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Sunday 05 April 2020

CORK NEWS - LIVE

HSE CEO Paul Reid, speaking at the HSE briefing this morning.

Photo: Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland.

Live updates: HSE outline scale of Covid-19 task; ICU capacity is 'our biggest challenge'

The HSE has given a media briefing to update the country on the latest challenges and progress made in the battle against Covid-19.

Cork court: Man with multiple drug convictions dropped two wraps of heroin onto footpath

Libby Fallon-Faley is 11 years old, and lives in Kilbrittain. She is pictured with Garda Jacinta O'Leary.

Pic courtesy of Garda Síochána - Cork, Kerry & Limerick - Southern Region Facebook page

Gardaí praise kind-hearted Cork girl who donates Confirmation money to help frontline efforts

Coronavirus can't sustain itself if we reduce infection rate to below 1

Abul Salam from Bangladesh at Blackrock Castle .
Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Living Leeside: After 19 years here I'm still a 'blow-in'

Olga Voytenko, and her daughter Sofya Abashko with some of the masks made to protect residents of 'Direct Provision' centres.
Pic; Larry Cummins

Cork-based Russian seamstress making hygiene masks for direct provision residents in city

Coronavirus latest: 17 more deaths and 331 new cases confirmed in Ireland

Pictured in 2000: Giving up sweets for Lent are St Flannan's College pupils, Connell and Leon Vaughan, and Donnacha Keohane. Picture: Kieran Clancy.

Nostalgia: A look back at Lent in Cork over the years

Clive Anderson on the steps of Pelham Funeral Home.

‘The whole landscape of funerals has changed’, says Cork man running funeral home in virus-hit New York

Study finds Vitamin D can build coronavirus resistance

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CORK SPORT - LIVE

The Glen team being led by Jack Lynch before playing Sars in 1940.

Glen Rovers and St Nick’s aim to compile a club history with a difference

AS the sports lockdown continues, players, mentors, coaches and even parents who never picked up a hurley or kicked a ball are looking for ways to stay active, stay sane and keep the brain ticking over.

Killmacdonagh (2) winning the Shelley Fennelly Memorial 550 Final at Curraheen Park in 29.07 with Clona Dream (3) and Town Curly (4) in second and third spots, last June. Picture: Mike English

A year to remember as Cork greyhound Killmacdonagh shone at every track

O'Donovan Rossa footballer Paudie Crowley and Ballincollig's Patrick Kelly. Picture: Denis Boyle

Paudie Crowley is keeping West Cork's young players busy during lockdown

Ronaldo salutes the Manchester United fans at Old Trafford. Picture: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

Picking the top three Manchester United players in the Premier League era

Na Piarsaigh's Kelvin Forde is tackled by Glen Rovers' goalkeeper Cian Long during the U21 hurling clash at Páirc Uí Chaoimh last winter. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Finance could be an issue for many clubs when Covid-19 crisis is eventually over

National Sport Live

'Tenacious player who gave his all': Tributes paid to former Roscommon footballer Conor Connelly who has died

28.03.2020 16:06

Conor McGregor wants Defence Forces to help with lockdown

28.03.2020 13:09

More Sport News

CORK LIVES

Chickpea Curry in A Hurry by Di Curtin

Whip up this curry in a hurry for under €10

Here's a great recipe for all the family that you can whip up, easily and cheaply, using what's in your cupboard and freezer

CORK LIVES

Chickpea Curry in A Hurry by Di Curtin

Whip up this curry in a hurry for under €10

Here's a great recipe for all the family that you can whip up, easily and cheaply, using what's in your cupboard and freezer

GET THE WHOLE FAMILY INVOLVED; Take part in the special lockdown Diffney quiz.

Play the lockdown Diffney Quiz today!

Clare O'Sullivan, Everyman Theatre, Cork Picture: Miki Barlok

My Weekend: 'This crisis is stealing time we should be spending with my mother...'

"Reading has many benefits and has been proven to help reduce stress and boost wellbeing."

Ten great reads for quarantine!

Emer and Daniel, who live in Mulberry View, Innishannon, County Cork

Mother of deaf boy in plea over unsafe Cork road

More Cork Lives

CORK VIEWS

OPINION

Why not grow-it-yourself, during self-isolation...

