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Saturday 06 June 2020

CORK NEWS - LIVE

The Government has also announced a series of additional measures for children and older people, with plans for phased reintroduction of visiting at nursing homes and permission for playgroups and summer camps to operate.

Photo Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

Ireland's exit from lockdown accelerated: Extra measures get green light from Monday

The Irish Government has announced an acceleration of the country's lockdown exit plan.

An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, briefs the media at Government Buildings on the next phase of the Roadmap for reopening society and business following a Cabinet meeting today. Photo Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland

Taoiseach announces acceleration of roadmap: people can travel county-wide from Monday

Picture Denis Minihane.

Health and safety measures 'slowing down' Cork construction projects

A Garda Síochána spokesperson told The Echo they have attended approximately 10 incidents concerning house parties in the College Road/Magazine Road area in the last 10 days. No arrests were made and they have increased patrols in the area.

Unrest on Glasheen Rd: Locals offer sympathy, residents of house in clip fear further incidents

Seven more people in Ireland with COVID-19 have died, bringing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths here to 1,670.

Picture Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

COVID-19 latest: seven additional deaths, 28 new cases reported

Cork woman pleads for family to be given the chance to say goodbye to elderly mother who does not have Covid-19

27/05/2020

Cork residents look set to have the right to travel anywhere within the county as Phase two of the Government roadmap is to kick in on Monday.

Photo:Gareth Chaney/Collins

County-wide travel on the cards for Phase two

A castle is for sale in Glengarriff, with a price tag of €2.75 million.

Cork castle goes up for sale with a price tag of €2.75m

Some of the closed-up shops at the Douglas Village Shopping Centre, forced to close last August when a blaze broke out in the multistorey carpark. The reopening of the centre has been delayed by Covid-19, but it is now scheduled to open its doors again on November 12 . Picture: Dan Linehan

Traders in Douglas welcome date for reopening

The statement of solidarity was issued on the same day as an unofficial Black Lives Matter protest march in Cork.

“We will continue to combat racism in our community and beyond,” says UCC President

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CORK SPORT - LIVE

Páirc Uí Chaoimh hasn't seen GAA action since earlier this year. When the GAA returns from the end of June it will be on a club-first basis. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Club before county as inter-county training on hold until September 14

'CLUB before county' is the motto of many GAA stalwarts and that will be the case when Gaelic games action returns this summer.

The Blarney Street Athletic side and followers celebrate after winning the AOH Cup for the first time. The victory brought great joy to Vincent Thompson. Picture: Barry Peelo.

The late Vincent Thompson was at the heart of the Blarney Street Athletic club

Liverpool's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mohamed Salah and Rhian Brewster have returned to training with the sights set on the title. Picture: Richard Sellers/PA Wire.

The John Horgan column: Countdown is on to the Premier League return to fill the gap without live GAA

Greyhound racing action from Curraheen track in Cork. Training resumes at the track from Monday. Picture: Jim Coughlan.

Update: Racing will return to Cork greyhound tracks from Monday week

Keith Wood tries to go past Ignacio Lobbe and Alejandro Allub in the loss to Argentina in 2000. Picture: INPHO/Billy Stickland

Flashback: Irish rugby team has often had problems with the Pumas

Midleton's Ben Dumigan (second left) celebrates the winning goal with teammates against Kilmacrennan during the SFAI National Cup in early March. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Schoolboys League backs four Cork teams' bid to have National Cup finished

Galsworthy and Frankie Dettori after winning his first race back after the coronovirus lockdown in The Unibet Casino Deposit £10 Get £40 Bonus Maiden Stakes. Picture: Healy Racing.

The Jane Mangan column: Dettori can pull the strings in Coronation Cup

Cork captain Tomás Mulcahy was outstanding in the 1990 final but missed the Munster decider through injury. Picture: Ray McManus/SPORTSFILE

The Echo sports quiz: Testing your knowledge of Cork GAA, Irish rugby and Cork City

Antoine Bethea #41 and Rashard Robinson #33 of the San Francisco 49ers raise their fist during the anthem as teammates Eli Harold #58, Colin Kaepernick #7 and Eric Reid #35 take a knee, prior to the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Levi Stadium on October 2, 2016 in Santa Clara, California. Picture: Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)

Kaepernick offered the US a way out but nobody in power is listening

Moss Finn meets the President of Ireland Patrick J Hillery before the start of the Ireland v England rugby international at Lansdowne Road in 1979.

The Leeside Legends series: Popular Moss Finn had a key role in historic Munster triumph

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CORK LIVES

RISING STAR: Biig Piig, aka Jessica Smyth, says she hopes she has inherited the Irish talent for telling a story through her songs

Cork-born rapper set for Jools Holland show tonight

As she prepares to make her debut on Jools Holland’s iconic TV show tonight, rising rap star Biig Piig tells JANE MC NAMARA about her Cork roots, how a visit to the jazz festival here made her fall in love with the place, and the Cork music producer she really admires

CORK LIVES

RISING STAR: Biig Piig, aka Jessica Smyth, says she hopes she has inherited the Irish talent for telling a story through her songs

Cork-born rapper set for Jools Holland show tonight

As she prepares to make her debut on Jools Holland’s iconic TV show tonight, rising rap star Biig Piig tells JANE MC NAMARA about her Cork roots, how a visit to the jazz festival here made her fall in love with the place, and the Cork music producer she really admires

Smoked Turkey Rasher and Mushroom Carbonara by Trisha Lewis, which features in her new book, Trisha's Transformation. Published by Gill Books, out now.

