Mr Kizilay was a well-known and well-respected member of the barber industry, with a number of high-profile clients from the worlds of sport, theatre, TV, radio, politics, and business.

This will be the first student accommodation for MTU, with the university’s president, Maggie Cusack, recently telling the Oireachtas that not being able to provide places for students to live meant many had to commute.

The US president, Donald Trump, has been dealt a blow, after crushing defeats in which his Republican Party was stripped of control of both the Senate and the House.

The HSE noted that people referred to the community addiction hub in North Cork face a waiting time of 12 weeks.

Cork Airport confirmed an anonymous threat linked to a specific flight as authorities investigate a series of bomb alerts affecting airlines and airports across Europe

It is thought that the most likely merger would be between Cloyne and the neighbouring Cork and Ross, ultimately creating a new diocese with a combined Catholic population of about 375,000.

The country music superstar will bring his 10-date Irish tour to a close in Cork, with tickets on sale next week

Announcing the funding, housing minister James Browne said that, subject to planning approval, the new stations were expected to be under construction by late 2027 or early 2028 and open in 2029. They had previously been planned for 2031 at the earliest.

Cloudy conditions will continue throughout the afternoon, with scattered showers developing into tonight.

Marking the 30th anniversary of her death, the play is a reconstruction of her final three days, told from her perspective.

Mary Crilly's campaigning has helped to shape public attitudes, policy and legislation towards sexual and domestic violence, human trafficking and women’s rights.

A group of Fine Gael TDs and senators will discuss the risk of Ireland creating a two-tier economy unless students and workers are given the skills to keep pace.

Her family is one of five families who lost loved ones to covid at the Cork nursing home who have brought landmark wrongful death actions in the High Court.

Geary’s bar in Charleville recently teamed up with accessible technology firm, AssistiV, to help team member David Mullins, who has an intellectual disability, into a working role at the venue.

Ms Murnane said while she initially thought she was walking into a TV studio: "I was actually walking into one of the most beautiful moments of my life".

Late on Monday night, a student volunteer made an error while attempting to open the playout software, ZaraRadio, and inadvertently entered "Zara playlist" prompting the beginning of a night of Russian music.

All parties accepted that how it happened was accidental but that the impacts were no less profound.

Judge Helen Boyle directed preparation of a probation report, and adjourned sentencing until March 2027

The 57-bed development would be located on the ground floor of 23-25 South Terrace, a site previously earmarked for an International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS) centre

The unit’s closure, to allow the site to provide residential mental health services instead, was announced at the beginning of September

Cork county performed somewhat better, delivering 50 homes in the first half of this year, but they are still only at 7% of their 697 target for 2026

In traffic news, Cork road users can expect backlogs in well-established congestion hot spots this morning, including the Wilton Roundabout to Dennehy’s Cross and the Dunkettle interchange.

There has been much anger amongst councillors in the Carrigaline municipality, which administers the largest town in the county.

A year ago, tenants in both estates voted to accept a council plan to upgrade their homes to a B2 or higher level of energy efficiency.

Alan Foley, principal of St Patrick’s BNS in Skibbereen, one of the schools already benefiting from the programme, said it has made a positive difference, particularly in improving safety and creating a more welcoming environment outside the school gates.

Cork North West Fine Gael TD John Paul O’Shea said that the latest update from TII is a milestone for a project that will be “transformative” for Mallow and the wider North Cork region.

The Democrats have won the House and Senate in a huge blow to Donald Trump's power

The court heard that one of the victims was particularly vulnerable, having special educational needs and a mental capacity of a child between the ages of five and ten.

Speaking about the adjudication process, Jeremy Murphy said Ms Ryan’s book “excelled” across all of the judging criteria.

Despite the passage of time, the reunion attracted more than 200 colleagues who had worked in the store from the 1950s right through to the departure of Debenhams in 2020.

In response, a Sinn Fein TD said: “This fight is not over. This building will be saved and we will fight for its place in Cork’s memory.”

