No option but to order man to Central Mental Hospital again despite lack of space, judge saysPsychiatric condition of Patrick Sibanyoni deteriorating in prison – but all beds in Portrane occupiedTue Feb 17 2026 - 19:40
Central Mental Hospital at capacity with all 111 beds occupied and of 38 waiting, court hearsInformation emerges after judge seeks place for man deemed unfit to plead because of mental illnessTue Feb 17 2026 - 07:00
‘I’ve always been terrified of him’: Woman voices relief at jailing of husband for assaults with hammer and boiling waterSentence reduced after Noel Twomey (64) presented at Garda station, made admissions and entered guilty pleaMon Feb 16 2026 - 17:12
Man (24) suffers injuries after jumping from window to escape suspected arson attack in CorkGardaí say they are keeping an open mind in relation to the incidentMon Feb 16 2026 - 11:25
Government backs Cork Event Centre despite 10 years of inaction, Taoiseach saysDerelict site branded ‘biggest white elephant’ in Cork City by Social Democrats Sun Feb 15 2026 - 16:21
Government open to banning vapes in cars with children, says TaoiseachMicheál Martin says he is worried vapes came to market ‘without any proper health assessment’Sat Feb 14 2026 - 14:41
Man remanded for sentence after court hears he threatened to chop up and kill young womanThe man, who has been diagnosed with severe autism, pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court Fri Feb 13 2026 - 16:51
Equestrian coach jailed for nine years for grooming and raping girl (14)Gardaí alerted after child’s mother found two inappropriate texts from William Connolly on daughter’s phoneFri Feb 13 2026 - 15:59
Taoiseach says Ireland against Israel football fixtures should proceed ‘Sport can be challenging when it crosses into the realm of politics,’ Martin says Fri Feb 13 2026 - 12:48
Mentally ill defendant sent to jail due to lack of places in Central Mental HospitalJudge says Patrick Sibanyoni is ‘deteriorating’ in prison and court is ‘completely hamstrung’ by situationFri Feb 13 2026 - 07:00
Cork man who served under George Washington honoured with new plaqueStephen Moylan, originally from Blarney Street, said to be first person to use term ‘United States of America’ in written formSat Feb 07 2026 - 19:00
Anatomy of an obsession: the end of a relationship and the murder of Bruna FonsecaTexts, voice messages and recorded conversations read out in court show Miller Pacheco would not accept the end of his relationship with his Brazilian girlfriendSat Jan 31 2026 - 06:00
Three arrested after drugs worth almost €475k seized in Cork Gardaí arrested two men in their 30s and a 26-year-old woman at the scene Thu Jan 29 2026 - 06:00
Man charged with murder of pensioner in Co Tipperary homeSean Harding had previously been charged with assault causing harm to Teddy Murnane, a retired bus driverWed Jan 28 2026 - 13:35
‘He wasn’t a nine-to-five man’: Paddy Clancy’s passion for news remembered at funeralRinging phones, piles of papers and the sound of radio and TV were ever-present for broadcaster’s familyTue Jan 27 2026 - 15:13
Teenage rape victim lay awake wondering if anyone would believe allegations against coach Equestrian coach found guilty of rape and sexual assault of girl from age 14 Mon Jan 26 2026 - 21:02
Two men in court charged over seizure of €670,000 drugs in CorkDaniel Collins and Derek Kavanagh charged following two seizures by members of Cork City Divisional Drugs SquadSat Jan 24 2026 - 18:12
Convicted rapist jailed for six and a half years after sexual assault of woman in her homeChristopher Ryan (33) admitted breaking into home and assaulting woman and daughter before he was fought offFri Jan 23 2026 - 18:39
‘Constant manipulation’: Man sentenced to life for murder of ex-girlfriend Bruna Fonseca in Cork‘A life was taken because a woman was not allowed to move on,’ says Fonseca family Fri Jan 23 2026 - 16:45
Man who tipped dustpan of dirt over partner’s head before she went wedding dress shopping jailed for nine monthsThe 51-year-old was ordered to pay €10,000 for woman’s counselling billsThu Jan 22 2026 - 21:02
Man (32) found guilty of ex-girlfriend’s murder in Cork on New Year’s Day 2023Jury took just over an hour to find the 32-year guilty of Bruna Fonseca’s murder on January 1st, 2023Thu Jan 22 2026 - 16:33
Bruna Fonseca told accused relationship was over and to get help, trial hears Miller Pacheco (32) charged with murder at Central Criminal Court trial in CorkTue Jan 20 2026 - 21:01
More than 65 injuries to Bruna Fonseca’s head, body and limbs, murder trial hearsMiller Pacheco denies murdering his ex-girlfriend at his apartment in January 2023, saying: ‘I am not this monster’Mon Jan 19 2026 - 19:11
Miller Pacheco searched how to kill on web before death of former partner, trial hears Brazilian denies murder of former girlfriend Bruna Fonseca (28) in 2023Fri Jan 16 2026 - 15:48
Murder accused’s friends shocked when he told them he killed ex-girlfriend, court hearsFriend tells court Miller Pacheco said: ‘I killed Bruna’ and showed her bodyThu Jan 15 2026 - 21:41
