Lord Mayor and Ballincollig man Colm Kelleher encouraged anyone with interest to put themselves forward for the positions.

The woman aged in her 40s has been taken to Cork University Hospital (CUH). 

The call came in just before noon, off the coast of Fountainstown beach, and after investigation, the emergency services were stood down without incident.

While the rest of us tuck into turkey, men and women around Cork, in the gardaí, in hospitals, and in emergency services, will be working hard.

Coastal Emergency services have asked people to take care near the water this Christmas and New Year. The Coast Guard and RNLI are appealing to the public to be mindful of the restrictions in place to deal with the Covid pandemic.

A Kinsale fisherman has gotten behind some festive fun with a makeshift Christmas tree lining the harbour quay along Pier Road in the coastal town.

The Coast Guard in Cork assisted in an emergency incident on Saturday. The Crosshaven Coast Guard were tasked in transferring an injured crew man from his boat at the Royal Cork Yacht Club to an awaiting ambulance.

A witness appeal has been issued by Cork Gardaí following a collision in the city where the driver failed to stop after hitting a parked car and a stationary cyclist.

It is understood that the vessel in question, believed to be a 26-foot yacht, suffered an engine fire shortly before noon. 

THE Irish Community Air Ambulance has launched its first overseas event and is calling on supporters to bike or hike The Portuguese Camino to raise vital funds.

Update: A number of fire crews from Anglesea Street and Ballincollig stations dealt with a commercial fire in the Togher area this morning.

Motorists have been urged to drive with car in the area.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Siochána have urged motorists to reduce their driving speed ahead of National Slow Down day.

A person in North Cork had to wait three hours for an ambulance to arrive to take them to hospital, while in another case in recent months a person had to wait two and a half hours, it has been claimed.

Four units of the Cork Fire Service attended the emergency and three people involved were taken to hospital.

The incident occurred this afternoon on the L4706 route.

Conditions during the callout were rough seas, with four metre swells and a strong westerly wind. 

Volunteer crew members at Crosshaven RNLI came to the aid of a windsurfer who had gotten into difficulty in East Cork earlier today.

TWO staff members from University College Cork were passengers on board the light aircraft that crash landed on a beach off Carnsore Point in Wexford on Thursday evening.

EMERGENCY services were involved in the dramatic rescue of a female from the water in Mallow this evening.

A fire took place in a popular city-centre amenity this evening. Two units of Cork city’s fire service responded to alerts about the fire, which occurred on Monahan Road, down by the Marina.

Representatives from 25 frontline services in Cork are taking part in a parade to mark National Services Day today.

One person was taken to hospital following a two-car collision in the city on Friday night. Three units of the Cork City Fire Service responded to the incident which occurred on the Model Farm Road around 7. 30pm.

A man was rescued in a multi-agency operation involving the RNLI, Gardaí, Fire Service and National Ambulance Service (NAS) when he slipped on a bank from a popular coastal walk in Kinsale.

Cork City Fire Service highlighted the importance of having working fire alarms and closing doors in preventing the spread of fire in emergency situations using a recent, safely resolved, incident as an example.

A new mom has thanked the Cork Ambulance crew who delivered her baby a month earlier than expected on the way to the hospital on Friday morning following an emergency call.

Emergency services are currently at the scene of an incident in Bishopstown.  Two units from Anglesea Street fire station are responding to a tractor on fire in the Model Farm Road area. The alarm was raised shortly before 3:30pm.

EMERGENCY services attended the scene of a single-vehicle collision that occurred on the N20, near the Commons Inn Hotel this afternoon. Emergency services were alerted to the incident at 1. 53pm this afternoon. “It is all cleared up now.

THE volunteers of Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery (CCMPSAR), who are campaigning for new premises, are delighted to have received €5,000 from an anonymous donor.

Baltimore RNLI came to the rescue on Thursday night after a yacht taking part in the Rolex Fastnet Race suffered power problems a mile east of the Fastnet Rock Lighthouse.

A kitten is currently being rescued from the water alongside Cork Harbour by the Crosshaven Coastguard. The little kitty found himself in a fix after escaping from his carrier basket on the way to the vets.

THE emergency services are currently responding to a multi-vehicle road traffic collision that occurred in Knockanemore, Ovens earlier this afternoon.

Cork County Council is appealing to the public to stay safe over the August bank holiday weekend, launching its first ever ‘Amber Thursday’ campaign.

LONG tailbacks are currently being experienced heading eastbound on the N40 at junction 10 Mahon after a collision involving a truck this afternoon.

Volunteers from Cork City Missing Persons Search and Recovery are calling on Cork City Council to lease them a premises on one of the several derelict sites the council owns. They tell Donal O’Keeffe they are hopeful after twenty years of being taken for granted.

A well-known ex-rock band stage manager was rescued at sea by the Kinsale RNLI on Saturday.

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a road traffic collision at Vicarstown Cross, outside Tower. The alarm was raised at approximately 7:40pm.

A mechanical fault at sea resulted in four people being rescued by the Crosshaven RNLI this afternoon close to Fort Camden.The Crosshaven RNLI was notifed by the Irish Coast Guard of a broken down Bayliner boat at around 5.40pm on Sunday and asked ...

Cork City Fire Service has issued an appeal for the public to have respect for firefighter crews as they deal with multiple incidents across the city on Bonfire Night.

A yacht with mechanical issues was rescued by the Union Hall RNLI on Tuesday night off Toe Head in West Cork. The volunteer crew were requested to launch their inshore lifeboat Margaret Bench of Solihull, by the Irish Coast Guard.

More than €12,000 has been raised by a Ballygarvan woman who ran the Cork City Half Marathon on the June Bank Holiday weekend in memory of Conor King, 23, who tragically died after falling into a blowhole on cliffs near Garretstown beach in West ...

Update: In a post on social media, Crosshaven RNLI stated that volunteer crew members also attended the boat fire at Crosshaven today.

THE Irish Community Air Ambulance could face an annual VAT bill of more than €320,000 if is not given an exemption.

A Cork hospital has implemented its escalation policy to deal with a high number of attendees at its emergency department (ED).

Barry Coughlan, from Crosshaven, was last seen outside the Moonduster Bar in the harbour town at 1. 30am on May 1, 2004. He was just 23 years old.

Three people have been taken to hospital following a two-vehicle collision in Mallow. The crash occurred on Navigation Road at around 10 am on Thursday.

Update: A woman in her 20s has been taken to hospital following a collision in Cork.

Update 9:15pm - A contained fire at the Mercy Hospital in Cork city centre has now been brought under control.  It is understood that the incident occurred after a shower curtain caught fire.

EMERGENCY services personnel successfully responded to a call for assistance this evening in Mallow.

FIRE crews are currently dealing with a road traffic collision that occurred in Whitechurch on Sunday afternoon. Nobody was seriously injured following the collision which involved two cars.