Norovirus, also known as winter vomiting bug, is an easily spread virus that causes sudden onset of vomiting and diarrhoea.

The Bystander Intervention Programme, developed at UCC, has been adopted at third-level institutions across the country and will now move from lecture halls to dressing rooms as part of efforts to tackle problematic behaviour.

The water utility company, which changed its name from Irish Water at the start of the year, is set to start works, in partnership with Cork County Council, on a €16.3 million wastewater treatment plant and wastewater network in Ballycotton.

The joint inquests in to the deaths of Fr Con Cronin (72) and father of two Mark Wills (51) was heard in Midleton courthouse today

Sergeant Gearóid Davis applied for an adjournment of the case to allow time for directions to be obtained from the Director of of Public Prosecutions

Since its recent creation, 30 Cork people have shared their stories on the Eviction Map as they live in fear of becoming homeless

Tá Clesham ina stiúrthóir anois ar Ensemble Mhúscraí, ceolfhoireann traidisiúnta bunaithe do cheoltóirí sna déaga

He had 22 previous drunkenness convictions and seven for engaging in threatening behaviour

Seán Sherlock, Cork East Labour TD, said a Cork-based passport printing machine would alleviate waiting times.

Cork City Council’s Flood Assessment Team met this afternoon due to a forecasted period of high astronomical Spring tides, that will run until Thursday evening.

Recordings of phone calls were played at the trial before Mr Justice Paul McDermott and a jury of eight women and four men at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork.

Carrigaline signs twinning agreement with US city

Congratulating the students, Mayor of the County of Cork Danny Collins, said: “In what has been a particularly challenging couple of years for students, the programme has offered them an outlet outside of the usual school demands."

He had numerous previous convictions of a similar nature.

Concerns have been raised that social care students in MTU may graduate without officially recognised qualifications. Donal O’Keeffe reports

“There are women in situations where they are seeking transfers from one side of the city to the other and even as far as West Cork to avoid finding themselves in the danger zone where their abuser can find them."

A passenger of one of the vehicles - a female in her 20s - was taken to Cork University Hospital with serious injuries. 

Uisce Éireann, which was formerly called Irish Water, said two areas in Co Cork are facing possible water supply disruptions on Tuesday.

“To attempt to express my gratitude through words would be a disservice to the immeasurable gift my mam has given,” said Neil Coleman from Charleville.

42% of respondents reported the incidents to An Garda Síochána. Over half did not.

Cork County Council head of housing Maurice Manning said that the local authority will respond as best they can to the lifting of the eviction ban. 

Chief Superintendent Tom Myers made the comments at a meeting of the Cork City Joint Policing Committee (JPC) yesterday following concerns expressed regarding the visibility of drugs in the city centre.

Cork Business Association (CBA) business and communications manager Helen Murphy told a meeting of the Cork City Joint Policing Committee (JPC) yesterday that the sharp increase in shoplifting incidents “clearly shows that there is a problem with policing the city centre during the daytime hours”.

Service on Monaghan Rd offers timely access to medical tests

The comment by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Deirdre Forde, followed a tweet she posted on Sunday evening saying “Respect and inclusivity are a hallmark of Cork life, let’s make sure it continues to be so”.

Tickets will go on sale on Wednesday at 10am.

The man, who is now aged 40 and cannot be named to protect the identity of his victim, was jailed for four years in June 2021

Judge told jury she had been left in the 'unfortunate position' of having to discharge them and put the matter back to allow for an 'unexpected, complex issue' to be resolved

The 45-year-old Fermoy native has been missing from her home on Grattan Street, Youghal, Co Cork since Monday 20 March, 2017.

Protesters intend to picket vacant buildings in Parnell Place on Saturday

Ionut Cosmin Nicholescu, 30, with an address at Branistea Village, Damovita County, Romania is on trial charged with the murder of 64-year-old Francis (Frankie) Dunne between Friday December 27 and Saturday December 28 2019, at Castlegreine House, Boreenamanna Road, Cork.

Tailbacks on the N40 are understood to be clearing. 