30 things to do at home during the pandemic

MARY ROSE MCCARTHY has come up with a list of things to do at home, during the COVID-19 outbreak — some are serious, but others are tongue in cheek... as we navigate this stressful time

OPINION

Why not grow-it-yourself, during self-isolation...

30 things to do at home during the pandemic

MARY ROSE MCCARTHY has come up with a list of things to do at home, during the COVID-19 outbreak — some are serious, but others are tongue in cheek... as we navigate this stressful time

Martin Poucher and Jack Crotty, founders of Neighbourfood.

Photo Joleen Cronin

How are Cork restaurants, food producers and others in the food industry responding to the COVID-19 crisis?

RECOVERY: Damien Tracey and his parents, Sean and Kathleen Tracey, who live in Passage West, in a photo taken just a week after his stem cell treatment, last October.

Cork man shares hacks for isolation that stopped him from 'going insane'

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan at the Department of Health who is encouraging people to help them flatten the curve in the fight against Covid-19. Picture: RollingNews.ie

Colette Sheridan: Rays of hope amid the pandemic which we'll defeat, says expert

LET THERE BE LIGHT: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a condition which is light dependent. People experience low mood and energy during the darker months of the year and Ireland has a pretty high rate of sufferers. Picture: Stock

Kathriona Devereux: A good daily dose of daylight has a major impact on our wellbeing

More Opinion

Nostalgia

The entrance to Gortroe cemetery in Co Cork

John Arnold: Breathing life into the story of Bridget Hawkes’s tragic past

Maybe a memory from somewhere might help solve the curious case of Bridget Hawkes’s grave... so says John Arnold in his weekly column

Theatre legends of Cork, take a bow...

DRAMATIC SCENE: ‘Young Irelander’ John Mitchel appearing on the stage of the re-modelled Theatre Royal in 1875.

Riddle of blaze at Cork city theatre

John Egan, Ireland and son of legendary Kerry footballer John Egan senior, in action against Alexander Merkel,Germany, in an U-16 International soccer match in Listowel, Co. Kerry

John Egan and Alan Browne picture special- from boys to men.

The Ringmahon Rangers team which won the first of their three-in-row Munster Senior League titles in 1963/64. Back: John Ahern, John “Langton” Fitzgerald, Billy Healy, Dave O’Donovan, John Coleman, Frankie Connolly, Christy Hayes. Front: Emmet Curran, Johnny O’Leary, Micky Connolly, George Clifford, Mickser O’Leary. Ref Exam photo Nostalgia

Ringmahon Rangers were the kings of the MSL from 1964 to 1971

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WOW

Molly Murray of Molly's Mini Movers and brother Charlie. She is running live classes on Zoom.

Fun fitness ideas for your kids at home during COVID-19

COLETTE SHERIDAN talks to women who are offering online exercise and yoga classes for children — a great idea to keep them active at home during the COVID-19 crisis

KEEP A JOURNAL: Write down it in every day three things you are grateful for.

Picture: Stock

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The HSE has given a media briefing to update the country on the latest challenges and progress made in the battle against Covid-19.

AS the sports lockdown continues, players, mentors, coaches and even parents who never picked up a hurley or kicked a ball are looking for ways to stay active, stay sane and keep the brain ticking over.

Here's a great recipe for all the family that you can whip up, easily and cheaply, using what's in your cupboard and freezer

Here's a great recipe for all the family that you can whip up, easily and cheaply, using what's in your cupboard and freezer

MARY ROSE MCCARTHY has come up with a list of things to do at home, during the COVID-19 outbreak — some are serious, but others are tongue in cheek... as we navigate this stressful time

MARY ROSE MCCARTHY has come up with a list of things to do at home, during the COVID-19 outbreak — some are serious, but others are tongue in cheek... as we navigate this stressful time

Maybe a memory from somewhere might help solve the curious case of Bridget Hawkes’s grave... so says John Arnold in his weekly column

COLETTE SHERIDAN talks to women who are offering online exercise and yoga classes for children — a great idea to keep them active at home during the COVID-19 crisis

The Script have announced a free concert exclusively for HSE and NHS frontline staff as well as primary care workers next year.