State should target EU support to cover cost of keeping drug-smuggling ship, says Cork TDMV Matthew sold for $1 after almost €17m spent on maintenance since law enforcement agencies seized vesselMon Jul 20 2026 - 20:31
State urged to buy former Bessborough mother and baby home lands to create memorial parkPlanning permission has been granted for more than 100 apartments on Cork siteSun Jul 19 2026 - 06:00
Bill Kenneally victim: ‘He said if I told anyone, he had the pictures to show I enjoyed it’A chance discovery that his childhood abuser still had access to boys led Jason Clancy to make a decision that would lead to justice but also a personally difficult journeySat Jul 18 2026 - 06:00
MV Matthew departs Cork having cost State €16m in berthing, crew and maintenance feesVessel was boarded by Army Rangers in 2023 in operation that led to seizure of €157m worth of cocaineFri Jul 17 2026 - 20:23
Jamey Carney’s move to Ireland was ‘the best decision she ever made’, funeral hearsMourners told 43-year-old mother-of-one enjoyed special relationship with her daughter MichaelaWed Jul 15 2026 - 12:58
Gardaí consider visiting Jordan to interview person of interest in Jamey Carney murder caseTaoiseach urges social media companies to remove ‘horrific’ material related to killing of American womanTue Jul 14 2026 - 20:14
Jamey Carney murder: Gardaí believe man arrested in Jordan is victim’s boyfriendAhmed Al Saqar, believed to be from Jordan and prime suspect in woman’s murder, fled Ireland immediately after Kerry killingMon Jul 13 2026 - 18:45
Gardaí investigating Jamey Carney’s murder say finding suspect will be challengingAhmed Al Saqar (28) fled Co Kerry immediately after killing of Irish American Jamey Carney and went to Dublin AirportSun Jul 12 2026 - 19:06
Cork gardaí praised for role in apprehending serial British child-sex offender Assailant fled to Republic via Northern Ireland while facing sentence for sex crimes between 2015 and 2022Sun Jul 12 2026 - 18:17
Church closes as Augustinians bring almost 800 years of service to people of Cork to an endDecision to close Washington Street church was linked to falling vocations, but Fr Paddy O’Reilly hints at a possible future for the buildingSun Jul 12 2026 - 17:28
Partner of Jamey Carney booked flight to Turkey after leaving her home in KillarneyGardaí seeking to question Ahmed Al-Saqar (28) who was captured on CCTV leaving Co Kerry in early hours of TuesdayFri Jul 10 2026 - 19:07
US woman murdered in Killarney died from suffocation, postmortem finds Gardaí say main suspect in Killarney murder inquiry has fled Ireland as they liaise with foreign police forces Thu Jul 09 2026 - 22:37
Murder accused told paramedics Gillian Curran had several falls before death Marcus O’Neill (35) of O’Brien Street in Waterford denies killing partner at his home in January 2025Thu Jul 09 2026 - 19:22
Sophie Toscan du Plantier family urge France to reject bid to overturn Ian Bailey’s convictionNow-retired solicitor from DPP’s office who directed there should be no prosecution has urged France to overturn court’s decisionThu Jul 09 2026 - 15:05
Man arrested following €1.67m drug seizure in Cork Arrest followed a controlled delivery involving 83.5kg of herbal cannabis seized by Revenue Customs officersTue Jul 07 2026 - 13:39
Blood test results from man who died in Co Cork pub ‘could take two months’Man (27) took ill and collapsed while being restrained by customers in a Riverstick pub at the weekendTue Jul 07 2026 - 09:58
Man (61) bled to death after suffering multiple stab and slash wounds, murder trial toldDaniel Hourigan has pleaded not guilty to murdering Michael Foley in his Macroom home in February 2024Mon Jul 06 2026 - 21:35
Tributes paid to two Cork motorcycle enthusiasts killed at separate events John O’Donovan and James Walsh were both from Kinsale and died within days of each otherMon Jul 06 2026 - 21:12
Garda to send results of ‘complex’ postmortem to DPP following death of Romanian man in west Cork barInvestigators hope CCTV footage will show sequence of events prior to man being restrained and falling unconsciousSun Jul 05 2026 - 21:08
Scientific expert confirms bloodied palm print found at murder scene matched that of accusedDaniel Hourigan has denied murdering Michael Foley (61) in Macroom, Co Cork, in 2024Fri Jul 03 2026 - 19:00
Man (20) convicted of murder of Co Cork postman Alex Deady had pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of father-of-five Barry Daly (44) in Doneraile in 2025Fri Jul 03 2026 - 14:27
Nurse tells how she found body of man (61) lying in pool of congealed blood at his Cork homeDaniel Hourigan, who is on trial in Cork, has denied murdering Michael Foley in February 2024 Fri Jul 03 2026 - 11:40
Palm print found in blood of victim matches that of murder accused, jury toldDaniel Hourigan charged with murder of Michael Foley at his home in Macroom, Co Cork in 2024Thu Jul 02 2026 - 21:20
Man (37) remanded in custody after being charged with knife attack on woman in Cork Man told judge: ‘I did something bad – I did not intend to kill anyone, but I must pay the consequences’Thu Jul 02 2026 - 21:13
