THE young musicians of Mahon Community Pop Academy are set to release their debut single ‘Lose Yourselves in Hope’.

THE Port of Cork’s impressive Ship to Shore Gantry Cranes have moved into position at a new state of the art facility.

Blood Bike South volunteers are on call to swiftly transport medical equipment, supplies, blood, and even breast milk between hospitals, says Sarah Horgan

MARK O’Sullivan told a friend that he was afraid his brother and father would kill him and make his death look like suicide, an inquest has been told.

STAFFING issues at Bantry General Hospital (BGH) have forced some medical presentations at the hospital to travel an hour and a half to Cork University Hospital (CUH) in the city.

TADG and Diarmuid O’Sullivan wrote two letters to Anne O’Sullivan three days before killing Mark O’Sullivan at the family home near Kanturk, before then killing themselves.

FUNERAL details are being finalised for the two men who lost their lives in a bus crash tragedy on Tuesday in Monkstown.

AS OF midnight, Tuesday 3 August, 1,314 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed. As of 8 am today, 187 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 30 are in ICU. There been a total of 5,044 deaths related to Covid-19.

LATEST: AN inquest has heard that Mark O’Sullivan told a friend that he was afraid his brother and father would kill him and make his death look like suicide.

A NEW two-day festival will take place in Cork next month with a number of different musical and comedy acts set to take to the stage.

THE renowned DeBarra’s Folk Club have announced the return of live performances at the venue with a lineup of popular acts set to take to the stage over the coming weeks.

FORMER Minister for Children Katherine Zappone has said that she has decided to turn down a Government appointment as a special envoy to the United Nations following criticism.

In the first of our series on Cork Craft Month, John Bohane speaks to knitwear designer Ursula McGrath about how knitwear isn’t just for humansCORK Craft Month, which showcases the best of contemporary Irish craft, got off to a very successful start ...

THE process of the appointment of former minister Katherine Zappone to a UN special envoy position has been described as a “shambles” by a Cork TD following reports of a private function that was held just days before the job was announced.

CORK-based charity My Lovely Horse Rescue and Aware will benefit from a fundraising campaign by TELUS International Ireland who has committed to raising €50,000 for its two partner charities.

Met Éireann has this afternoon issued a Status Yellow thunderstorm warning for the entire country with dreadful weather conditions are expected. The warning comes into effect at 6am tomorrow and will remain in place until 7pm tomorrow evening.

LATEST: Fr Con Cronin, who lost his life when he was hit by a bus in Monkstown on Tuesday, performed a selfless heroic act in his final moments, pushing a woman out of the path of the bus that ultimately took his life.

Cork Kerry Community Healthcare has announced further walk-in vaccinations for those aged 16 and over following the unprecedented success of walk-in centres over the bank holiday weekend.

The head of primary care at Cork Kerry Community Healthcare has commended the progression that has been made in the rollout of the vaccination programme in Cork and Kerry over the bank holiday weekend.

BISHOP Fintan Gavin is administering “radical change” in the Diocese of Cork and Ross and has announced a range of changes to the culture and practices of the Church in the area.

A NUMBER of Cork families are being forced to turn to charity after spending their children's back to school allowance to fund other crippling expenses during the pandemic. St.

CORK saw a marginal decrease in the number of people accessing emergency accommodation during the month of June.

A harbour community in Cork is in mourning after popular local priest Fr Con Cronin was killed after being hit by a bus in Monkstown today. Gardaí said the incident occurred after a number of parked cars were hit by the vehicle.

GARDAÍ and locals lined the streets of Killarney this afternoon to pay their respects to a very popular Cork garda who died after a short illness. Paudie Twohig, 44, from Ballinagree, near Macroom, passed away on Sunday at Cork University Hospital.

LATEST 18:40Bus Eireann has issued a statement this evening after one of its employees and a pedestrian died in a collision in Monkstown.

A NATIONAL policy is being developed by the Irish Prison Service to ensure the safety of transgender people in custody. That is according to an inspection report on Limerick prison, published by the Office of the Inspector of Prisons.

Two people have died in a serious collision in Monkstown which occurred around lunchtime today. Emergency services were alerted to the incident just after 1. 30pm on Tuesday afternoon on Strand Road.

A new series of live music and entertainment shows are coming to Cork this August and September.

ALMOST 8,000 new cars have been sold in Cork so far this year, representing a 14% increase on last year. The figures were revealed in DoneDeal's Q3 Motor Report.

CORK City Council has given the green light to a housing development in Glanmire.

CHILDREN will have the chance to explore the colourful streets of Kinsale next Sunday and be rewarded for their efforts with some reading material.

