A man seeking asylum for seven years will remain in Ireland following a campaign by a Cork organisation. Hichael Rashid, a member of the Rohingya community living in Carlow, received a letter yesterday from the Department of Justice granting him permission to stay in Ireland. Mr Rashid, whose name...

A mother of five from Donoughmore who died on Monday in a Galway hotel will be buried tomorrow. Betty Harrington was a hotel guest at the Connemara Lake Hotel over the weekend. It is being investigated if carbon monoxide played a part in her death. The late Mrs Harrington was in Galway with a group...

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...

There’s more disruption on the cards for Irish Rail customers, especially daily commuters, as more strike days are planned. No commuter, Intercity or DART rail services ran yesterday morning as it marked is the first strike day in a series of public strikes by Irish Rail employees. Conductors,...

Irish Water has responded to a recent report on waste water which highlighted the lack of investment in infrastructure. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report found that treatment is inadequate in many areas. The report on Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2016 highlights the need for...

Victims will now receive information on the progress of an investigation and any court proceedings. This is just one of many new protections victims of crimes have as new legislation has been passed. The Criminal Justice (Victims of Crime) Bill 2016 has now passed all stages in both houses of the...

A specially curated schools and family programme will feature in this year’s Cork Film Festival. Taking place from the 10-19 November the 2017 festival is partnering with the Irish Film Institute Education Department to present a trio of new films for younger audiences. To be screened at the Gate...

Do you have a daily Skype session with anyone or what about a Daly Skype session instead? Skype clinics will be made available to even more people in one of Ireland’s most geographically challenging constituencies, Cork Minister of State Jim Daly has said. After experiencing a surge in demand for...

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...

Lab coats at the ready! Running from 10-19 November, this year’s Cork Science Festival promises to make science even more fun than ever before! With something for all ages, the Cork Science Festival line-up of over 100 events includes explosive workshops such as ‘flames, flashes and frozen flowers’...

A new advertising campaign to increase understanding and support for people living with dementia has been launched. The TV, radio and online campaign was kicked off by the Minister for Health Simon Harris as part of the Dementia: Understand Together initiative. The campaign features TV adverts by...

The Department of Government and Politics at UCC is celebrating 20 years of its annual public lecture to mark the memory of Philip Monahan. Next week, his relative will deliver a memorial lecture in UCC. Ireland’s first local authority manager, Philip Monahan served as City Commissioner and then...

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...

Ireland's cuisine will be centre stage at a ‘Taste of the World Experience’. The culinary event takes place during the Breeders’ Cup World Horse Racing Championships on 3 November in Del Mar, San Diego, USA. Good Food Ireland has been invited by Breeders' Cup acclaimed US TV chef Bobby Flay to host...

A Cork student has written to a school book publisher complaining about the content of one of its books. Catriona Reid says the textbook used for Leaving Cert home economics "misleads students into thinking that incineration is a viable way to deal with waste”. Ms Reid, a fifth year student at...

Cobh Credit Union has been revealed as the main sponsor for this year’s One-Act Festival. The Haulbowline Theatre Group announced the new sponsors who will provide the group with vital funds for the continuation of the One-Act Festival and help them to develop it further over the next few years. The...

Despite a serious knock-back during the week, the Ireland 2023 bid team is vowing to continue its dream of securing the 2023 Rugby World Cup in Ireland. It was announced this week that the Board of Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) had recommended that South Africa host the tournament, based on the...

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...

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...

No commuter, Intercity or DART rail services ran this morning as today is the first strike day in a series of of public strikes by Irish Rail employees. Conductors, ticket inspectors and other workers from the national rail network began a 24 hour all-out strike on Wednesday following an ongoing pay...

Three homeless charities have come up with a novel idea on how to spend the upcoming refunds from Irish Water. Three of Ireland’s best-known charities announced this morning that they have agreed to join forces and form a national campaign to ask the Irish public to consider donating their refunds...

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....

A man continues to be questioned this morning in relation to a murder in West Cork in September. Gardaí in Skibbereen investigating the death of John Ustic arrested a 51 year old man in connection with investigation yesterday morning.The man was arrested in county Tipperary and he was detained at...