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<p>The consultants asked the Taoiseach to hold health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeil to account for making 'misleading' comparisons to other hospitals and mischaracterising CUH’s performance, while fundamental staffing problems have not been resolved. File picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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CUH consultants tell Taoiseach that CUH risks losing more staff amid criticism from health minister

A group of CUH clinical directors has appealed directly to Micheál Martin, arguing that continued criticism of the hospital risks damaging morale and exacerbating recruitment and retention challenges.

Fancy a game of 'Octopush'? Then get your snorkel to Mayfield

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Fancy a game of 'Octopush'? Then get your snorkel to Mayfield

For 13 years these team players have been playing hockey in Mayfield. But they don't play the game on a pitch – they play in the local 25m swimming pool. Sarah Horgan reports on the growing sport of underwater hockey.

Munster Club JHC: Kilshannig look to make the most of home comforts

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Munster Club JHC: Kilshannig look to make the most of home comforts

Eight days after county final win, north Cork side host Deaglan Naofa of Waterford in provincial quarter-final

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TV: Cork family in frame for fitness title

TV: Cork family in frame for fitness title

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The Cork war hero who used to live in my old stone house

The Cork war hero who used to live in my old stone house

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Exploring the paranormal at Cobh’s former Convent of Mercy

Exploring the paranormal at Cobh’s former Convent of Mercy

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Cuanlee domestic violence support clinic to open in Mahon

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<p>Lord Mayor of Cork, councillor Damian Boylan, is presented with a piece of Cork Crystal to commemorate the Cork polio outbreak of 1956, by polio survivor John Dolan.</p>

Seventy years on from Cork's polio epidemic some 'still living with the consequences'

The Lord Mayor of Cork, councillor Damian Boylan, recently addressed a gathering of organised by Polio Survivors Ireland.

'Who gives a s**t?': Cork man jailed for neglect of child, aged two

'Who gives a s**t?': Cork man jailed for neglect of child, aged two

Man in prison hands of behind hold Steel cage jail bars. offender criminal locked in jail.

Cork woman who drove to Portlaoise to pick up €243k cocaine stash jailed

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Garda file sent to DPP in €210,000 heroin case after seizure in Blackrock

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Cork event will discuss increase in coercive control incidents

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<p>Kilmurry manager Brian Harte with Brian Hinchion and Rory Duggan after defeating Buttevant. Picture: Eddie O'Hare</p>

'The lads exceeded my expectations' - Brian Harte after Kilmurry's crowning glory

Muskerry side powered past Buttevant to claim the McCarthy Insurance Group IAFC title

Kilmurry power past Buttevant to capture IAFC title in style

Kilmurry power past Buttevant to capture IAFC title in style

Seamus Harnedy never saw minor or U21 action for Cork yet became an elite hurler

Seamus Harnedy never saw minor or U21 action for Cork yet became an elite hurler

Saluting Brian Corcoran, a giant of GAA and a true Leeside Legend

Saluting Brian Corcoran, a giant of GAA and a true Leeside Legend

Camogie: Barrs ready for another tough test in Munster series

Camogie: Barrs ready for another tough test in Munster series

Cork Lives

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">The old metal bridge in Youghal which was the scene of a ghostly occurrence one night long ago, says Mike Hackett</p>

'If ever anyone believed in ghosts - then this was the place to see them': Spooky tales from Youghal

As we approach the spookiest time of the year, MIKE HACKETT, of Youghal, recalls some ghostly stories around his home town. Are they true? You decide...

Cork entrepreneur and northside project feature on TV shows

Cork entrepreneur and northside project feature on TV shows

My Weekend: 'When I have time off, I love to meet friends for a coffee or wander'

My Weekend: 'When I have time off, I love to meet friends for a coffee or wander'

My Life Story: ‘I hope people leave Cork with a warm and fuzzy feeling’

My Life Story: ‘I hope people leave Cork with a warm and fuzzy feeling’

Lisa Faulkner: Food has played a huge part in my breast cancer recovery

Midweek meals: TV cooking duo share three simple recipes

Cork Views

<p>The woman swore she saw about 20 monks - cowled figures - “I felt a slight chill as they were passing” - and now they were indeed gone without a trace. iStock</p>

John Dolan: Ghostly monks, a foxy lady... Cork’s most terrifying spirits

Do you believe in ghosts? JOHN DOLAN trawls through the archives to uncover the spookiest stories of Cork’s past.