UCC has today appointed Professor John O’Halloran as the sixteenth President of the University with effect from August 30. Professor O’Halloran has been Interim President since September 2020.

CORK-born actor and writer Clara Harte is in the midst of an exceptionally busy period, starring in a feature film adaptation of the award-winning short ‘Lily’ which recently premiered at this year’s Galway Film Fleadh, along with her own short film.

A CORK robotics business is expanding its humanitarian efforts and hoping to create a remote stretcher system to facilitate the rescue of landmine casualties.

SOME Cork pubs that will not admit customers without a Covid vaccine certificate are being threatened with boycotts online.

A CORK frontline worker has expressed grave concern about the future of post-cardiac care in Ireland as more than 2,800 remain on waiting lists for rehabilitation.

A CORK priest has hit out at bishops who are planning to flout public health guidelines by holding First Communion and Confirmation ceremonies.

WORKS are underway at an IDA landbank near Ringaskiddy, and once completed, the site will be marketed for foreign direct investment (FDI) by IDA global teams working to identify investment from clients in the life sciences, manufacturing or ...

JUST under 10% of inmates in prisons last year in Ireland had an address from Cork.

Dingle singer-songwriter Pa Sheehy has announced a Cork show as part of his first solo tour. The former Walking On Cars frontman will play Cyprus Avenue on Tuesday, September 28.

A CORK publican has issued an apology after he was recorded saying he hopes the Covid-19 pandemic goes on for “another ten years”, in a video that has been widely shared online.

IRELAND has administered more than two million Covid-19 jabs in six weeks, health officials have said. More than 1. 5 million of the 2. 1 million jabs were given in July.

There were jubilant scenes in Skibbereen yesterday as Olympic heroes Fintan McCarthy and Emily Hegarty took part in an impromptu drive through the town to celebrate their spectacular victories.

A SINGER at Cork Pride got the surprise of a lifetime after her bandmate got down on one knee to propose live on stage.

A top social media influencer is urging the public to join her for a 10,000-steps-a-day challenge next month for charity Debra Ireland.

ANTI social behaviour warnings have been issued to a number of households in Cork city in the past two weeks as a result of house parties. The warnings have been issued to residences in the “broader area” around UCC.  All of the properties are rented.

THE public is being urged to ‘be there for Baltimore’ with a new fundraising initiative in aid of the RNLI Baltimore Lifeboat and their life-saving work. As Covid-19 restrictions continue to ease, activities ashore and at sea are at their busiest.

THE best of the Bank Holiday weather is well and truly behind us with outbreaks of rain and cloudy conditions forecasted for today and conditioning into the week.

A CORK pharmacist is calling for additional supply of Covid-19 vaccines in order to meet demand.

THERE have been calls for a dedicated garda transport division following the revelation of details of complaints regarding open drug use and threats to passengers on the Dublin-Cork train.

The seaside town of Youghal is alive with activities and tourists this summer. John Bohane meets the locals to find how the town has bounced back from Covid

A YOUNG amputee said he will consider taking out a €20,000 loan to make his dream of owning a life-changing bionic hand reality.

The streets of Skibbereen were lined as the funeral cortege of John Murphy passed through the West Cork town on Sunday afternoon.

PERMISSION has been granted for a betting office to be relocated to Unit 1 at the Fox and Hounds Retail Centre at Ballyhooly/Rathcooney Road on the northside of the city.

The Cork U20 hurlers will not be able to fulfill their All-Ireland final this Saturday after one of their players tested positive for Covid-19.

CITY HALL opened its doors for the Bank Holiday Weekend in a bid to get as many people vaccinated as possible to curb the spread of Covid-19. It was one of four locations to operate as a walk-in vaccination centre across the city and county.

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

CORK'S Olympic heroes are back on Irish soil. Paul O’Donovan and Fintan McCarthy, who won gold in the lightweight double sculls in Tokyo, arrived back at Dublin Airport on Sunday along with bronze medallist rower Emily Hegarty.

Paramedics were treating a man in the back of an ambulance when the patient’s friend jumped into the driver’s seat and started revving up the vehicle.

An objection has been lodged against the granting of permission for alterations and additions to a licensed premises on the outskirts of Cork city.

More than 10,000 people got vaccinated at temporary walk-in centres across Ireland on Saturday. Dozens of centres have been operating across the country over the bank holiday weekend as the vaccination programme continues at a significant pace.

Access to free contraception, without prescription and directly from pharmacies, would “promote bodily autonomy” according to the UCC Students’ Union Welfare Officer.

COLÁISTE Chríost Rí principal Padraig Mac An Rí has echoed calls from incoming ASTI President Eamon Dennehy for enhanced investment in second-level schools.

