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Order which owns Cork's St Augustine's Church describes its closure as 'akin to a death'
Order which owns Cork's St Augustine's Church describes its closure as 'akin to a death'
The church’s closure will bring to an end the order’s presence in Cork, which dates back 755 years to the foundation of Red Abbey in the South Parish.

Sat, 28 Feb, 2026

In conversation with Cillian Murphy: Cork star on Peaky Blinders, Irish Oscar hopes, and turning 50
In conversation with Cillian Murphy: Cork star on Peaky Blinders, Irish Oscar hopes, and turning 50
With a milestone birthday on the horizon, Cillian Murphy has returned to one of his career defining roles. The Ballintemple man speaks to Des O’Driscoll about bringing ‘Peaky Blinders’ to the big screen

Sat, 28 Feb, 2026

Cobh to host British Titanic Society conference as hundreds of history buffs descend on East Cork
Cobh to host British Titanic Society conference as hundreds of history buffs descend on East Cork
Hundreds of international delegates will attend lectures, gala events and commemorations marking Titanic’s final Irish port of call

Sat, 28 Feb, 2026

West Cork Beacon sees surge in women tracked by partners using hidden devices
West Cork Beacon sees surge in women tracked by partners using hidden devices
Cork refuge reports 15 tracking cases in a year as tech-enabled stalking becomes increasingly common

Sat, 28 Feb, 2026

St Augustine's Church in Cork city centre to close this year
St Augustine's Church in Cork city centre to close this year
Once visited by Pope Leo, St Augustine's Church is set to close, with the decline in vocations to the priesthood behind the decision

Fri, 27 Feb, 2026

Future Cork: Stadiums like Páirc Uí Chaoimh should be seen as municipal arenas, says Taoiseach
Future Cork: Stadiums like Páirc Uí Chaoimh should be seen as municipal arenas, says Taoiseach
Micheál Martin said Cork should harness Virgin Media Park, Turner's Cross, and the 'extraordinary facility' at Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Fri, 27 Feb, 2026

Students attacked by Cork men tell court their parents are now afraid to let them leave China 
Students attacked by Cork men tell court their parents are now afraid to let them leave China 
The three students, who were robbed and beaten with a crowbar by the defendants at their home, fled home to China after the attack 

Fri, 27 Feb, 2026

Cannabis ready to roll
'You should try it': Cork man caught with cannabis suggested gardaí cook with it, court told
Judge Boyle imposed a sentence of three years and four months with the final six months suspended

Fri, 27 Feb, 2026

'I hope you never forgive yourself': Brazilian soccer player jailed for rape of Cork teen in her home
'I hope you never forgive yourself': Brazilian soccer player jailed for rape of Cork teen in her home
Defendant entered 19-year-old victim's bedroom holding a knife and raped her on numerous occasions, recording some of it on his phone, court heard

Fri, 27 Feb, 2026

Cork greenway maintenance under threat without funding injection
Cork greenway maintenance under threat without funding injection
County councillors are expected to give unanimous cross-party backing for the motion

Fri, 27 Feb, 2026

Cute Little Caucasian Newborn Baby Lying in Bassinet in a Maternity Hospital. Portrait of a Tiny Playful and Energetic Child wit
CSO reveals Ireland’s favourite baby names of 2025
CSO data shows shifting name trends, with Rían and Lily reaching number one for the first time

Fri, 27 Feb, 2026

Future Cork: Investing in Ireland’s second city will pay off in spades
Future Cork: Investing in Ireland’s second city will pay off in spades
With population set to grow 50% by 2040, Cork argues it needs sustained Government backing to deliver housing, jobs and infrastructure

Fri, 27 Feb, 2026

Man in his 60s dies after car enters river in Cork city centre
Man in his 60s dies after car enters river in Cork city centre
Rescue teams responded to reports of a car entering the water at Horgan’s Quay on Thursday evening

Fri, 27 Feb, 2026

Frequent N40 crashes causing traffic chaos across Cork city
Frequent N40 crashes causing traffic chaos across Cork city
Minister and councillors call for crash data review, faster vehicle removal and stronger Garda presence on Cork’s N40

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

Woman missing from Mallow Co Cork since Wednesday
Woman missing from Mallow Co Cork since Wednesday
Gardaí are trying to trace the whereabouts of the 59-year-old who has been missing since Wednesday afternoon

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

Cork man who headbutted late-night bus passenger in the nose is jailed
Cork man who headbutted late-night bus passenger in the nose is jailed
Accused followed injured party after he got off a bus in Youghal and assaulted him, court heard

