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<p>Cork goalkeeper Patrick Collins makes a super save to deny Peter Casey at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Picture: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile</p>

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Player Ratings: Strong defensive effort but Cork attack found going tough

Seán O'Donoghue and Diarmuid Healy were Rebels' best two players while Patrick Collins' shot-stopping was top-class

Thousands brave elements for centenary Cork city Eucharistic procession

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Thousands brave elements for centenary Cork city Eucharistic procession

Cork’s first Eucharistic procession occurred a century ago in a bid to bring the city together in the wake of the Civil War.

Cork v Limerick - Munster GAA Senior Hurling Championship Final

cork sport

Ben O'Connor says Cork players were not told last free had to go direct

“They were walking alongside him. They never even raised their voice and just said, ‘Why didn't you tell us?’ That was the only issue the boys had."

cork sport

Shane Barrett with William O'Donoghue 7/6/2026

Munster SHC: Cork fall short as Limerick prevail by a point

cork sport

Cork v Limerick - Munster GAA Senior Hurling Championship Final

Tom Kenny: Hard to dispute better team won but Cork will be disappointed with second half

cork news

Man charged in connection with seizure of €50,000 in cannabis and cocaine in East Cork town

Man charged in connection with seizure of €50,000 in cannabis and cocaine in East Cork town

cork news

Staff at Cork's St Finbarr's Hospital celebrate 50 years of serving community

Staff at Cork's St Finbarr's Hospital celebrate 50 years of serving community

Cork News

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Case against Cork teen allegedly caught with €23k worth of cannabis adjourned

Adam Condron is charged with being in possession of cannabis and having the drugs for the purpose of sale or supply

Blue lights on the roof of a Garda Siochana Irish police car

Gardaí appeal for witnesses following fatal road traffic collision in North Cork

National Ambulance Service training college to be located in East Cork town

National Ambulance Service training college to be located in East Cork town

Drunk woman who abused staff at Cork's Mercy University Hospital jailed

Drunk woman who abused staff at Cork's Mercy University Hospital jailed

Cork woman broke release terms to return to jail to access drug rehab

Cork woman broke release terms to return to jail to access drug rehab

cork sport

<p>ON THE FLOOR: Cork's Shane Barrett is tackled by Limerick's Diarmaid Byrnes. Picture: INPHO/James Crombie</p>

Cork hurlers feel the pain after losing home record but season will be judged on All-Ireland series

Cork must store up the pain from this, though God knows they’ve endured enough of that in recent seasons...

Conor Cooney with Brian Hayes 6/6/2026

Path to All-Ireland hurling final for Cork and Limerick becomes clearer after Galway destroy Dublin

Alan Connolly with Tony Kelly 24/5/2026

Cork Hurling: Balance up front reflected in scoring stats

St Finbarr’s capture the AOS Seandún Division 3 Football League title after big win over Nemo Rangers

St Finbarr’s capture the AOS Seandún Division 3 Football League title after big win over Nemo Rangers

Glanmire crowned AOS Security Seandún Junior A Football League champions after win over near neighbours White’s Cross

Glanmire crowned AOS Security Seandún Junior A Football League champions after win over near neighbours White’s Cross

Cork Lives

<p>Mona Lynch, whose debut poetry collection entitled Daily Rituals has been published. She suffers from rheumatoid arthritis but says: “The writing is my cure”</p>

Two Cork poets publish debut collections - in their eighties

COLETTE SHERIDAN hears how Mona Lynch, 85 - a grandmother of 10 - and Seamus Harrington, 80 - who was brought up on Bere Island - have entered the published world

Cork bride: 'Getting on a bus in a wedding dress was just so cool'

Cork bride: 'Getting on a bus in a wedding dress was just so cool'

Mazinho, Bebeto and Romario of Brazil celebrate

Brazil ’94 remembered as football fever hits TV

My Weekend: 'I've gone from all free time and no money to no free time and medium money'

My Weekend: 'I've gone from all free time and no money to no free time and medium money'

History on show in art exhibition at Fota House

History on show in art exhibition at Fota House

Cork Views

<p>The first Irish team to play a World Cup game in 1934, which featured four Cork men - back, Miah Lynch, left, goalkeeper Jim ‘Fox’ Foley, third from left, and Tom Burke, fourth from left, and, front, Timothy Joe O’Keeffe, second from right</p>

Cork fab four who played in the first ever Irish World Cup game

The first ever World Cup game played by an Irish team took place 92 years ago - and four of that team were from Cork.