John Arnold: I completed the holy trinity... Medjugorje, Lourdes, Fatima

John Arnold: I completed the holy trinity... Medjugorje, Lourdes, Fatima

Explainer: What you need to know about penalty points

Explainer: What you need to know about penalty points

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John Dolan: ‘Sinful, near-nudity, indecency’ - when jazz was all rage in Cork

John Arnold: It took 45 years, but we’ve finally made it to our honeymoon destination

John Arnold: It took 45 years, but we’ve finally made it to our honeymoon destination

Nostalgia

<p>Donal McCarthy and Joey Kerrigan rescue a stranded driver from the floods in Winthrop Street, Cork. </p>

Throwback Thursday: A family connection, and a walk on Oliver Plunkett St

This week on Throwback Thursday, JO KERRIGAN hears of a family link to a mystery photo, plus we take a walk down Oliver Plunkett Street’s old shops

A Cork Christmas tradition: how did the Holly Bough come about?

A Cork Christmas tradition: how did the Holly Bough come about?

Throwback Thursday: Our fond memories of circus visits in Cork

Throwback Thursday: Our fond memories of circus visits in Cork

Throwback Thursday: I snuck out to see the Dixies...but the car crashed on the way home

Throwback Thursday: I snuck out to see the Dixies...but the car crashed on the way home

Throwback Thursday: Emigrant’s ordeal as he left Cork for London

Throwback Thursday: Emigrant’s ordeal as he left Cork for London

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<p>"The evil eye is alive and well, and the saboteur is always on the prowl."</p>

Emer O'Callaghan: 'Jealousy is the ugliest of traits...beware of the beauty saboteur'

This week I want to talk about the importance of keeping your beauty secrets to yourself, and why oversharing is how you invite in the beauty saboteur who aims to ruin all your great efforts and results.

5 energising beauty tricks to make you look more awake - without spending a fortune

5 energising beauty hacks to help you look more awake

Julie Helen: 'In that moment, it felt as if my body wasn't my own'

Julie Helen: 'In that moment, it felt as if my body wasn't my own'

Former Rose of Tralee: 'I was 48 when I had a stroke..here's what I want people to know'

Former Rose of Tralee: 'I was 48 when I had a stroke..here's what I want people to know'

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Which exercises are most beneficial during menopause?

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<p>Cork artist Diamond, who performed at last weekend’s jazz festival.</p>

Local acts wowed at Guinness Cork Jazz Festival

Another great festival and another great reminder of Cork’s music potential too

Weekend guide: What's happening Leeside this Saturday and Sunday

Weekend guide: What's happening Leeside this Saturday and Sunday

What's on in Cork for the next week: Franks on stage, scary movies, and Disco Pigs

What's on in Cork for the next week: Franks on stage, scary movies, and Disco Pigs

Signal regained: Veteran Cork band Boa Morte on their ongoing musical adventure

Signal regained: Veteran Cork band Boa Morte on their ongoing musical adventure

Weekend Guide: Here's what's happening Leeside this Saturday and Sunday

Weekend Guide: Here's what's happening Leeside this Saturday and Sunday

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<p>Dr Louise Fitzgerald joined Maia Dunphy for We’ve Got This, an honest conversation about the signs and impacts of perimenopause and menopause. </p>

How hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause affect desire, relationships and sex

Sexual wellbeing can be negatively impacted in the perimenopausal and menopausal stages of a woman’s life. Here’s why, and what can help

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‘I don’t feel like myself any more’. Why Irish women are missing the signs of menopause

‘I don’t feel like myself any more’. Why Irish women are missing the signs of menopause

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