If Galway can do it, why can’t Cork? That was the sentiment on Tuesday during a debate about banning rickshaws at a Cork City Council meeting. Fine Gael Cllr Joe Kavanagh asked that Cork City Council introduce an emergency by-law to immediately suspend the use of rickshaws on the streets of Cork...

A part of Cork city’s history is up for sale and a number of councillors are not happy with the decision! That’s the Gate Lodge on Model Farm Road, which Fianna Fáil Cllr Mary Shields brought up for discussion at Tuesday’s meeting of Cork City Council. She said she “didn’t agree” with Cork City...

There could be light at the end of the tunnel for residents of Horgan’s Buildings. With 127 homes Horgan's Buildings is largely populated by senior citizens, many of whom are living alone. The area is between College Road and Magazine Road. Costings will now be calculated to see how much it would...

The Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) is inviting the public to support its fundraising Angels campaign next week. Angels is the largest fundraising campaign in the IWA’s calendar and raises funds to support IWA services provided to people with physical disabilities and their families in Cork city...

It’s official, the Shakey Bridge is safe to walk across. Its deteriorated condition came up for discussion at a meeting of Cork City Council on Tuesday, when Independent Cllr Kieran McCarthy asked for an update on plans for the future regeneration of Daly’s Bridge, which is celebrating its 90th...

An exhibition exploring some of Cork’s most architecturally interesting projects draws closer. The Cork Architectural Association’s exhibition, which is called ‘L’Architecture Quotidienne’, will feature 11 Cork-based projects. The main speaker on the opening evening will be Micheál Martin, while his...

Last weekend they were crowned champions of Ireland and Cork City will travel to Dublin this week hoping to win the FAI Cup at the Aviva Stadium. A stuttering finish to the SSE Airitricity League campaign has seen Dundalk’s odds fall considerably and bookies have them as favourites to win; revenge...

Junior Hurling Final Brian Dillons vs St Catherine’s Last Sunday, Knocknagree became the first team in Cork to win a junior county title under the new format whereby divisional runners-up were allowed to advance to the county series. Brian Dillons, who themselves lost the Seandun decider to Nemo...

Celebrations will continue in Cork today following the double win in Dublin yesterday as both the men's and women's Cork City FC teams celebrate being crowned FAI Cup champions. For the men, it's their second success this season after being crowned SSE Airtricity League champions, while it is also...

An elderly woman has passed away in a house fire on the outskirts of Cork city. Fire services attend the scene on Model Farm Road shortly before 9.30pm last night and stayed until about midnight. The woman, in her late 80s, is understood to have lived alone and she was pronounced dead at the scene....