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Sunday 05 April 2020

CORK NEWS - LIVE

Man, 20s, killed in scrambler crash in Cork

A man in his 20s has been killed after he crashed his scrambler motorbike on a dirt track near Blarney Co Cork this evening.

Workers set up a temporary field hospital to treat patients who have COVID-19 inside Pacaembu stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

(AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Cork people in Brazil prepare for Covid-19: 'The President calling people a bunch of girls doesn’t help'

Murder victim Cameron Blair. Pic: Gavin Browne

'When I go into his bedroom I cry at the sight of his empty bed'; emotional impact statements from family of murdered Cameron Blair

James Murphy-Stout with volunteers Kyle Hosford and Blake Murphy working with Sanitise Ireland and giving a deep clean to Cork Penny Dinners. Picture Dan Linehan

Ten good deeds in Cork during the coronavirus pandemic

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

Johnny Cash the field mouse. Pic courtesy of Bantry Fire Brigade Twitter

Cork firefighter rescues field mouse from gorse blaze; Rodent is nicknamed Johnny Cash

Army tents in place at the Mercy University hospital , in case of emergency during the current Covid-19 Pandemic
Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Facts and figures of coronavirus here: Two deceased were aged 25 to 34

Pictured: Sgt. Allen Martin, Dr. Darren Mc Loughlin MD, Anna O’ Keefe, Advanced Nurse, Lorraine O'Sullivan, project coordinator, Barbara O’Sullivan, Staff Nurse, Hannah O’Sullivan, CNM
Pic Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

Coronavirus battle in Cork: Navy and army helping frontline; LÉ Eithne crew delivering supplies across the city

Cells and landing area in Cork prison

Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Cork prison officer tests positive for Covid-19; a number of colleagues now in self-isolation

03/04/2020 Dr. Tony Holohan, Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Health,and Dr. Ronan Glynn, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, pictured this evening at a Covid -19 update press conference at the Department of Health.....Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Concern over Covid-19 clusters in nursing homes

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CORK SPORT - LIVE

Daniel Hickey of Killeagh/Ita's pulls away from the challenge of Fr O'Neill's Conor Lee during the U21 Premier 1 hurling championship last season. Picture: Howard Crowdy

Killeagh manager feels clubs should get priority when hurling season resumes

CLUBS throughout Cork city and county are in limbo, completely in the dark as to when the GAA playing season might start up again.

East Cork Ladies Football PRO and Midleton player Deirdre Kenny with Midleton captain Amy Quirke following last year's divisional junior A final victory over Watergrasshill.

Meet the Wexford native spreading the ladies football gospel in Midleton

Trainer Michael Winters congratulates jockey Simon Torrens after a win in the Adare Manor Opportunity Handicap Hurdle. Picture: Healy Racing

Sport and society can learn from this situation says trainer Michael Winters

Mourneabbey's Laura Fitzgerald scores the winning point in the All-Ireland. Picture: INPHO/Lorraine O’Sullivan

Group stages are set for the Cork 2020 senior club ladies football championship

John Hartnett (centre) leading the IC4A cross-country race in 1971. On his left is Villanova team-mate Donal Walsh and on his right, in the Manhattan singlet, is Midleton-born Mike Keogh. Picture: Villanona Running

Marking 50 years since brilliant Ballyhooly runner John Hartnett delivered in the fields of France

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

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CORK LIVES

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

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

Clare O’Sullivan is the Communications Manager at The Everyman and is also on the board of the Blackwater Artist Group.

CORK LIVES

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

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

Clare O’Sullivan is the Communications Manager at The Everyman and is also on the board of the Blackwater Artist Group.

"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

Canned Fruit Crumble.

Recipe: Canned Fruit Crumble

Sally Fern Barnes of Woodcock Smokery, West Cork. She learned how to smoke fish while at home with her small children as her husband was sea fishing. Picture: Max Jones, Up There The Last

Learn how to smoke wild fish with award-winning West Cork woman

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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

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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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A man in his 20s has been killed after he crashed his scrambler motorbike on a dirt track near Blarney Co Cork this evening.

CLUBS throughout Cork city and county are in limbo, completely in the dark as to when the GAA playing season might start up again.

Clare O’Sullivan is the Communications Manager at The Everyman and is also on the board of the Blackwater Artist Group.

Clare O’Sullivan is the Communications Manager at The Everyman and is also on the board of the Blackwater Artist Group.

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.