Big Tom McBride death

John Arnold: Danny Boy, Noreen Bawn... my picks for Ulster’s finest songs

Damian Boylan: My diagnosis was no surprise..the treatment means 'Celtic curse' has little effect on my life

Damian Boylan: My diagnosis was no surprise..the treatment means 'Celtic curse' has little effect on my life

Cork Views: How I helped to plot a way forward for the EU

Cork Views: How I helped to plot a way forward for the EU

He's connected in more ways than one

Áilín Quinlan: Mother’s experience led her to the manosphere...it’s here too

Nostalgia

<p>A picture from the archives of post office employees sorting the Christmas mail at the Model School, Cork on December 23, 1955 </p>

Cork nostalgia: Legends and tales from my time working at the post counter

When you’ve had a long life, the amusing incidents heard or encountered, true or otherwise, along the way can be numerous, writes MIKE HACKETT. Here he relays some of the tales he heard during his time working at the pubic counter for P&T.

Throwback Thursday: 'I still have the pram I got from Kilgrew’s in Cork city'

Throwback Thursday: 'I still have the pram I got from Kilgrew’s in Cork city'

Oasis glory in Cork: Recalling the Gallagher brothers' Leeside gig 30 years ago

Oasis glory in Cork: Recalling the Gallagher brothers' Leeside gig 30 years ago

Throwback Thursday: A stroll through the shops of my town in 1950s

Throwback Thursday: A stroll through the shops of my town in 1950s

Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier

97 days after 'Fight of the Century', champion boxer failed to draw crowds to concert in Cork

WOW

<p>Winner of STEM Professional – Sponsored by MSD Brinny: Clara Mulligan of HomeBot Ireland at the Network Ireland West Cork Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026 in the Dunmore House Hotel. Picture: Darragh Kane</p>

Cork Homebot founder: ‘It’s grown faster than we ever imagined’

Clara Mulligan launched her robot business just two years ago, and in that time it has gone from strength to strength. She tells EMMA CONNOLLY how the idea for the company came about, and how she feels after being named Network West Cork’s STEM professional winner

Emer O'Callaghan:I'm not a fan of cosmetic beauty..I don't have any botox or fillers

Emer O'Callaghan:I'm not a fan of cosmetic beauty..I don't have any botox or fillers

Enable Ireland urging people to donate formalwear to Cork stores

Enable Ireland urging people to donate formalwear to Cork stores

Cork businesswoman: ‘Networking can give people the ‘ick’, but it’s about making connections’

Cork businesswoman: ‘Networking can give people the ‘ick’, but it’s about making connections’

My Career: ‘What I enjoy most is being able to combine my role with work in practice’

My Career: ‘What I enjoy most is being able to combine my role with work in practice’

entertainment

<p>Molly Lynch with Oklahoma! co-star David James Whelan, and below Main picture: Brian McEvoy</p>

Cork star takes centre stage at Oklahoma!

Actor Molly Lynch tells CARA O’DOHERTY about landing a prized role in musical Oklahoma!, her love for Cork, and her links to a Rebel showband legend.

Weekend plans? Our guide to what's happening in Cork

Weekend plans? Our guide to what's happening in Cork

Theatre Nights: Free backstage tours and plenty of drama

Theatre Nights: Free backstage tours and plenty of drama

Imelda May: 'I love the vibe at the Marquee in Cork'

Imelda May: 'I love the vibe at the Marquee in Cork'

Rock concert.

Clubbers: Justin Robertson to perform at Savoy in Cork this weekend

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