A substantial risk of death or serious injury was caused to passengers at a bus stop when an out-of-control car collided with a kerb

This year’s festival programme included 72 performing arts competitions for various age groups

A combined 1,877 patients were treated on trolleys at Cork University Hospital, Mercy University Hospital, Bantry General Hospital last month

The colourful cover art for this year's edition was created by Cork artist Susan Mulcahy of Saucy Pups.

He provided a breath specimen at the scene and was taken to Macroom Garda Station, where a blood sample returned a reading of 184mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood. The legal limit is 50mg

The Tuesday morning commute is already starting to see tailbacks down the M8 southbound at 7.15am, a kilometre from the Dunkettle Interchange.

The often vile contributions have not gone down well with the county council, unsurprisingly.

A spokesperson said the manager had been nominated by HSE CEO, Ms Anne O’Connor, to provide "dedicated performance support to CUH".

Most tolls are set to rise by 10c, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has confirmed, including the M8 Rathcormac to Fermoy toll, near Watergrasshill, as well as multiple other tolls on the Cork to Dublin road.

Last summer’s extended period of fine weather resulted in a very busy tourist season and many of the visitors who came had electric vehicles and were asking local politicians and residents where they could find charging points.

Victim ran from his attacker before he collapsed at Merchant's Quay Shopping Centre.

A detective said the case involved a joint investigation by Cork City divisional drugs unit, the Garda national drugs and organised crime bureau, and Revenue and Customs, and the execution of a controlled delivery of the large shipment of cannabis to Little Island.

The accused had said she had a senior management position with the HSE, that her name was Laura Kelly, that she had €3.8m tied up in an account that was temporarily frozen because of a probate issue, and that she had six brothers in An Garda Síochána. 

Clonakilty District Court heard the electrician co-operated with gardaí and had no previous convictions.

“They [José and Amanda] only just had a baby, their daughter is six months old – they had only just started their lives together,” his friend, Mateus Antunes, told The Echo.

The library was unsuccessful in its application under the current libraries programme, but there will an opportunity to resubmit next year, which has been hailed as good news.

The international development organisation said it aims this year to send 200,000 shoeboxes filled with presents from Ireland to Africa and Eastern Europe.13

Small pre-schools who offer three-hour ECCE sessions only have only one source of funding: government capitation. This must cover the cost of running the business as well as staff wages.

At the Terence MacSwiney commemoration in London, Sinn Féin TD Rose Conway-Walsh and commemoration committee chair Frank Glynn both called for the plan to demolish the site to be scrapped.

Other retailers across Europe have also been impacted. 

"All vehicles, especially HGVs coming from Mitchelstown on the N73, should divert at Skennakilla Cross where the local road will bring all traffic onto the N72 near Killavullen," a garda spokesperson said.

Tiberius Bot and Alina Maria Straton both pleaded guilty recently to a charge of brothel-keeping contrary to the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act

The Cunard liner was torpedoed by a German U-boat on May 7, 1915 off Kinsale, with the loss of 1,198 lives

Figures released to The Echo under the Freedom of Information Act show the liability arose from 11 residentially zoned sites in the local authority’s ownership

Other acts set to play the Marquee next year include Paul Heaton (support from the Lightning Seeds), Nile Rogers & Chic, and Toto

Although the plans received nine objections, Cork City Council had approved the application in June

The alleged incident at Dunnes at Merchant’s Quay occurred at lunchtime on Tuesday, May 5, and Donal Burleigh was arrested on that day

Cork County Council officials hoping to present the selected route option before Christmas

Trials in two areas during the final quarter of this year will assess pre-formed and cold-applied road markings. 

The transaction was completed earlier this year, marking M Core’s second acquisition in the Ireland market.

The free event will feature workshops and local service providers promoting positive ageing, independence and community participation

Liz Barry pleaded guilty at Bantry District Court to drink driving. She admitted the facts of a dangerous driving charge, which was reduced to careless driving. 

