SVP boss wants Third World cash used for feeding our poor

THE Government should divert some of the money it sends to the needy in Third World countries  to help feed ‘our own’. That’s according to regional vice president of St Vincent De Paul, Brendan Dempsey,  who has accused the Government...

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New Cork life boat station to cut launch time in half

Life boat volunteers have said the development of a new, purpose-built, life boat station in County Cork will cut the service's launch time in half.Castletownbere RNLI will officially open its new lifeboat station this afternoon which will include a service...

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Cork soldiers depart for Lebanon

A GROUP of soldiers from Collins Barracks have left for Lebanon for a six-month mission. The 54 soldiers departed the...

Saturday, 18/05/13 - 10:16am Read More

Judge orders Cork woman’s release

A CORK woman who spent two-and-half-years in custody in connection with a charge of concealment of a body in a...

Saturday, 18/05/13 - 10:14am Read More

Response Defended

THE decision to stand down an ambulance travelling to help a Midleton  toddler who suffered fatal injuries in a fall...

Friday, 17/05/13 - 12:10pm Read More

Walk out at mass over abortion comment

A MEMBER of the congregation walked out of Mass after a priest urged parishioners at a First Holy Communion ceremony...

Thursday, 16/05/13 - 10:37am Read More

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Pfizer hopes to find plant buyer

PFIZER remains hopeful of finding a buyer for its  Little Island plant which it plans to shut by next year...

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Agreement reached in Bus Eireann dispute

Agreement was this morning  reached in the Bus Éireann dispute over cost-saving measures. Workers went on strike over the company’s...

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Gardaí probe chute death

Garda detectives were continuing efforts to identify the man whose body was found in the waste chute of an apartment...

Tuesday, 14/05/13 - 2:04pm Read More

€5k a month costs to store Sky plants

MORE than €136,000 has been spent over the last two years to store the 2,000 plants and trees from the...

Tuesday, 14/05/13 - 2:03pm Read More

Garda probe after house tax credit card incidents

A CORK call centre worker on the local property tax helpline has been suspended over alleged attempts to fraudulently use...

Monday, 13/05/13 - 11:32am Read More

Cork’s Jean hopes to be first wheelchair user at Rose festival

A CORK WOMAN is hoping to become the first wheelchair user to take part in the Rose of Tralee contest....

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EMC set to expand into Cork city hub

EMC, the technology company which employs close to 3,000 people in Ovens and Ballincollig, is to continue its expansion by...

Thursday, 09/05/13 - 3:42pm Read More

Micheál’s niece eyes City Council election

A NEW generation of the Martin family is considering entering politics. Kate Martin, the daughter of Councillor Seán Martin and...

Thursday, 09/05/13 - 11:31am Read More

CUH to recruit 75 nurses as ban lifted

CORK University Hospital (CUH) is urgently recruiting up to 75 nurses in order to address issues that led to the...

Wednesday, 08/05/13 - 11:12am Read More

SVP boss slams Cork Dragon Seán

DRAGONS’ DEN star and technology millionaire Seán O’Sullivan’s opinion that welfare in Ireland should be cut is “horse manure”. That...

Wednesday, 08/05/13 - 11:09am Read More

‘Schools must tackle bullying epidemic’

A MOTHER who lost her teenage daughter to suicide after years of bullying has criticised the lack of resources to...

Wednesday, 08/05/13 - 11:07am Read More

Cork’s arena dream a step closer to reality

By Alan Healy Cork is on the brink of securing a major piece of infrastructure that the city has been...

Tuesday, 07/05/13 - 8:38am Read More

Woman dies in Macroom house fire

A WOMAN in her 80s has died in a house fire in Macroom. A neighbour raised the alarm after seeing...

Monday, 06/05/13 - 10:11am Read More

Father ‘loses 10-month fight for life’ after horror crash in UK

An Irishman whose two children were killed in an horrific road crash has lost his 10-month battle for life, it...

Monday, 06/05/13 - 8:16am Read More