Uisce Éireann and Cork County Council have now completed construction on the Inchigeelagh Sewerage Scheme, ending the discharge of untreated wastewater into the River Lee.

Now in its second year, Challenge 21 will see participants walk, jog or run a 21km distance from Haulbowline to Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday, June 18.

Fountainstown native Mary McCrory has parked up the family motorhome at Piper’s Funfair in Crosshaven as her husband Michael awaits gallbladder surgery. It is hoped the operation will allow them re-establish Circus Dreamland with six-year-old son Charlie and baby MJ in tow.

High astronomical Spring tides may cause localised flooding along low-lying quays in the city centre in the coming days, Cork City Council has warned.

10-year-old Oliver Lynch, who has cerebral palsy and epilepsy and who has raised tens of thousands of euro for charity, was this year’s grand marshal.

The works are scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday of this week, and may cause water supply disruptions.

Slí na mBeaglaoich and Seán Ó Riada — Mo Sheanathair are nominated for two separate awards.

Cork’s business community enjoyed a major confidence boost over the long weekend, with over 50,000 visitors descending on the city for St Patrick’s Day and filling the bars and restaurants to watch Ireland’s Grand Slam rugby triumph in the Six ...

Bariatric surgeon at the Bon Secours Hospital in Cork, Colm O’Boyle, said he has heard reports of former patients of practices abroad being encouraged to entice others towards similar treatments.

The highest figure in Cork was at Cork University Hospital (CUH) where there were 31,734 people waiting.

Gardaí are investigating an incident of criminal damage by fire that occurred at the old convent in Dunmanway on Saturday, in a building that holds fond memories for many local people as a former girls school. The fire broke out at about 6.

A NAS ambulance later conveyed the casualty to Cork University Hospital 

Fans invited to come to Turners Cross Tavern at 2pm on Saturday, March 25

Virtual Reality performances by members of the Cork School of Music are being showcased at Munster Technological University campuses in March as part of MTU Innovation month.

Castletownroche based Independent Cllr Frank Roche said fuel such as diesel and home heating oil in rural areas is being stolen but people not reporting it enough.

With only about 50 members in the whole of Ireland, the community is small but proud of its rich heritage and identity.

Audrey said she was “absolutely floored” by the visit.

50 concerts will be held over 10 days and nights.

"This is the only way to change it, by getting involved. The more people are offered a progressive alternative, the more people will join it.” 

Ms Spindler said official figures relating to hate crimes did not reflect the lived experience of members of the LGBTQI+ community.

“We must get more renewables; we must stop climate change. That’s what keeps me going.” 

This year’s Patrick’s Day celebration welcomed a whole host of international groups featuring in the procession.

Cork Airport understands that the cessation of services is attributable to capacity issues in Paris Orly

Ms Twomey has served Cork Penny Dinners for almost two decades, and in that time the city’s oldest charity has gone from serving about 500 meals per week to often serving over 1,000 meals in a single day.

A TD asked if the Council had done internal inspections, in conjunction with Gardai, “of all properties on their Derelict Sites Register given the tragic incident uncovered in Mallow?” 

As the Trent Class Lifeboat went on callout, the RNLI’s new Shannon Class Lifeboat Val Adnams led the parade under Coxswain Peter Noonan and crew

Writer and broadcaster had to be cut from the wreckage in Horgan's Quay by Cork City Fire Brigade

Labour councillor John Maher put forward a motion calling on the local authority to “address the dereliction of the city’s quay areas, including Patrick’s Quay”, and, while forming the plan, that the space would be used to create “green and public spaces”.

A planning application has been lodged with Cork City Council by applicant Edward O'Connor seeking permission for the development of houses and duplex units at The Evergreen Bar at 32-34 Evergreen Road in Turner's Cross. 

A wreath will be laid at Mac Curtain’s grave and Sinn Féin area representative, Mandy O’Leary Hegarty, will deliver the main oration.

Council official Sean O’Callaghan updated members of the Cork Joint Policing Committee (JPC) on the county’s response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis.

Cork North West Fianna Fáil TD Aindrias Moynihan asked Chief Superintendent Vincent O’Sullivan about the number of sergeant posts in each of the Cork districts that are currently vacant.

