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Thursday 23 January 2020

CORK NEWS - LIVE

Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader Leo Varadkar and Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin at the Virgin Media Television Studios for the Election 2020 Debate.
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Coalitions, drug use and a united Ireland: All the talking points from Martin/Varadkar election debate

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he is willing to enter a confidence-and-supply arrangement with Fianna Fáil but has ruled out going into a coalition with Sinn Féin.

Delegate, Caoimhe Leonard, Presentation Secondary School Mitchelstown, pictured at the 2020 Davis College Mallow Model United Nations in Cork City Hall.

Picture: Jim Coughlan

Picture Gallery: Cork students take on global issues at Model United Nations in City Hall

A middle-aged man who worked as a housekeeper at sheltered accommodation appeared at Cork District Court today charged with 19 counts of stealing over €4,000 in cash belonging to an elderly man.

Housekeeper accused of stealing over €4,000 belonging to elderly man

Cameron Blair pictured at Bandon Rugby Club

Funeral arrangements announced for murdered student Cameron Blair

Cork Quads celebrate 18th birthday with midwives and doctors at Cork University Maternity Hospital, Professor John R. Higgins, Consultant Gynaecologist CUMH with Katie, Kellie, Amy and Shauna Murphy from Riverstick on there 18th birthday.

Pictures Gerard McCarthy

Cork quadruplets celebrate their 18th birthday with the doctors and midwives who delivered them

Vandalism damage to headstones at St. Catherine's Cemetery, Kilcully, Co. Cork. Picture: Jim Coughlan.

Public meeting on Kilcully cemetery vandalism this weekend

There is a power outage in Cork city this evening.

Power cut to Cork's northside after vehicle collides with pole

Noel Fealy in a fire truck as they head to take one of the blazes in Kangaroo Island.

Cork volunteer firefighter risked his life to tackle Australian bushfires

Owned by Bishopstown brothers Gar and Bill Holohan, the new gym will be managed by ex-Cork City striker, George O’Callaghan.

Former Cork City footballer to manage new 24-hour Cork gym

UCC voter sign up. Photo: An Garda Siochana

Hundreds of UCC students register to vote

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CORK SPORT - LIVE

Cork's Roisin Phelan in action against Galway in 2017
PIC: ©INPHO/Donall Farmer

Huge boost for Cork ladies football as star player set to return to the squad

In a huge boost to Cork, Roisin Phelan has returned to the squad for the season, having been marked absent last year due to work reasons.

Kevin O'Donovan, Cork IT, closes in on Conor Russell, UCC. Picture: Jim Coughlan.

UCC are far too strong for CIT in Fresher Football first round clash

BOYS IN BLUE... Supporters for Coláiste Phobail Bheanntraí. Picture: Larry Cummins

Gallery: Historic west Cork schools rugby derby sees Bandon defeat Bantry

Jaze Kabia of Shelbourne celebrates after scoring his side’s fourth goal during the SSE Airtricity League First Division match between Shelbourne and Limerick FC at Tolka Park in Dublin. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

From Leeside to Shelbourne, Jaze Kabia is a Cork soccer player to watch

Waterford City athlete Gerry Deegan acknowledges the applause from the large attendance as he crosses the line to comfortably win the Grange six-mile international at Fermoy.

Flashback: Fermoy hosted some of the world's best athletes from the mid-'70s

National Sport Live

Geaney: Clifford can handle captaincy burden

22.01.2020 07:09

FAI names interim chief executive

20.01.2020 19:09

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CORK LIVES

BEFORE AND AFTER: Damien Sreenan, who lost six stone from a healthy eating plan

Corkman: How a bungee jump led me to shed six stone

A charity event provided the wake-up call Cork dad Damien Sreenan needed to lose weight — and he also gained a business, reveals CHRIS DUNNE

CORK LIVES

BEFORE AND AFTER: Damien Sreenan, who lost six stone from a healthy eating plan

Corkman: How a bungee jump led me to shed six stone

A charity event provided the wake-up call Cork dad Damien Sreenan needed to lose weight — and he also gained a business, reveals CHRIS DUNNE

FAMILY: Playing an important part in the big day was the couple’s daughter, Ellie May.

Wedding of the Week: Cork couple marry after magical proposal in Marbella

TRAVEL BUG: Paul Moody at the Mano del Desierto (Hand of the Desert) sculpture in the Atacama Desert in Chile, about 60km to the south and east of the city of Antofagasta, on the Panamerican Highway.

Corkman visits almost 100 countries in his trusty truck

Gemma, from Cork, who appears on First Dates Ireland this Thursday.