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

Blue lights on the roof of a Garda Siochana Irish police car
Automatic checking system alert about car's tax led to garda's discovery of €35k of cocaine
Garda Patricia Hanley said she got a notification from Garda authorities via Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) to stop the vehicle

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

Future Cork: €353m Docklands investment driving Cork housing and infrastructure growth
Future Cork: €353m Docklands investment driving Cork housing and infrastructure growth
Massive Docklands investment, new housing and public realm upgrades are reshaping Cork, but transport and flood risks remain pressing challenges

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

Snapchat
'Snapchat a haven for paedophiles': Cork sex offender messaged girl hours after prison release
A 15-year ban included prohibitions on him contacting any child under the age of 18 or going within 50 metres of a school or where children congregate

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

Man charged with €2.1m drug seizure in Cork to be sent forward for trial
Man charged with €2.1m drug seizure in Cork to be sent forward for trial
It is alleged there was a seizure of 93 packages of herbal cannabis with a weight of 107kgs

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

High Court dismisses claim of negligence against GP at SouthDoc
High Court dismisses claim of negligence against GP at SouthDoc
Reasonable diagnosis of gastroenteritis was made but girl was later admitted to CUH and subsequently underwent surgery for a perforated appendix

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

Call for timeline on protocol around administration of medicinal cannabis in hospitals
Call for timeline on protocol around administration of medicinal cannabis in hospitals
Jury in inquest into death of Cork girl Ava Barry had recommended national policy, to be called Ava's Protocol' to provide for greater supervision in the administration of medicines which are subject to a special licence

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

Council urges action over long Eir repair delays in West Cork
Council urges action over long Eir repair delays in West Cork
Cork County Council heard some landline phones in West Cork have been out of action for up to six weeks

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

Cork TD's accent makes him an unexpected star of Jamaican social media
Cork TD's accent makes him an unexpected star of Jamaican social media
Thomas Gould is no stranger to online fame — his impassioned speeches on the Gaza genocide have regularly gone viral — but a Dáil exchange on the housing crisis has excited Jamaican social media.

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

Scaffolding removed as Cork City gets sight of restored Shandon clock tower
Scaffolding removed as Cork City gets sight of restored Shandon clock tower
The Shandon Bells clock, which was installed in 1847, was historically known for not showing the same time on the four faces

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

'Opportunity' for Youghal-Midleton rail link to be included in revised transport strategy for Cork
'Opportunity' for Youghal-Midleton rail link to be included in revised transport strategy for Cork
Passenger trains from Midleton to Youghal were discontinued in 1963, while freight trains continued to use the line until 1982.

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

Irish Examiner view: Shame State can’t be proactive in helping those let down in the past
Irish Examiner view: Shame State can’t be proactive in helping those let down in the past
Taoiseach's apology to survivors of institutional abuse is a welcome acknowledgement of the suffering endured by so many vulnerable people, but the background to the apology is not as encouraging

Thu, 26 Feb, 2026

SNA anger 'loud and clear', protesters warn Government
SNA anger 'loud and clear', protesters warn Government
Protests took place across the country, including outside Leinster House in Dublin, Cork City Hall, and Merchant’s Quay in Limerick

Wed, 25 Feb, 2026

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€50m Ruby Hotel planned for Cork city centre after council approval
Construction work will take place this year on three hotels in Cork city, with planning underway for three more

Wed, 25 Feb, 2026

Cork lorry driver pleads guilty to careless driving causing death of pensioner
Cork lorry driver pleads guilty to careless driving causing death of pensioner
Charge stated accused drove without due care and attention, causing death of woman in Charleville

Wed, 25 Feb, 2026

Garda stock
Cork motorist who assaulted garda at drink driving check jailed for three years
Accused could have opted for a short sentence at the district court but opted for trial by jury at Cork Circuit Criminal Court and was found guilty

Wed, 25 Feb, 2026

Palestine protest may have caused €100k of damage at Collins Aerospace in Cork, court told
Palestine protest may have caused €100k of damage at Collins Aerospace in Cork, court told
Collins Aerospace has been targeted by pro-Palestine protesters as its parent company, RTX (formerly Raytheon), supplies defence systems to Israel

Wed, 25 Feb, 2026

Cork man who set fire to house in drug-induced psychosis has sentencing adjourned
Cork man who set fire to house in drug-induced psychosis has sentencing adjourned
Accused was about to be given a suspended sentence when court heard a urine test was positive for opiates