Recipe: Smoked Turkey Rasher and Mushroom Carbonara by Trisha Lewis

Pamela with her wedding party, which included her daughter Nicole, far right. The party also included Maid of Honour Nicola Turnbull, bridesmaids Teresa Howey, Jemma Keane, Elizabeth Hayes and Maria Ricken.

Wedding of the Week: Surrounded by the ones we love

SPEAKING OUT OF TURN: President Donald Trump has spread dangerous misinformation on the coronavirus, say experts.

7 Covid-19 ‘cures’ that will not work

Chicken and sweetcorn soup by Trisha Lewis, from her new book, Trisha's Transformation, by Gill Books, out now.

Recipe: Chicken and Sweetcorn Soup, by Trisha Lewis

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CORK VIEWS

OPINION

Protesters at a public rally in Galway last year against racismand the direct provision system

It’s high time that direct provision was axed

When she realised she knew little about the system of direct provision, JANE MC NAMARA decided to find out more, then release a podcast about what she had learned

OPINION

Protesters at a public rally in Galway last year against racismand the direct provision system

It’s high time that direct provision was axed

When she realised she knew little about the system of direct provision, JANE MC NAMARA decided to find out more, then release a podcast about what she had learned

"One way to do this is to develop a culture where community gardens and allotments are seen as the norm rather than the exception and where farmer’s markets are accessible to all, rather than perceived as a middleclass luxury."

Working to future proof Cork food system

Rugby star, Peter O'Mahony and Dr. Richard Bambury, Clinical Director for Cancer Services,on board the L.E. Eithne in Cork harbour, to kickstart urgent funding for game-changing cancer technology at Cork University Hospital. Picture: Jim Coughlan.

Cancer won’t wait — funding is needed

SWEET TREAT: “Just as food offers comfort in these restricted times, so too is it a reward for staying at home and staying safe.”

Colette Sheridan: Gaining the dreaded Covid-stone shouldn't be a source of shame

DOING THEIR BIT:LiamHughes with fellow volunteers at the Varkala Beach Drive in India lastyear

We can make a difference and save our planet

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Nostalgia

MEMORIES: John Arnold’s 1969 autograph book, which is filled with signatures of people he met that year at Irish College

John Arnold: Rhymes and phrases that echo down years, half a century on

John Arnold reads over some messages, written over more than half a century ago...

STAGE STARS: A flyer for The Fontana Showband, with a young Rory Gallagher at the front in the white jacket — Jo Kerrigan remembers them as a warm-up band in the Arcadia

Buckle up for a quick step back in time at Cork's dance halls...

Children picking blackberries at Pouladuff, Cork, in September, 1951 — youngsters could get into the Lido in Blackpool at the time by presenting three clean jam jars during harvest season, recalls one Corkman

I recall paying into a Cork cinema with jam jars

FULL HOUSE: Patrons at the Pavillion Cinema in Cork on May 16, 1952, for a midnight matinee of Show Boat, starring Ava Gardner and Howard Keel. The Pav was open from 1921 to 1989

Pandemics, shawlies, and scams: Memories from heyday of Cork cinema

Johnny Logan and Shay celebrate winning the Eurovision Song Contest, 1980.

What’s another 40 years for a Eurovision legend?

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WOW

Maeve Dennehy and Virginia Foley.

Why I’m selling face masks for Marymount

Maeve Dennehy has dedicated the past few years to fundraising for Marymount, as they cared for her sister and mum before their passing. SANDRA QUINN writes about her latest fundraising endeavour

Eimear Hutchinson has put together a list of books she's enjoyed over the last while. Picture: Stock

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The Irish Government has announced an acceleration of the country's lockdown exit plan.

'CLUB before county' is the motto of many GAA stalwarts and that will be the case when Gaelic games action returns this summer.

As she prepares to make her debut on Jools Holland’s iconic TV show tonight, rising rap star Biig Piig tells JANE MC NAMARA about her Cork roots, how a visit to the jazz festival here made her fall in love with the place, and the Cork music producer she really admires

As she prepares to make her debut on Jools Holland’s iconic TV show tonight, rising rap star Biig Piig tells JANE MC NAMARA about her Cork roots, how a visit to the jazz festival here made her fall in love with the place, and the Cork music producer she really admires

When she realised she knew little about the system of direct provision, JANE MC NAMARA decided to find out more, then release a podcast about what she had learned

When she realised she knew little about the system of direct provision, JANE MC NAMARA decided to find out more, then release a podcast about what she had learned

John Arnold reads over some messages, written over more than half a century ago...

Maeve Dennehy has dedicated the past few years to fundraising for Marymount, as they cared for her sister and mum before their passing. SANDRA QUINN writes about her latest fundraising endeavour

Tuesday night saw the show’s finale air on RTÉ One and it got an overnight average of 319,000 viewers.