Martin tells Kenneally victims FF will examine TDs’ failure to notify authorities of abuseTaoiseach gives undertaking to victims in advance of State apologyThu Jul 02 2026 - 08:00
Solicitors walk out of courtrooms in protest over flat-fee changesControversial change to payment structure introduced on Wednesday further stokes tensions with MinisterWed Jul 01 2026 - 18:35
Palestine solidarity groups to protest at Irish EU presidency event in Cork Attacks on Gaza have destroyed schools and killed thousands of students, group saysWed Jul 01 2026 - 17:54
Man (20s) held over knife attack on woman foiled by bystanders in CorkWoman narrowly avoided serious injury after three men came to her aid during incident on Tuesday eveningWed Jul 01 2026 - 06:52
Hundreds of solicitors meet to discuss quitting free legal aid panels due to new rules Further meetings due this week on next step in bitter dispute between solicitors and the Department of JusticeMon Jun 29 2026 - 21:23
Ian Bailey’s solicitor to explore appealing French conviction for Toscan du Plantier’s murderFrank Buttimer says he plans to examine potential miscarriage-of-justice grounds on basis that key DNA evidence was excluded from Paris trialSat Jun 27 2026 - 12:00
Man (30s) arrested for questioning about kitchen stabbing that caused wound to neck in CorkRow broke out between two restaurant staff in CobhFri Jun 26 2026 - 15:54
Toscan du Plantier family lawyer dismisses call to overturn Bailey murder convictionFormer Irish prosecutor’s argument based on ‘assumptions', lawyer saysFri Jun 26 2026 - 15:15
Cattle coping with heat spikes, but farmers foresee problems if heat persists ‘No matter what crisis you face, it passes’ – resigned farmers await lower temperatures Thu Jun 25 2026 - 21:53
Former DPP solicitor asks French authorities to overturn Ian Bailey conviction for Sophie Toscan du Plantier murderRobert Sheehan highlights inability of Garda cold case team to forensically link Bailey to west Cork murderThu Jun 25 2026 - 12:36
‘We all struggled’: Bill Kenneally abuse survivor calls for speedier commissions of investigationColin Power welcomes commission of investigation chaired by Judge Michael White, which vindicates all those abused by KenneallyThu Jun 25 2026 - 10:00
Ireland’s oldest woman, Sr Colette Hickey, dies aged 108She established Cork’s Edel House, a shelter for homeless women and childrenWed Jun 24 2026 - 17:58
Book of evidence to be served on man accused of father’s murder at Waterford family farmJohn Cashman jnr (45) charged with murder of John Cashman snr on family farm at Cappagh, DungarvanTue Jun 23 2026 - 17:03
Man (33) accused of murdering elderly widow in Waterford to seek bail in High CourtFinnegan Yowell, of Tinnock, makes second court appearance on charge that he murdered Noreen Daly (81) at Ardsallagh on June 14thTue Jun 23 2026 - 15:27
Gardaí hunt for two men after officer injured by stolen car in Cork cityTwo men arrested as search continues for suspects who fled the sceneTue Jun 23 2026 - 09:00
Teen (16) denied he left home on night Cork postman Barry Daly was killed, trial hears Teenager told gardaí ‘there is no proof that is me’ after he was shown CCTV footage of three youths in Doneraile village Mon Jun 22 2026 - 20:50
New Cork Lord Mayor pledges ‘be sound’ philosophyCllr Damian Boylan (Fine Gael) defeated Sinn Féin’s Cllr Fiona Kerins by 19 votes to eight with one abstentionMon Jun 22 2026 - 17:37
Cork solicitors withdraw from legal aid scheme for criminal workContentious proposals to overhaul free legal aid scheme could lead to exodus of solicitorsMon Jun 22 2026 - 11:55
Gardaí examine pipe bomb left at developer’s home in search for suspect’s identityDevice made safe without being destroyed, enabling gardaí to send it to forensicsSun Jun 21 2026 - 16:21
Fianna Fáil minister criticises party dynasty for failing to report Bill Kenneally’s abuse Mary Butler said political family’s failure to act was ‘inexcusable’Sat Jun 20 2026 - 11:41
Bill Kenneally’s death ‘a strange release’, abuse survivor says‘He’s just going to have to face the music when he meets his maker,’ Jason Clancy says of serial sex abuserThu Jun 18 2026 - 09:59
Who was Bill Kenneally? The basketball coach whose crimes had ‘lifelong impact on victims’Judge Michael White’s report details sex offender’s strong ties to political dynasty Thu Jun 18 2026 - 09:48
Convicted serial sex abuser Bill Kenneally dies in prisonCommission of investigation into complaints against former sports coach found a serious dereliction of duty by senior Garda officersThu Jun 18 2026 - 08:43
Bill Kenneally survivors welcome move to consider law on misconduct in public officeSurvivors of jailed abuser met Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan in wake of commission report Wed Jun 17 2026 - 20:11
Man (33) charged with murder of woman in Co WaterfordFinnegan ‘Finn’ Yowell remanded in custody by judge at Carrick-on-Suir District CourtWed Jun 17 2026 - 12:24
Gardaí believe woman (81) found dead in isolated home was stabbed multiple times Local man in his 30s who was known to Noreen Daly has been detained at Waterford Garda stationWed Jun 17 2026 - 06:00
