<p>The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their inshore lifeboat at 6.54pm following a request from the Irish Coast Guard.</p>

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Cork lifeboat crew launch in response to alarm from personal locator beacon

Baltimore RNLI launched earlier this evening following the activation of an alarm from a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) within Baltimore Harbour in West Cork.The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their inshore lifeboat at 6.54pm following a request ...

<p>Gardaí in Cork are warning people to be extra vigilant when it comes to parking their cars either at home or in car parks.</p>

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Warning as thieves target car parts in Cork

Gardaí in Cork are warning people to be extra vigilant when it comes to parking their cars either at home or in car parks. The warning comes as a number of people in the North Cork area had catalytic converters stolen from their vehicles last weekend.

<p>Patrick Horgan of Cork in action against Huw Lawlor of Kilkenny during the 2019 clash at Croke Park. Picture: Ray McManus/Sportsfile</p>

cork sport

Rebel hurlers roll towards GAA headquarters with real sense of purpose

Cork fans on a high after the victories in recent weeks, but Kilkenny will be another level again

nostalgia

Throwback Thursday: What did Cork people eat in the 1950s?

Throwback Thursday: What did Cork people eat in the 1950s?

cork news

Funeral details announced for Father Con

Funeral details announced for Father Con

cork news

Busker's case

'Steps need to be put in place': Call for busking regulations in Cork city

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Cyclist taken to hospital following RTC on Patrick St

Cyclist taken to hospital following RTC on Patrick St

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Elderly stock

Cork TD raises concerns about elderly people still struggling with isolation

CORK TD Thomas Gould has called on the Government to bring forward measures to support older people who have been greatly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Garda stock

Gardaí attend road traffic collision in Cork

Coronavirus - Fri May 7, 2021

Covid-19 latest: Public asked to 'risk assess plans' as almost 1500 new cases confirmed

Sinn Féin: Vacant homes an 'eyesore and an insult to those trapped in the housing crisis'

Sinn Féin: Vacant homes an 'eyesore and an insult to those trapped in the housing crisis'

WATCH: A little innovation and a lot of TLC helps injured crow in West Cork

WATCH: A little innovation and a lot of TLC helps injured crow in West Cork

cork sport

Limerick v Cork - Electric Ireland Munster GAA Minor Hurling Championship Semi-Final

Munster GAA release tickets for Cork's minor hurling final with Waterford

4,400 will allowed go to the clash at Semple Stadium on Monday and the football final two days later

Hearts of Midlothian v Celtic - cinch Premiership - Tynecastle Park

Graham Cummins looks at how Celtic have collapsed across two seasons

Robbie O'Flynn and James Madden 31/7/2021

Paudie Palmer: Kilkenny love nothing more than breaking Cork hearts

Cobh Ramblers can build on Shels draw but Cork City face tricky trip to Galway

Cobh Ramblers can build on Shels draw but Cork City face tricky trip to Galway

Kilkenny v Cork - GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship quarter-final

Tony Considine on the key match-ups that will decide Cork and Kilkenny

Cork Lives

Summer Soap, episode 4: Lucca’s robot is star on the Late Late Show (read or listen)

Summer Soap, episode 4: Lucca’s robot is star on the Late Late Show (read or listen)

In the fourth episode, Lucca shows off his robot on TV

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Summer Soap, episode 3: From Hollyhill, to the corridors of academia (Read or listen)

wine with candle and buildings

Where can you find the best 'sips in the city' outdoors in Cork?

Thinking cyborg. Close up

Summer Soap, episode 2: A big reveal: and this robot can even talk

I love the company every day — I’m never lonely

I love the company every day — I’m never lonely

Cork Views

John Arnold: A birth and a wake in the one day, as cycle of life goes on

John Arnold: A birth and a wake in the one day, as cycle of life goes on

Where does John Arnold get his inspiration for his weekly column? Here he tells us

Woman Working From Home

How to work safely from home

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Colette Sheridan: We need a cure for the so-called magic of smart phone addiction

Advice on how to safely browse the Net

Alan Nolan saves a shot from Robbie O'Flynn 31/7/2021

I paid €10 to see Cork hurlers on TV... but it doesn’t sit right

Nostalgia

100 years ago today: On-the-spot fines for breaking curfew, and 3 children drown at sea

Peace talks, pigs’ heads in the Lee, and New York hit by heatwave

Echoes Of Our Past: Our weekly look back at what was in the news 100 years ago

Memories of summer spent in the Gaeltacht

Memories of summer spent in the Gaeltacht

100 years ago today: On-the-spot fines for breaking curfew, and 3 children drown at sea

Dev is hailed after London deal, while steamers keep up West Cork trade

Sent to Kerry for three months to learn Irish, when I was only ten!

Sent to Kerry for three months to learn Irish, when I was only ten!

A bomber caught on Parliament Bridge: Cork stories in the headlines 100 years ago

Brisk business after Truce, motors back on the road and Mick’s memoirs

WOW

Cork garden designer shares advice for a beautiful and eco-friendly garden

Cork garden designer shares advice for a beautiful and eco-friendly garden

COLETTE SHERIDAN asks RTÉ garden show expert Ingrid Swan about how lockdown turned us into amateur horticulturists

Definition of the word Menopause in a dictionary

Menopause: The toll is physical, psychological, and also emotional

The many benefits of sea swimming...

The many benefits of sea swimming...

Cork mum: I am ready to climb one of world's highest mountains next week

Cork mum: I am ready to climb one of world's highest mountains next week

Keeping clean with a smile

What to do if you find out your child has threadworms

entertainment

Summer of Soul in Harlem a wow

Summer of Soul in Harlem a wow

In his Downtown column this week, Stevie G describes the Summer of Soul documentary as "an incredible testament to an incredible time"

Ticket boom for Cork's outdoor events

Ticket boom for Cork's outdoor events

When Cork outfit Rowan are indie groove - people listen

When Cork outfit Rowan are indie groove - people listen

A farewell to DJ Fork

A farewell to DJ Fork

Pedal to the metal as Cork's Hashmaker release debut EP

Pedal to the metal as Cork's Hashmaker release debut EP

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Rockboro — An education that goes beyond the classroom

“I was told I wasn't smart enough, but there are avenues into becoming a therapist”

“I was told I wasn't smart enough, but there are avenues into becoming a therapist”

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