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<p>Cork Airport's new bag drop kiosks.</p>

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Cork Airport unveils upgrades to parking and check-in, and adds airbridge

Representing an investment of €1.4m, the new airbridge will be located at Gate 6 and will become operational over the coming weeks, in time for the summer season.

Swift thinking is how Cork's Norton booked role in Taylor's video

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Swift thinking is how Cork's Norton booked role in Taylor's video

Norton said: “The whole thing came to her in a blinding flash while she was on the sofa… and the next thing you know she’s written this whole treatment.”

Cork v Tipperary - Allianz Hurling League Division 1A

cork sport

John Horgan: Cork adding extra options but we can't read much into February hurling

Rebels had the edge on Tipp this time but the real deal starts in two months

cork lives

The Village Pubs of Cork: ‘I don’t want a super- pub, I want music, a chat, a fireplace...’

The Village Pubs of Cork: ‘I don’t want a super- pub, I want music, a chat, a fireplace...’

cork lives

Cork Penny Dinners chef: 'We can serve between 500 to 700 people hot dinners every day'

Cork Penny Dinners chef: 'We can serve between 500 to 700 people hot dinners every day'

cork news

Old Fashioned Cocktail in a Vintage Bar

Cork Cocktail Week to showcase flair of city centre venues

cork news

Ireland's longest serving McDonald's worker is Cork Person of the Month

Ireland's longest serving McDonald's worker is Cork Person of the Month

Cork News

<p>A book of evidence was served this week on anti-immigration activist Derek Blighe, above, on a charge of harassing a member of An Garda Síochána.</p>

Trial date set for Cork man charged with harassment of garda

“He is skirting quite close to online commentary, especially in relation to commentary on this case online," a garda told the court.

Traffic calming measures are proposed for Cork village

Traffic calming measures are proposed for Cork village

Weddings delayed across Cork due to 'marriage-of-convenience' applications review

Weddings delayed across Cork due to 'marriage-of-convenience' applications review

Extremist views widespread in England's classrooms, say teachers

Planning application for new school campus in Cork town due this year

Call for Cork Council to address Lehenaghmore traffic congestion

Call for Cork Council to address Lehenaghmore traffic congestion

cork sport

<p>Bride Rovers' David Barry past Castlelyons' Shane Cotter during the Co-op SuperStores Cork SAHC final at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chalimh. Picture: Eddie O'Hare</p>

New management but no upheaval for Bride Rovers

Liam Barry takes over from Brian Murphy as last year's senior A champions get set for life at premier senior

Conor Corbett 20/4/2024

Conor Corbett closing in on a return for Cork as John Cleary issues positive squad update

Jane Mangan grateful to The Echo for giving her a start in racing journalism

Jane Mangan grateful to The Echo for giving her a start in racing journalism

Hard work most certainly paid off for Paul Dilworth and Aghabullogue last year

Hard work most certainly paid off for Paul Dilworth and Aghabullogue last year

Cork and Midleton soccer club lost a true great in legendary Denise McArdle Moore

Cork and Midleton soccer club lost a true great in legendary Denise McArdle Moore

Cork Lives

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">Harper Hackett, who was diagnosed with Mosaic Down Syndrome as a baby and underwent heart surgery last summer when she was ten months old</p>

'It was like a light switch': Cork mum says 'superstar' Harper is coming on leaps following heart surgery

Cork mum Tracey Hackett tells MARGARET DONNELLAN about how her daughter Harper has coped with health issues and is now starting to shine

TV: Two men undergo life-saving surgery at CUH

TV: Two men undergo life-saving surgery at CUH

Close up of young couple toasting with glasses of red wine at restaurant

Where to eat, sip, and meet in Cork this Valentine’s Day

Older and wiser: Cork library group celebrates stories of the past

Older and wiser: Cork library group celebrates stories of the past

Wedding of the Week: Cork couple who met at birthday party are wed

Wedding of the Week: Cork couple who met at birthday party are wed

Cork Views

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">‘WATER ALWAYS WINS’: The River Slaney bursts its banks in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, last month</p>

Kathriona Devereux: Damn it! To beat future floods, we need to think and act smart

We have heated the planet, there is more water circulating in the atmosphere than there used to be, and that has consequences - wet ones, writes KATHRIONA DEVEREUX.

Have your say on a 30km/h city speed limit proposals for Cork city

Have your say on a 30km/h city speed limit proposals for Cork city

Cork Views: Cocktail Week set to add buzz to city bars

Cork Views: Cocktail Week set to add buzz to city bars

Taoiseach visit to the US

Trevor Laffan: I have no desire to visit the US - nor should Micheál

John Dolan: From Ring to Jagger to Geldof...Savoy is hallowed turf in Cork

John Dolan: From Ring to Jagger to Geldof...Savoy is hallowed turf in Cork

Nostalgia

<p>Frank Riordan at home with a selection of his match programmes. Picture: Eddie O'Hare</p>

Meet the collectors who have amassed 100,000 match programmes, coins and thimbles

SARAH HORGAN meets three individuals with very different interests, but, who share passion for collecting. She hears how they amassed accumulations of currency, 100,000 match programmes, and thimbles.

Throwback Thursday: Pies and pints...Life of a Cork barman in ’70s

Throwback Thursday: Pies and pints...Life of a Cork barman in ’70s

'Sunlight bounced off his robes like an apparition': The day Cork pupils met the Pope on school tour

'Sunlight bounced off his robes like an apparition': The day Cork pupils met the Pope on school tour

Throwback Thursday: 'My brakes failed when I tried to stop for the garda, and we ended up in the ditch'

Throwback Thursday: 'My brakes failed when I tried to stop for the garda, and we ended up in the ditch'

From Cork to Knock: The gifts from Cork pilgrims that still have pride of place at the Mayo shrine a century later

From Cork to Knock: The gifts from Cork pilgrims that still have pride of place at the Mayo shrine a century later

WOW

<p> Like any job, there are times when things are very busy, especially when I’m working to a tight deadline, says Terri. </p>

My Career: ‘I work with people to make their home work for them... to make it smile again’

Terri O’Callaghan, Professional Organiser at Decluttered by Terri tells WoW about her career.

a young, pretty woman wipes her face with a wet wipe on a white background

Emer O'Callaghan: Just how clean is your skin?

Cork woman on a mission to help mums find their spark

Cork woman on a mission to help mums find their spark

Cork doctor: ‘I don’t consider myself an influencer, I consider myself an informer’

Cork doctor: ‘I don’t consider myself an influencer, I consider myself an informer’

Cork director: ‘We’re all on that treadmill of going, going...’

Cork director: ‘We’re all on that treadmill of going, going...’

entertainment

<p>Podge Lane: “I can’t wait to bring my show back to Ireland and do it all at home”.</p>

Cork singer-songwriter: 'I can’t wait to bring my show back home'

Playing over a hundred concerts in the US has primed Podge Lane for some cracking shows on his return to Cork city, writes Ronan Leonard

Going out? Your guide to what's happening in Cork this weekend

Going out? Your guide to what's happening in Cork this weekend

Christy leads the way in Cork film festival line-up

Christy leads the way in Cork film festival line-up

Stevie G: 'The return of the Savoy is a good news story'

Stevie G: 'The return of the Savoy is a good news story'

Theatre Nights: Dad Gags, opera, drama, and more..

Theatre Nights: Dad Gags, opera, drama, and more..

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