Cork duo Gemma and Aaron go looking for love on First Dates Ireland

Artist Cara Farnan. Picture by Róisín Bohan

Cork group supports 400 artists over the past 30 years

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CORK VIEWS

OPINION

The winners of the 56th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) were Alan O'Sullivan and Cormac Harris, both aged 16, fourth year students from Colaiste Choilm, Cork, for a project entitled “A statistical investigation into the prevalence of gender stereotyping in 5-7 year olds and the development of an initiative to combat gender bias”. Picture: Chris Bellew / Fennell Photography 2020

Kathriona Devereux: Lamborghinis, $5bn empires... awards such a success story

Kathriona Devereux has a long-standing fondness for the Young Scientist. In her weekly column she reflects on winners of the competition over the years

OPINION

Kathriona Devereux: Lamborghinis, $5bn empires... awards such a success story

Kathriona Devereux has a long-standing fondness for the Young Scientist. In her weekly column she reflects on winners of the competition over the years

IN Ireland, 25% of all adults are obese and a further 25% at risk, meaning the condition is an epidemic across our society.

We urgently need to tackle obesity stigma in Ireland

Cork legend Rena Buckley at a Kellogg’s Cúl Camp for kids — youngsters today are encouraged and nurtured in sports, says Trevor

Trevor Laffan: Kids’ sport is so positive today, unlike my negative experience

"Some months ago, I joined a spinning class and quickly noticed that although most people tended to arrive a good 10 minutes before the class began so as to bag their favourite stationary bike, nobody ever said hello to anybody."

Ailin Quinlan: People are more self-indulgent, more violent and less respectful

Leah Farrell

Will this be the year Micheál Martin becomes the second Cork Taoiseach, asks John Dolan. Picture: Leah Farrell/Rollingnews.ie

John Dolan: 6 things to bear in mind as the countdown to 2020 General Election begins

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Nostalgia

Pa McGrath - future Lord Mayor of Cork - shoeing a horse at his forge at Morgan Street, off Patrick Street, in the early 1920s. John Arnold also recalls forges in his local area going back to the 19th century.

A tale of three Cork houses... and the people who once lived there

The recent sale of three houses in East Cork led local man JOHN ARNOLD to reminisce about the ghosts of the past who once stepped on those same floorboards.

TRAGIC TOLL: The monument to the Tithe massacre in Ballinakilla, between Fermoy and Midleton, erected 35 years ago

John Arnold: The day 12 men were killed in a cold-blooded Cork massacre

THEY ALL WENT DOWN TO YOUGHAL: The train station in Youghal in 1959, as people prepare to head to the seaside. Picture: Archive

John Arnold: All aboard! From Lourdes to match days... my track record

Mark Stedman

RESTORED: Doneraile Court re-opened its doors to the public this year after a €1.6million restoration by the Office of Public Works

John Arnold: Operation transformation as Big House comes back to life

FRUITS OF THEIR LABOUR: Blackberry picking at Pouladuff, Cork, in September 1951

John Arnold: God be with the days before the words ‘rush’ and ‘hurry’ existed

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WOW

ON THE RIGHT TRACK: Teenager Ellen Donnelly, from Castlemartyr, hopes to make a career out of racing.

Cork girl: My dream is to become a Formula 1 driver

Having just started out on the race track last year, Cork teenager Ellen Donnelly is looking ahead to an exciting 2020. LIZ O’BRIEN talks to her about her passion for motorsport

Participants proudly display their Certificates of Participation, along with Lord Mayor Cllr John Sheehan at the graduation ceremony. Picture; Larry Cummins.

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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he is willing to enter a confidence-and-supply arrangement with Fianna Fáil but has ruled out going into a coalition with Sinn Féin.

In a huge boost to Cork, Roisin Phelan has returned to the squad for the season, having been marked absent last year due to work reasons.

A charity event provided the wake-up call Cork dad Damien Sreenan needed to lose weight — and he also gained a business, reveals CHRIS DUNNE

A charity event provided the wake-up call Cork dad Damien Sreenan needed to lose weight — and he also gained a business, reveals CHRIS DUNNE

Kathriona Devereux has a long-standing fondness for the Young Scientist. In her weekly column she reflects on winners of the competition over the years

Kathriona Devereux has a long-standing fondness for the Young Scientist. In her weekly column she reflects on winners of the competition over the years

The recent sale of three houses in East Cork led local man JOHN ARNOLD to reminisce about the ghosts of the past who once stepped on those same floorboards.

Having just started out on the race track last year, Cork teenager Ellen Donnelly is looking ahead to an exciting 2020. LIZ O’BRIEN talks to her about her passion for motorsport

The nominations for the Oscars have been announced.