and cutting off their arms

Mon Mar 20 2023 - 19:21
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