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Council-funded flat damaged my health

by Liz Dunphy 04/04/16 5:23pm

Michael O'Riordan of St Lukes, Cork. Picture: Denis Scannell

A MAN who left council-funded accommodation, because its poor condition was damaging his health, has said that such sub-standards are concealing hidden victims of the housing crisis. Corkman Michael O’Riordan said that people are too afraid to voice their concerns,...

BUS ÉIREANN has announced “improved services” to Ballincollig and Carrigaline following complaints about capacity and timing issues in recent years....

Monday, 04/04/16 - 5:17pm Read More

Public consultation on Ringaskiddy road

A TWO-day public consultation begins today for one of Cork’s most important infrastructure projects, the M28 motorway to Ringaskiddy. The...

Monday, 04/04/16 - 5:12pm Read More

Olivier Award for Cork’s Pat

A COBH native joined giants such as Judi Dench after scooping a gong at one of the world’s most coveted...

Monday, 04/04/16 - 12:38pm Read More

Micheál Martin’s bid for Taoiseach

FIANNA Fáil leader Micheál Martin has been given a boost going into this week’s vote on the next Taoiseach with...

Monday, 04/04/16 - 12:35pm Read More

New-look Cork minor hurling outfit face tough test in Waterford

by Éamonn Murphy 04/04/16 8:29pm

John Horgan Hurling AN almost new-look Cork minor hurling team will be visitors to Walsh Park on Wednesday night hoping to kick start the bid for a first Munster title for the county since 2008. Among the players to look...

John Horgan GAA CORK hurling selector Pat Ryan acknowledged the importance of the Cork hurlers’ relegation showdown victory over Galway but...

Monday, 04/04/16 - 11:18am Read More

Tame display in Tralee summed up the footballers’ mixed league campaign

The Barry O’Donovan column CORK came into their last league game with Kerry looking for a performance and result which...

Monday, 04/04/16 - 10:07am Read More

Ladies footballers are back on track after rout of Galway

Mary White Ladies Football CORK boss Ephie Fitzgerald was beaming with pride following the ladies footballers’ emphatic league win over...

Monday, 04/04/16 - 9:54am Read More

Brilliant Bandon soccer ace is captain fantastic at Wembley

Noel Spillane Soccer CONOR HOURIHANE was almost lost for words after he lifted the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy for Barnlsey at...

Monday, 04/04/16 - 9:45am Read More

Damo’s Goal is To Give it Soul

by Echo Reporter 01/04/16 2:08pm

Don O’Mahony talks to singer songwriter Damien Dempsey about 1916, a new album and his appeal to fans WHETHER in song or conversation, Damien Dempsey usually has something worthwhile to say. Unfortunately for this writer, an hour before I’m due to...

Review by Cara O’Doherty Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, Cert 12a **** BATMAN and Superman are the heavyweights of...

Thursday, 24/03/16 - 3:29pm Read More

Is this the best Irish film ever?

As Irish movie Sing Street hits our screens tomorrow, Cara O’Doherty reviews the film and gives it a five star...

Wednesday, 16/03/16 - 2:33pm Read More

City Council considering ‘massive gesture’ of volunteer help to tackle Dublin housing crisis

by Echo Reporter 05/04/16 7:25am

Dublin City Council is considering accepting help from over 800 volunteers to clean up derelict property in the capital. The outpouring of support has been organised by community group Uplift. To see this post on Facebook, click here. The builders...

Filed under: Ireland

Call for law reform after woman ‘convicted for being too poor to travel for abortion’

The Abortion Rights Campaign want an immediate reform of abortion laws in Ireland, after a young Belfast woman who bought...

Tuesday, 05/04/16 - 7:13am Read More

Six popular bathing spots fail to meet minimum EU standards

Six of Ireland’s popular bathing spots failed minimum clean water tests leaving swimmers with a one in 10 risk of...

Tuesday, 05/04/16 - 6:24am Read More

Strike by Tesco workers ‘entirely likely’

More than 12,000 workers at Tesco will begin balloting on industrial action today. Unions say the company has refused to...

Tuesday, 05/04/16 - 6:20am Read More

Co Derry wind farm to open today

A Co Derry wind farm capable of powering more than 7,400 homes is to be opened today. The £17 million...

Tuesday, 05/04/16 - 1:33am Read More

Travel Review: Already longing for a return to tranquil Longueville House

by Echo Reporter 04/04/16 3:05pm

Longueville House in Mallow

Travel Page review

Longueville House in North Cork feels like a universe away from the hustle and bustle of Cork city — the perfect getaway, writes Majella Flynn Longueville House in North Cork feels like a universe away from the hustle and bustle...

In his weekly column John Dolan looks at the looming UK referendum on their membership of the European Union. A...

Saturday, 02/04/16 - 2:02pm Read More

“You’ve got to work hard, be ambitious and go the extra mile”

Corkwoman Dee Forbes has been appointed as RTÉ’s new director-general. Today we republish a recent interview she did for the...

Saturday, 02/04/16 - 1:35pm Read More

Mahon Woman is World Ice Swimming Champ

by Echo Reporter 01/04/16 2:47pm

Carmel Collins/ Picture by Siobhan Russell

Although she learned to swim in primary school, Carmel Collins gave it up after a few near drownings in her teens. She went back to the sport in her 20s and recently secured a world record in Ice Swimming, writes...

UCC graduate Jayne Ronayne talks to Jane McNamara about overcoming dyslexia to secure a place in college, her new business...

Tuesday, 29/03/16 - 4:19pm Read More

Helping people to die pain free, with dignity

Journalist Miriam Donohue is a familiar face on Leeside, having lived here for five years. She visited Uganda recently to...

Friday, 25/03/16 - 12:05pm Read More

Meet Cork’s new Chocolate maker

Ahead of Easter, Enda Spillane from Fairhill tells us about her new business, her quirky recipes and how we should...

Friday, 25/03/16 - 11:59am Read More

We need a Seanad with more diversity

Ahead of the Seanad elections, Ellie O’Byrne talks to Cork candidate Laura Harmon, who hails from Ballyvourney, about why she...

Thursday, 24/03/16 - 2:55pm Read More

Video: Thatch brings back pleasant memories

by Padraig Hoare 24/03/16 9:53am

EE LIVE NEWS 18/03/2016 (padraig hoare story) ...
Brian and Louise Kenny, proprietors of the Boothouse Bar & Restaurant, Upper Glanmire, Co. Cork, which was re-thatched by master thatcher, Richard Ó Loideoin.
Picture: Denis Minihane.
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IT IS a mastercraft done by experts using the same tools going back centuries. The tradition of roofthatching is alive and well in Upper Glanmire. Re-thatching of the roof of the Boothouse Bar & Restaurant at Upper Glanmire, Co. Cork,...

Filed under: bar, cork, cottage, thatch

Video: St Mary’s add a splash of colour to Mallow

Pictures & Video: Larry Cummins UP TO 250 people took part in the annual St Mary’s Secondary School, Mallow ‘Colour...

Monday, 21/03/16 - 4:46pm Read More

Video: Good-sport gardaí get dunked in ice water

GARDAÍ, army, and business staff dived into a pool of iced water to raise money for Special Olympics Munster. Polar...

Monday, 07/03/16 - 9:52am Read More

Dustin Johnson ‘positive’ he can finally land a major

by Echo Reporter 04/04/16 9:41pm

By Simon Lewis, Irish Examiner at Augusta National Another year and another season for Dustin Johnson to try and shake off the tag of best player yet to win a major. Yet after several, well-documented near misses, rather than seeing...

Filed under: Golf, sport

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