Outside the new Easons on Patrick Street, some 20 housing activists gathered for a peaceful demonstration against the Government’s lifting of the temporary ban on evictions at the end of the month.

Chief Superintendent Vincent O’Sullivan briefed local politicians on the crime figures for Cork City, North and West Divisions during January and February, 2023.

Spectators lined the South Mall, Grand Parade, Patrick’s Street, and Merchants Quay, with everyone anticipating a parade to remember.

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene

The out-of-hours GP service for urgent medical care will operate 24 hours a day through to Monday, March 20 which SouthDoc has said “will obviously result in a significant increase in the demand”.

Judge Olann Kelleher told the young man that carrying a knife in Cork city often resulted in a jail sentence and that it was a serious offence

The meeting heard that almost 3,000 households nationally had been served with eviction notices since the intention to lift the ban had been announced, and in Cork more than 1,000 people were facing eviction next month.

South Munster Money Budgeting and Advice Service (MABS) will deliver workshops in schools around Cork and Kerry as part of Global Money Week 2023, which takes place from March 20-26.

The Sanctuary Runners, who were powered up with coffee for the occasion, led the celebrations of Ireland’s patron saint.

The works are due to begin on Monday 20 March and are expected to be completed by Friday 16 June.

Speaking about the situation in Cork city, Cork North-Central TD Thomas Gould said: “It is now March, and nobody has moved into affordable housing in Cork city. Cork City Council are now saying it will be April before the first homes are handed over.

Cork City Council hopes the new route will support residents, students and commuters to opt for active travel and reduce traffic congestion.

Gerry Sheehan, aged 33, of Cork Simon Community has been jailed for eight months by Judge Olann Kelleher at Cork District Court.

The works, which are part of Uisce Éireann’s National Leakage Reduction Programme, are scheduled to take place from 9pm on Tuesday 21 March until 1am on Wednesday 22 March.

It comes as the National Oversight and Audit Commission’s Local Authority Performance Indicator Report for 2021 published at the end of last year stated that, on average, vacant council homes in the city were lying idle for around 75 weeks.

The Echo has compiled a list of parades taking place across Cork City and County

The local authority is now seeking project proposals for the County Cork Heritage Grant Scheme and County Cork Commemorations Grant Scheme. 

Conor O’Connell of the Construction Industry Federation said last year saw a significant increase from 21,000 units to over 29,000. However, supply determinants, such as zoned land, and planning, are “very much under duress”.

Commencing at 1pm, solidarity through sport movement the Sanctuary Runners will lead out the parade in their role as grand marshal.

The Teamwork Catalyst Demo Day on March 23 will showcase ideas developed during the SaaS incubator start-up programme that has been running at Republic of Work on the South Mall in Cork city since 2020.

The Ballyphehane woman still laughs about the glow-in-the-dark tights she was sporting the day they met.

Albert II, son of Prince Rainier III and Irish-American movie star Grace Kelly, is staying at the Lord of the Dance Michael Flatley's Fermoy mansion in Castlehyde, the ancestral home of Ireland’s first president, Dubhghlas de hÍde

The judge said the defendant should only have respectful communication with the injured party, with whom he has a child.

Representatives of Cork County Council, who are in New York for the St Patrick’s Day period, met with senior executives from Tourism Ireland yesterday.

Pearse McCarthy, 52, will now be sent forward to the circuit court for sentencing following a signed plea at Bandon District Court on the Section 15.A charge under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

Judge Olann Kelleher made the comments as he imposed a 16-month jail term on one repeat offender.

Irish Rail received a report regarding an incident adjacent to the line between Cork and Mallow this afternoon.

Under existing legislation, the data controller would have to be appointed by Cork County Council

The conversation described by student and co-worker, Lauryn Walsh, occurred on Sunday morning December 29, 2019 at tables in the smoking area of the Silver Key pub in Cork

Some well-known Cork names are being touted as possible replacements

The councillors reacted angrily to a letter they received from the company after they had initially penned a letter on January 9, expressing their dissatisfaction with Uisce Éireann Councillor Clinics