Wed, 25 Feb, 2026

FILE PHOTO An Bord Pleanala has refused planning permission for a 179-unit apartment development on the site of the Bessborough
Survivors devastated by council's permission for 140 apartments at Bessborough
Between 1922 and 1998, the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary ran Bessborough as a mother and baby institution, during which time 9,768 mothers and 8,938 babies were admitted

Wed, 25 Feb, 2026

Watch: Punters attend Cork's first pop-up mystery package shop
Watch: Punters attend Cork's first pop-up mystery package shop
Some of the punters who were in Douglas for the opening spoke to us about their experience

Wed, 25 Feb, 2026

A part of Ryanair Boeing 737-800 aircraft with logo
Cork-bound Ryanair plane narrowly avoids collision during Seville take-off
Spanish investigators detail how heavy rain, poor visibility and taxi errors led to dramatic near miss

Wed, 25 Feb, 2026

Plans for 140 new apartments on historic Bessborough site in Cork City approved 
Plans for 140 new apartments on historic Bessborough site in Cork City approved 
Newly-approved plans follow a refusal by the planning commission issued in July last year

Wed, 25 Feb, 2026

Golf legend Padraig Harrington visits West Cork teen Féile O'Sullivan in hospital
Golf legend Padraig Harrington visits West Cork teen Féile O'Sullivan in hospital
The golf legend paid a visit to the teenager who suffered life changing injuries in a farming accident

Wed, 25 Feb, 2026

HD Comics: New shop opens in Market Parade for Cork's comic book lovers 
HD Comics: New shop opens in Market Parade for Cork's comic book lovers 
Alan Hurley has opened the first dedicated comic shop in the city since Comic Vault shut in 2023

Tue, 24 Feb, 2026

Bail for man who admitted wanting to stab someone as he carried knives into Cork garda station
Bail for man who admitted wanting to stab someone as he carried knives into Cork garda station
The defendant was arrested in possession of two knives less than 24 hours before the alleged offence, but released with a doctor’s note to attend voluntarily at the psychiatric unit of a hospital

Tue, 24 Feb, 2026

COLOMBIA-MARIJUANA-PROTEST
No bail for Cork man accused over €600k cannabis haul
Gardaí said they believed the accused would continue his involvement in crime to pay off drugs debt

Tue, 24 Feb, 2026

Garda stock
Drunken Cork man who swung pick-axe at garda 'more of a danger to himself', court told
The defendant was jailed for two years with the last six months suspended

Tue, 24 Feb, 2026

LA inspired by murdered Cork bishop to create education curriculum about peacemakers
LA inspired by murdered Cork bishop to create education curriculum about peacemakers
The project called Blessed are the Peacemakers will feature clips and videos from Bishop David O’Connell's life

Tue, 24 Feb, 2026

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes
Cork mother says HSE has not apologised over ‘legal obligation’ letter
Family disputes HSE claim of indefinite parental obligation as solicitor says assertion was legally and factually incorrect

Tue, 24 Feb, 2026

Garda lantern sign
Man drops sister, 9, from window during suspected petrol bomb attack in Cork
Neighbours acted swiftly to rescue a young girl and her brother from a suspected arson attack in Ballyphehane

Tue, 24 Feb, 2026

Two men died within 10 minutes of each other at Youghal Ironman, inquest hears
Two men died within 10 minutes of each other at Youghal Ironman, inquest hears
Dr Margot Bolster, the assistant State pathologist said that both men died of acute respiratory failure due to drowning

Tue, 24 Feb, 2026

Prisoner XL
Cork man who put tracking device on ex-girlfriend's car jailed for harassment
The woman said in her victim impact statement: 'I was thinking that things like this only happen in movies.'

Mon, 23 Feb, 2026

Midleton Community Hospital residents lack privacy while wait for new nursing home continues
Midleton Community Hospital residents lack privacy while wait for new nursing home continues
Nursing Homes Ireland has warned of 'significant gaps' in supports pledged in the programme for government relating to the nursing home sector

Mon, 23 Feb, 2026

Cork man viciously assaulted partner, repeatedly kicking her and whacking her head off a door panel 
Cork man viciously assaulted partner, repeatedly kicking her and whacking her head off a door panel 
Court heard woman was unable to walk to ambulance such were the injuries to her legs but defendant denied causing them, say they were a result of varicose veins

Mon, 23 Feb, 2026

Cannabis ready to roll
'Tough young fella' admits to dealing drugs in Cork town
Judge Sinéad Behan said: 'He flushed cannabis down the loo — that is pretty hardcore. And the evidence is that he was a person of significance in dealing in Kinsale.'

Mon, 23 Feb, 2026

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