A drunken man who was threatening and abusive to gardaí at Dyke Parade in Cork was ordered to do 200 hours of community service to avoid a jail sentence.

CORK's Olympian heroes are not just seeing their names in lights, they're also seeing them on local postboxes which turned gold overnight in their honour.

THE principal of Rochestown Educate Together NS announced that the school will finally have a permanent home following years of campaigning from staff and parents.

CLONAKILTY was among the first areas in the county this weekend to offer walk-in vaccinations for those yet to register.

A LARGE banner was displayed in popular Cork locations today as part of a national campaign for Irish Unity.

The HSE is urging the public to be vigilant in light of reports of a text scam from criminals claiming to offer people a vaccination appointment.

New figures show there has been a significant increase in Covid-19 incidence rates across all areas of Cork.

CORK firefighters are being hailed heroes after risking their lives to save a man from a house fire at Bride Valley Park in Fairhill in the early hours of this morning.Members of Cork City Fire Brigade arrived at the scene at 5.38am this morning ...

A twelve-year-old Limerick boy was attacked by an adult couple and robbed of his mobile phone in an apparent case of mistaken identity where the couple wrongly believed the boy had been bullying younger girls.

A NUMBER of Cork children are at risk of permanent joint damage because they are waiting as long as three years for a juvenile-arthritis diagnosis.

CORK Penny Dinners were thrilled to have a visit from ‘Speedo Mick’, who is on a 3,200km (2,000-mile), five-month trek across Ireland and the UK. He is donating to a number of local charities along the way.

A GROUP of bars in Cork has set up a first-of-its-kind Covid-19 testing system to ensure “peace of mind” for staff and customers alike.

Cork County Council Beachguards have issued an appeal to beachgoers ahead of the bank holiday weekend. Taking to social media, the Cork County Council Beachguards urged people travelling to beaches across the county to park responsibly.

A Cork man who raped a woman in a public park after she lay there to sleep having become separated from her friends on a night out has been jailed for five and a half years.

SIPTU members nationwide working in local employment services (LES) and job clubs have announced a series of strike actions in various locations including Cork.

The Deputy Chief Medical Officer has urged people with any symptoms of a cold or flu to get tested as a further 1,501 Covid-19 cases of Covid-19 were recorded. As of 8am on Friday, 169 Covid-19 patients are hospitalised, of which 23 are in ICU.

A 22-year old Cork man with cerebral palsy who sued over the management of his birth has settled his High Court action for €11 million. Keith Phelan has spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy and has to use a wheelchair.

Acting Director of Public Health Dr Anne Sheahan has said she is concerned about the spread of Covid-19 in workplaces in Cork and Kerry.

A 77-year-old Cork man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a girl six times and one count of sexual exploitation of the child.

A young Cork filmmaker who has previously piqued the attention of Amazon Prime for his short film, Covid Éire, has released a first look at his upcoming film featuring The Young Offenders star Dominic MacHale.

THE BUTTEVANT rail disaster was remembered today over four decades since the devastating event.

Simon Coveney has said he “blames himself” for any mistakes made in the appointment of former minister Katherine Zappone to a new special envoy role.

Close to 500 natterjack toadlets reared in Cork’s Fota Wildlife Park have been released into the wild at Castlegregory today, giving a much-needed boost to the endangered species.

Aer Lingus paid more than €8,000 plus costs to the family of a boy with serious medical conditions who was disappointed not travel to Orlando on the national airline on a Share a Dream trip.

If you’re attending a wedding or baptism after August 5 in Cork, you might be wondering what to expect. Bishop of Cork and Ross Fintan Gavin has advised parishes of the measures that will be implemented across churches in the diocese from next week.

A planning application for an apartment scheme at an infill site on Cork’s northside has been lodged with the city council.

A BENCH warrant was issued for the arrest of a Polish man who failed to show up at Cork District Court for two cases against him.

THE Cork harbour area near Blackrock Castle and White Bay Beach have been highlighted among the most heavily littered marine areas in a nationwide survey.

A 53-year-old man was convicted of being threatening and abusive to people at the main bus station in Cork city – and in in particular to a teenaged girl. Garda Kevin Motherway gave evidence in the case at Cork District Court.

NO city, town or village in Ireland is immune to human trafficking – that’s the message from activist group Cork Against Human Trafficking (CAHT) this World Day against Trafficking in Persons.

MAJOR capital funding is to be confirmed for a number of Cork healthcare projects in the coming days, however, concerns still remain about the proposed elective hospital in Cork.

A CHARITY hero made the greatest fashion statement of all time as he walked through the Rebel county wearing just a pair of speedos.