A tech expert teaching the next generation about coding, Anthony Nolan talks to Roisin Burke about how Kinsale Coderdojo are navigating the pandemic onlineWITH the world’s reliance on technology growing daily, volunteer-led computer programming ...

Cork City Council is warning that there is a risk of flooding in parts of the city this weekend.  A high astronomical Spring Tide will occur at 6.

A Cork expert has highlighted the air pollution dangers of road asphalt and the need for change in transport.

A Cork nursing home is to be the first in Ireland to pilot an innovative Covid-19 testing system that aims to provide results in 15 minutes.

Multi-instrumentalist Dan Walsh has maintained his momentum throughout lockdown, creating a number of albums with his Fixity project, and resuming his position in psych outfit The Bonk and ‘60s psych cover band The Tan Jackets, as restrictions have slowly lifted. As new album ‘Fixity 6’ releases this week, Mike McGrath-Bryan speaks with Walsh about his lockdown creativity, and what could happen next.

Raising funds and awareness for the live music sector, sharing an empty Olympia Theatre with a legend of Irish music, and touring the country in an ice-cream van: it’s been a hectic few weeks for frontman Danny O’Reilly. Mike McGrath-Bryan gets the scoop for Echo Downtown.

A CORK branch of McDonald's has removed a CCTV camera from over a toilet cubicle after a complaint was made to the Data Protection Commission.

Cork city returned to some degree of normality this week, but the music scene continues to look to the future with uncertainty.

Stevie G in Downtown says The Weeknd is always part of that conversation

The challenges of social distancing has made Ronan Leonard have to adapt his career very quickly.

The 31st annual Cork French Film Festival happens from March 4-8 at venues across the city, taking in a wide variety of genres and cinematic interests. Mike McGrath-Bryan speaks with festival directors Valérie David-McGonnell and Josselin Le Gall.

A Michelin Star restaurant in Cork is closing down a year after obtaining the prestigious culinary award.

'Tis the season of goodwill and getting active on Christmas Day to raise funds for a worthwhile cause is a growing trend with swims and runs organised all across the county and country.

As part of The Echo environment series, Roisin Burke takes a look at an area many of us would prefer to ignore, what happens to all the waste we produce and what impact is it having on the environment. 

Football legend Roy Keane stopped into his old primary school Mayfield Community School to offer some season’s greetings to the hardworking students.

Cork comic artist Will Sliney is launching his latest project ‘The Rise of Kylo Ren’ in Mahon Point Shopping Centre from 6pm tomorrow evening with 600 copies of the sold-out book for sale.

Global Warming is a key threat to the survival of life on earth, but more directly and immediately, air pollution caused by carbon emissions, is responsible for millions of billions of deaths around the globe, leading air pollution expert at the UCC ...

Fast fashion and the war on plastics have become two well-known contributors to the ongoing issue of excessive consumerism which is impacting heavily on the environment.

UKRANIAN refugee Oksana Shadrina-O’Hurley has been living in Cork for the past four years, since meeting her Cork husband in 2012 when they were both on business trips in Kyiv.

A wind warning is in place for Cork this Sunday and Monday as Storm Atiyah travels between Iceland and Ireland generating very strong winds.

A heroin wholesaler living in Blarney who was ‘brazen’ in preparing drugs for sale in his kitchen even though he knew gardaí were calling to check his curfew on another drugs case had his sentence of 17 years reduced to 13 years yesterday.

Many Irish Rail passengers were delayed for several hours today as the 3. 30pm train to Cork suffered a mechanical fault between Thurles and Limerick Junction.

With a decade of touring and recording under their belts since the release of their self-titled debut album, North Shore post-rockers And So I Watch You From Afar are revisiting their era-defining work as part of a short December tour. MIKE McGRATH-BRYAN speaks with drummer Chris Wee ahead of their upcoming Cyprus Avenue date.

Christmas could be cancelled if you are relying on public transport this December following an overwhelming vote for industrial action by Cork bus drivers.

Any suburban Corkonians looking to enjoy a festive late night in the city can be sure of a lift home thanks to Bus Eireann this Christmas.

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A city centre street has been blocked off ahead of rush hour traffic due to a burst water main. Henry Street, which is beside the Mercy Hospital, has been closed this afternoon due to a burst pipe.

Living Leeside is a new series, documenting wandering souls who have found their home in Cork. Kicking off the series, music producer turned spice expert, Arun Kapil talks to The Echo about finding a new love for life in Cork.

County Councillor Mary Linehan Foley who was born in Bessborough house has called for the sale of the building to be treated with sensitivity.

Student house parties with 200 to 300 people were broken up by the Gardaí last night, but only a handful of arrests were made during the unofficial ‘Christmas Day’ event that took place yesterday.

There’s no fighting it, holidays are coming and so is the iconic Coca Cola truck to help you get in the festive mood.

A consultant is being hired to deliver enhanced access for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport at Little Island.

A mother and daughter have lost everything after their home went up in flames following a freak accident where a deodorant bottle fell on a candle.

Cork Community Bikes helps bring the joy of cycling to the city's public through repairing and maintaing bikes. Roisin Burke speaks with members of the organisation about their work.

THE governing body of cycling in Ireland has said they are disappointed with the cancellation of the Munster Cyclocross League event due to take place at Tramore Valley Park on November 17.

Four successful organ transplants have been carried out following the death of Aisling O’Connor, who died following a kayak incident on the river Caragh in Kerry, at the weekend.

Skibbereen native Aisling O’Connor, who died yesterday at Tralee Hospital following a kayak incident on the river Caragh on Saturday, has donated her organs to help others.

Skibbereen native Aisling O’Connor, who died yesterday at Tralee Hospital following a kayak incident on the river Caragh on Saturday, has donated her organs to help others.

Chocolate enthusiasts have a treat in store with the Cork Baking and Chocolate Weekend taking place this month. Experts in the field of chocolate from around the world will be descending on the Cork International Hotel at the end of November.

All Hallows Eve went down in a colourful display of passion and creativity with the 14th Dragon of Shandon parade on tonight's dark rainy evening.

Cork scientist John Quinn is part of a team of independent scientists brought together by a Trinity professor, originally from Cork, that have created a website with eco-farming advice.

NEMO Rangers will represent Cork in the Munster club senior football championship as county champions following their 2-8 to 0-10 win over Duhallow at Páirc Uí Rinn yesterday.  It was their 21st success.

Tens of thousands of people flocked to Cork over the past three nights to take in the sights and sounds of the annual Guinness Cork Jazz Festival which has been described as the biggest one yet.

A leading Cork expert in the field of early years education and care (ECEC) has called for greater investment in the sector.

University College Cork has remained tight lipped on any leaks or incidents involving radioactive material on its campus.

Gardaí have reissued an appeal for information after a man in his 40’s passed away in hospital six weeks after being the victim of a serious assault on Patrick Street.

A two-car collision on the N40 South Ring Road has resulted in tailbacks on a number of feeder routes leading to the accident as well as long queues back along the N40.

A free STEM event for secondary students is being held at the Rochestown Park Hotel on Wednesday November 13.

Cork Gardaí have confirmed they are investigating a “potential incitement of hatred” after an offensive Nazi sign was stuck above the door of a Cork social welfare office and are appealing for information.

The official account of Auschwitz, a former German Nazi concentration and extermination camp, has tweeted pictures of Cork’s Intreo office demanding for a makeshift sign to be removed.