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<p>The Drone Action Cork public meeting to discuss drone operations in Cork City was well attended at Cork Constitution FC on Tuesday night. Picture: Jim Coughlan.</p>

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'The lab rats are biting back' anti-drone meeting on Cork's southside is told

Manna Drone Deliveries began a pilot scheme in Cork in February of this year, covering the southside of the city from a base at the Marina Market on Centre Park Rd.

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'You broke the soul of a child'– sports coach is told by girl he raped

The powerful and disturbing victim impact statement was read by a garda in a Cork court today, on behalf of the woman who was raped and repeatedly sexually abused by the 63-year-old.

Clare v Cork - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

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Cork Hurling: How well have Rebels coped when key men were injured?

Ben O'Connor's side host Clare at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh down four of their best-known players

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Person to Person: 'We've allowed ourselves to become incredibly deskilled'

Person to Person: 'We've allowed ourselves to become incredibly deskilled'

cork news

Mallow General Hospital welcomes patients to 24 newly completed rooms

Mallow General Hospital welcomes patients to 24 newly completed rooms

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Cork TD told €1.5m paid to contractor behind transport app

Cork TD told €1.5m paid to contractor behind transport app

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Time for Cork kids to get creative at Cruinniú na nÓg

Time for Cork kids to get creative at Cruinniú na nÓg

Cork News

<p>Ms Justice Lankford said that Florence O’Sullivan, above, was of a friendly, talkative disposition. Picture: Rip.ie.</p>

Jail for Cork man who kicked 'kind, good-natured' 69-year-old to death

At the Central Criminal Court in Cork, Ms Justice Siobhán Lankford set a headline sentence of 17 years mitigated to 12 years because of a guilty plea to manslaughter

Cork's Ann Marie Twomey wins regional Carer of the Year accolade

Cork's Ann Marie Twomey wins regional Carer of the Year accolade

Cork man appointed president of Disneyland Paris

Cork man appointed president of Disneyland Paris

Lack of toilets stopping people using Cork greenways

Lack of toilets stopping people using Cork greenways

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Cork county lagging behind city for access to addition treatment services

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<p>Pat Horgan, chairman of Cork GAA, Jimmy Barry-Murphy, Cork GAA legend and John Feeney, former chairman of Muskerry GAA. Picture: Eddie O'Hare</p>

John Feeney proud of progress as Muskerry GAA builds for the future

Dripsey clubman spent five seasons as chairman departing the position at the end of last year

Wilton U12 CWSSL team win a hard-fought Premier League title in style

Wilton U12 CWSSL team win a hard-fought Premier League title in style

Business League: Champions Doolan's Cow back on track against Martin Harvey Solicitors

Business League: Champions Doolan's Cow back on track against Martin Harvey Solicitors

Coachford beat Castleview to collect Mossie Linane Cup for third year in a row

Coachford beat Castleview to collect Mossie Linane Cup for third year in a row

Cork v Limerick - Munster GAA Senior Hurling Championship Round 2

Cork hurlers must be ready for swashbuckling Clare to land with confidence with key calls to make in defence

Cork Lives

<p>Martin Kenny receiving a Civic Award in 2014 for contributions to sport in Stirling from the Lord Provost of Stirling</p>

Corkonians Abroad: ‘Wherever life takes me, Cork is my home’

In our series, Corkonians Abroad, MARTIN KENNY talks about his life in Scotland, his life-long involvement in rugby, and why “you can take the man out of Cork, but Cork is never leaving the man”

The Pubs of Cork: Iconic Cork city bar has been in same family since 1859

The Pubs of Cork: Iconic Cork city bar has been in same family since 1859

‘She’s been a real fighter': Cork community rallies around family of 6-year-old undergoing intensive treatment

‘She’s been a real fighter': Cork community rallies around family of 6-year-old undergoing intensive treatment

Cork centenarian: 'I was a pupil at North Mon with Jack Lynch'

Cork centenarian: 'I was a pupil at North Mon with Jack Lynch'

Books: I dropped medicine for poetry, but my parents were supportive

Books: I dropped medicine for poetry, but my parents were supportive

Cork Views

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Cork Views: Advice on how to study and put down that phone

How can teens study for exams with the constant addictive lure of social media beeping on their desk?, asks CATHERINE CONLON, a public health doctor in Cork

Black And White Shadow Of Man Walking On Sidewalk

Áilín Quinlan: 6 simple rules women should read for their own protection

Graffiti: A 20-year success story for Cork city

Graffiti: A 20-year success story for Cork city

Build a nuclear power plant in Aghada? Forget this pipedream

Build a nuclear power plant in Aghada? Forget this pipedream

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Cancer trials: your common questions answered

Nostalgia

<p>Jim Young leads the Cork team as the Cork and Tipperary teams parade before the National Hurling League Final at Croke Park, Dublin on 31 October 1948.</p>

Is Jim Young Cork’s best ever sportsman?

DIARMUID O’DONOVAN looks back at the life and sporting achievements of the late Dr Jim Young who, he says, was not only one of Cork’s greatest Gaelic players, but achieved so much in other disciplines.

Throwback Thursday: Memories of Kent station ...and the man who missed seeing the Beatles

Throwback Thursday: Memories of Kent station ...and the man who missed seeing the Beatles

Remembering Con and my brief stint as Jack’s gaffer in Cork

Remembering Con and my brief stint as Jack’s gaffer in Cork

Throwback Thursday: I bought my house in 1978... for £14,200

Throwback Thursday: I bought my house in 1978... for £14,200

Almost 190 years of Cork’s beloved Barracka band

Almost 190 years of Cork’s beloved Barracka band

WOW

<p>When Mum helps, she helps in the right way, not the easy way. </p>

Julie Helen: 'Mum is a gatherer of people and has a special warmth'

I have been a special witness to Mum’s friendships. I have wondered what her secret is, and it is all about being real, laying all the cards on the table, and being together, writes JULIE HELEN.

My Career: ‘After years in a different career, I feel like I’ve found what I was meant to do’

My Career: ‘After years in a different career, I feel like I’ve found what I was meant to do’

Cork film-maker: ‘I had to fight for my diagnosis... the treatment was life-changing’

Cork film-maker: ‘I had to fight for my diagnosis... the treatment was life-changing’

Mary Crilly: ‘When I was asked to get involved in setting up the centre, I felt I had nothing to offer’

Mary Crilly: ‘When I was asked to get involved in setting up the centre, I felt I had nothing to offer’

'Our winners should be so proud': Outstanding women recognised at Network Cork awards

'Our winners should be so proud': Outstanding women recognised at Network Cork awards

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<p>Clara Crichton in a scene from Once Upon A Time In A Cinema. It meant her taking a month off school while filming took place. Picture: Sean Curtin</p>

'I found the casting call on Instagram': Douglas teen wowing audiences with new film

Clara Crichton tells CARA O’DOHERTY about her debut role in a new Irish film set in the 1980s. “I’d love to keep doing it forever,” she says

What's happening in Cork this weekend?

What's happening in Cork this weekend?

Theatre Nights: Shows galore, plus two Cork festivals

Theatre Nights: Shows galore, plus two Cork festivals

Sound Signature at The Savoy the big Parrish Party!

Sound Signature at The Savoy the big Parrish Party!

Abbie Lee joins the Sound Signature Party at The Savoy

Abbie Lee joins the Sound Signature Party at The Savoy

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55 years of Cork Simon Soup Run: The light that has never gone out

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