Michael ‘Mick’ Jordan, who lives in Fermoy, will be honoured with a civic reception by his local municipal district council in January for his achievement in 1967.

The office will be led by Conor Mowlds, who joined the company last year, having previously held the role of chief commercial officer of the Port of Cork.

Defence solicitor Sean Cahill said O’Connell grew the plants because he did not want to buy drugs from “undesirable elements”.

The opening song and title track from the new album was inspired by the solidarity movement in Ireland, giving hope and strength during the darkest times.

The funding programmes are designed to encourage public engagement with the arts, and strengthen the cultural life of communities throughout the county.

The three-year-old entered the store alone and complained to the shopkeeper that he was hungry, a garda told the court.

“Bus Éireann will try to deny that or say it's about a lack of drivers. How many more years are we going to have to hear that? Bus Éireann is not fit for purpose,” Mr Fahy said.

The retailer has been trading for more than four decades. 

As part of the position, Mr Coleman will oversee Dublin Airport, Cork Airport, the company’s international division as well as its retail business Aer Rianta International (ARI).

The latest awards mark a significant milestone for the company, coming a decade after Stonewell Rós was named Supreme Champion at Blas na hÉireann in 2016.

Returning for the third consecutive year, the events, supported by EY Cork, will take place on December 12 and 13.

The production opens on Thursday, November 12, and runs until Saturday, November 21. 

A group of CUH clinical directors has appealed directly to Micheál Martin, arguing that continued criticism of the hospital risks damaging morale and exacerbating recruitment and retention challenges.

For 13 years these team players have been playing hockey in Mayfield. But they don't play the game on a pitch – they play in the local 25m swimming pool. Sarah Horgan reports on the growing sport of underwater hockey.

It will offer an opportunity for anyone who may be experiencing domestic abuse, or who has concerns about their own or someone else’s situation, to access information, support, and guidance.

Reporter Rachel Lysaght spent an evening with the Cork Supernatural Society at a former convent in Cobh that was once home to the Sisters of Mercy and operated as an orphanage, a school, and a laundry. Initially sceptical about the supernatural, what she experienced there has given her food for thought

The Lord Mayor of Cork, councillor Damian Boylan, recently addressed a gathering of organised by Polio Survivors Ireland.

Judge Sinéad Behan said: 'It is a privilege to have a child. Many people are not lucky enough to have a child. This man has very little insight into the seriousness of what occurred'

Ellen Tobin was stopped by gardaí on M8 motorway and admitted it was her second trip to collect drugs in Portlaoise and bring them back to Cork, court told

A woman accused of dealing the one-and-a-half kilos of the drug has been remanded in custody until November 19.

In 2025, An Garda Síochána received more than 67,500 domestic-abuse-related contacts, an increase on the 2024 figure of more than 61,000.

Councillors warn water and sewerage capacity shortages are preventing housing developments and threatening the future of rural communities across Cork

All parties accepted that how it happened was accidental but that the impacts were no less profound

The company has donated €1,000 worth of vouchers to Cork City Missing Persons Search & Recovery

Data from the National Transport Authority show 27% of buses departed six or more minutes late and a further 9% one minute or more early in the first six months of this year

The group claimed the jackpot prize after purchasing a Quick Pick ticket during a shopping trip in Mahon Point earlier this month.

Trick or treaters can expect mild and mainly dry weather

It is understood St Vincent’s Church in Sundays Well has been purchased by a Christian church organisation with an existing long-established base in Cork city

The spokesperson said that these mounting costs “risk undermining the very foundation of our city’s economic resilience".

Recently in the Dáil, Taoiseach Micheál Martin was asked if there would be a commitment to provide funding for those 20 beds in 2027.

The charges relate to a 10-year period between 1971 and 1981. Thirteen counts of indecent assault refer to one complainant and 17 counts refer to another woman.

Cork city GP has said the winter wave of illness has come 'a little bit earlier than normal', and he is now having to convince sick elderly people to go to hospital