ON February 20, 1921, the Battle of Clonmult took place in East Cork.  Twelve IRA Volunteers were shot dead when the farmhouse they were staying in was surrounded by British Forces. Two more were executed later.

The villages of Castlemartyr and Killeagh are set to be bypassed when EirGrid lays the cable for the Celtic Interconnector Project, linking the Irish and French electricity grids.

A section of road in East Cork remains closed today due to concerns around a subsiding building.

Cork County Council has this evening closed a section of road in East Cork due to concerns around a subsiding building.

A boil water notice has been put in place with immediate effect for all customers on the Whitegate Regional Public Water Supply.

A PEDESTRIAN and cycle route from Dunkettle to Carrigtwohill is to be constructed after an agreement was reached between the city and county council to work together to better connect the city to the Metropolitan area of Carrigtwohill.

GARDAÍ investigating the discovery of human remains in east Cork are working to establish the age and height of the woman.

THE Celtic Interconnector will create community funding for East Cork, in addition to its long-term potential for the area and the rest of Ireland.

A man threatened to throw acid in his sister’s face and to slit his brother’s face with a knife and today they spoke of their fear and terror as the culprit was jailed for three years.

East Cork soup and broth company, Cully & Sully are urging customers to turn their used soup tubs into a piggy bank for Focus Ireland and have pledged to match the nation’s donations, up to €10,000.

DETAILS of the 1926 census have been taken down from a Cork Facebook page, because of concerns about breaches of statistics legislation and data protection.

An East Cork hotel has temporarily closed due to a confirmed case of Covid-19 among the staff.

Cork County Fire Service has advised that roads in the area around the IDA Industrial Estate in Carrigtwohill fully reopened last night following an incident in the area.

The Mayor of County Cork has written to the Minister for Education to request that a school campus development in Carrigtwohill is made a priority.

Daytrippers looking to get close to the washed-up ghost ship in Ballycotton are destroying the surrounding area of East Cork, a local councillor has said.

GLASWEGIAN artist Lorna Macdonald Dunlop has been living in the County Cork countryside for the past 14 years, but doesn’t drive and doesn’t own a smartphone.

CALLS have been made for immediate traffic calming measures at a junction in East Cork following a recent fatal collision.

THE Perks Funfair and Entertainment centre in Youghal re-opens its doors to the public tomorrow after Covid-19 ground the “merries and the carousal” to a halt for over four months.

Eirgrid, which operates the national electricity circuit, is reassessing a site in Carrigtwohill for the construction of an electric converter, which is an essential part of a €1bn interconnector project with France.

County Hall’s Chief Executive Tim Lucey has defended the Council’s decision to amend the County Development Plan to allow for a Kildare Village style retail outlet in East Cork.

‘The nation will be watching’ a special meeting at County Hall on Friday to discuss the Tourist Outlet Village proposal for East Cork.

THIRD time lucky is Michael Brett’s mantra, as he looks forward to welcoming Ironman to Youghal in August 2021.

Ironman Ireland, Cork 2020 has been called off by race organisers due to the evolving situation surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. The date for next years' Ironman triathlon in Cork, which takes place in Youghal, has been announced as August 15, 2021.

GARDAÍ are making a fresh appeal for information on the whereabouts of Tina Satchwell, as part of a review of the case.

THE first steps of the implementation of a new super garda division from Youghal to Beara will get underway next month.

The Sunday line up for It Takes a Village festival has been announced with John Spillane among the cohort taking to the stage to entertain the masses.

Sea Church in Ballycotton will open tonight as a new intimate music and events venue and restaurant. Following a multi-million euro restoration by local entrepreneur Pearse Flynn, the church will function as a music venue with a capacity of 120.

NINETY-FIVE oil barrels were airlifted by helicopter from the MV Alta ghost ship today in an operation co-ordinated by Cork County Council before the cargo ship was “closed down”.

Thirty-two years passed between the sale of Fota House by descendents of the Smith Barry family to when the Irish Heritage Trust became the guardians of the east Cork property.

FRIDAY saw a record-breaking €20,000 raised for Ballycotton RNLI at a Downton Abbey themed gala at Ballymaloe House. The entire proceeds will go to the charity organisation dedicated to saving lives at sea.

A retail outlet village in Cork could be a possibility in the not too distant future following a County Hall decision to amend the County Development Plan 2014 this morning.

Gardaí in Cobh are renewing their appeal for assistance in locating Christophe Goutte, 53 years, who is missing from his home in O'Brien Terrace, Midleton since Wednesday January 15.

In the latest of our constituency profiles reporter David Linnane takes a detailed look at the potential key battles looming in Cork East when the general election is called.

THE Coombe Women & Infants University Hospital has appointed Cork man Michael O'Connell to be its next master.

IRISH Water has lifted a Boil Water Notice for around 3,000 of the 9,500 people in the areas of Shanagarry and to the south and east of Midleton.

HOTELS in Youghal are already booked out for next year’s Ironman event despite the wet, cold and windy event earlier this year.

Update: A body has been found in the search for missing Cork woman Frankie Devlin, gardaí have confirmed.

A HEARTBROKEN Corkman has said he and his family are hoping against hope that his mother will be found safe and well. Frankie Devlin, aged 67, has been missing since Saturday night when she was last seen outside Garryvoe Hotel at around 10. 45pm.

A County Councillor based in East Cork has slammed the "extortionate" bus rates that East Cork people are having to pay.

Two articulated trucks ignored all warning signs and tried to pass each other on a small country road resulting in a standstill on a main thoroughfare in the East Cork area.

Cloyne Post Office is to close its doors next week due to the retirement of the current Postmaster and a lack of interest in the position from the local community according to An Post.

The long-planned Celtic Interconnector has moved a a step closer to construction today, as the Irish and French energy suppliers involved signed a joint application for European Commission funding.

THE Department of Transport will be asked to upgrade the status of a regional road in east Cork which is carrying approximately 50,000 trucks a year.

SEPTIC tanks, algae-produced toxins and low rainfall have turned the water brown at east Cork beauty spot Loughaderra Lake.

IKEA looks set to move ahead with plans for a new store in Cork, with Carrigtwohill the likely location.