Cattle farmer guilty of ‘appalling’ neglect is banned from keeping animals for 15 yearsDenis O’Regan (49) put neighbouring farms at risk of disease by failing to dispose of the carcasses of 30 dead cows and calves, court hearsWed Jan 14 2026 - 20:15
Murder accused kept following his former girlfriend at New Year’s Eve party, trial hearsBruna Fonseca's niece claims her aunt and herself were ‘trying to get away from’ aunt’s former boyfriend at party in CorkWed Jan 14 2026 - 19:00
An Poc ar Buille singer Sean Ó Sé dies, aged 89President Connolly says Cork man among most distinctive and cherished voices in Irish traditional song Wed Jan 14 2026 - 11:30
Accused told friend he killed ex-girlfriend and sent him video of her body, court hearsJury told victim’s cousin and friend confronted defendant, asking: ‘Did you kill Bruna?’Tue Jan 13 2026 - 17:28
Taoiseach acknowledges more needed to meet target of 50,000 new homes a yearMicheál Martin spoke in Cork at launch of two new housing schemes Tue Jan 13 2026 - 06:00
Military intervention in Iran could be counterproductive, Taoiseach saysMartin supports further EU sanctions as political parties in Ireland condemn regime’s repression against demonstratorsMon Jan 12 2026 - 18:30
Irishman credited as first to write ‘United States of America’ to be honoured in Philadelphia Cork-born Stephen Moylan served as aide-de-camp to George Washington during American revolutionMon Jan 12 2026 - 18:15
Man accused of murdering ex-girlfriend in Cork showed her covered in blankets while on phone to friendDeputy State Pathologist to tell court that Bruna Fonseca died as a result of asphyxiaMon Jan 12 2026 - 16:24
Two men in court following seizure of €166,000 in drugs and a gun in Co KerryThe men and a woman were arrested in Killarney on Saturday and €5,000 worth of suspected cannabis was discoveredMon Jan 12 2026 - 11:27
‘Up the Ambers!’ – Cork parish prays for All-Ireland win with a little help from the priest Fr Pontianus Jafla will say early morning mass for Ambers fan before travelling to Croke Park on team bus Sat Jan 10 2026 - 06:00
Two men ‘earning a living through theft’ charged over shoplifting spreeAccused remanded in custody after gardaí allege they intended to leave countryWed Jan 07 2026 - 15:45
Irish man (20) who died on Alps skiing trip is named locallyYoung man has been named in Cork as Cian O’Brien from Gleann na Rí, near BlarneyTue Jan 06 2026 - 16:52
Cork student (20) dies after taking ill on ski trip in French AlpsCommunities of Tower and Blarney said to be in shock at news of young man’s death Mon Jan 05 2026 - 22:35
Man admits driving €3m worth of drugs from Dublin to Cork, court hearsTwo men appear before Cork District Court following drug and cash seizuresFri Jan 02 2026 - 17:36
Youghal pub used by John Huston when filming Moby Dick to close after almost 150 years ‘My father used to say it was like sitting on top of an oil well with all the business it brought – it was the making of the pub’Thu Jan 01 2026 - 06:00
Almost €1.5m in drugs and cash seized in separate raids in Cork and Limerick Two men in their 30s arrested following seizure of almost €800,000 of drugs and €40,000 in cash in CorkWed Dec 31 2025 - 13:23
The most Ukrainian town in Ireland: ‘We had to get used to each other’s culture’An influx of refugees to Cahersiveen in Kerry brought challenges but many benefits to the local communityFri Dec 26 2025 - 06:00
Gardaí rule out foul play over death of women found near ClonmelFollowing postmortem, gardaí said they were treating death as ‘personal tragedy’Wed Dec 24 2025 - 14:13
Sophie Toscan du Plantier’s family hopeful DNA experts will lead gardaí to killerFrench film producer was found dead near her holiday home in west Cork 29 years agoTue Dec 23 2025 - 18:43
Man (34) dies on way home from work as car leaves road and enters river in CorkFamily and friends of the man, who was working in a nursing home in Leamlara, became concerned when he failed to return homeSat Dec 20 2025 - 15:36
Tributes paid to ‘erudite and impactful’ former TD Máirin Quill who has died in CorkPolitician who defected from Fianna Fáil to help found the Progressive Democrats was a ‘renaissance’ figure, says TaoiseachFri Dec 19 2025 - 08:35
Cork hospital killing: Man found guilty of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibilityDylan Magee of Churchfield, Cork, had denied the murder of Matthew Healy (88) in Mercy University HospitalThu Dec 18 2025 - 18:02
Pair charged with attempted murder of man (42) doused in petrol and set alight in TipperaryPatrick Williams spent weeks in hospital receiving treatment for burn injuriesWed Dec 17 2025 - 19:33
Cork hospital murder accused shouted ‘this man ate my son’, court hearsDylan Magee (33) of Churchfield Green, Churchfield, Cork has denied murdering Matthew Healy (88)Tue Dec 16 2025 - 20:48
Man (35) charged with being intoxicated on Ryanair flightDublin bound flight was forced to divert to Cork AirportTue Dec 16 2025 - 19:31
