A car was set alight on Friday night at the Tarry Path in Mayfield sparking frustration and fear in local residents.

THE Courtmacsherry All-Weather Trent Call RNLI Lifeboat was called to assist a surfer who had got into difficulty off Garrettstown this afternoon.The RNLI Lifeboat was called out at 3.40pm to assist the surfer who had got into difficulty off ...

Update 7:45pm: Gardaí remain at the scene of a fire at a property in Youghal and have said investigations are ongoing. In a statement this evening, Gardaí also confirmed that no persons were in the building the fire occurred in.

CORK frontline workers have appealed for people to show their continued support by staying apart this Valentine’s weekend.

Emergency services are dealing with an incident in the Rochestown area. Crews from Cork City Fire Service are currently at the scene of a road traffic collision near Rochestown College. Motorists are being urged to exercise caution in the area.

Fire crews tackling the fire at the R&H Hall grain store in Ringaskiddy have said they expect to be finished at the scene by tomorrow.

The local community in Cobh have rallied together following a devastating house fire in the area on Sunday.

Road diversions are in place on the main thoroughfare through Macroom as emergency services deal with a blaze at a premises in the town. The premises is near the Macroom bridge.  Traffic is being diverted via the Mill Road.

EMERGENCY services are attending the scene of a large fire in Cobh. Fire units are currently working on two houses in Norwood Park, Cobh which caught fire on Sunday afternoon.

CORK South West TD, Deputy Christopher O’Sullivan has welcomed the announcement that €1. 6 million has been allocated for the construction of a new fire station in Clonakilty.

THE Courtmacsherry RNLI Lifeboat was called out to rescue a 50ft yacht, with three people on board, in difficulties off the Old Head of Kinsale this morning.

A dog had a lucky escape today after he fell from a cliff and had to be rescued by emergency services. The canine fell from a cliff near Garrylucas beach and the owners rang the Coastguard who responded to the incident along with An Garda Siochana.

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a house fire in Bandon. The alarm was raised shortly after 6pm this evening. Four units from the Fire Brigade, three from Bandon and one from Clonakilty, remain at the incident on Chapel Street.

Update: Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene of what is understood to be a fatal road traffic collision outside Mayfield Business Park involving an articulated lorry and a pedestrian.

Five teenagers are in hospital with serious injuries following a single-vehicle collision that occurred in county Cork last night.

ONE person has been removed to Cork University Hospital after a crash involving two vehicles on the N28 tonight. The incident happened shortly after 8pm on the Carrigaline side of the Bloomfield interchange.

A WEST Cork man has died and five others were injured after a building they were working on partially collapsed over the weekend. The incident happened on Ashe St, Tralee, Co Kerry, shortly after 8am on Saturday.

A PEDESTRIAN has been taken to hospital following a traffic accident in Carrigaline. The incident occurred on Kilmoney Road Lower, near the junction with Church Hill, at 5. 30pm this evening.

A Cork youth has been praised for his "quick and sensible thinking" after a fire broke out in a shed at his family home in Carrigaline on Monday.

Cork City Council has issued a final call to recruit retained firefighters at its Ballincollig fire station.  The retained fire service employs people in the locality to quickly respond to emergency incidents in their surrounding area.

People are being advised to approach Wellington Bridge with care this morning, as emergency services are dealing with an incident there.

Update 1pm: One person has been taken to hospital as a precaution following a collision in the Jack Lynch Tunnel this morning, a spokesperson for the Fire Brigade told The Echo.

The coast guard was alerted this evening after a man fell from the cliff walkway near Garretstown and into the water.It is understood that a man fell from the cliff path and into the water at around 4.50pm today while out walking with his wife, who ...

FOUR units of the Cork City and Cork County Fire Services have responded to a fire in Glanmire. The units responded to a call out to a fire in Castle Jane at around 4pm.

Gardaí in West Cork are to submit a file to the Director of Public Prosecution following an investigation into a fire at a former convent in Skibbereen, it has been revealed.

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.

Emergency services are responding to a fire at a naval vessel in Cobh this afternoon.  Fire crews were alerted to the incident at the LÉ Niamh (P52) docked alongside Cork Dockyard in Rushbrook just before 12. 30pm.

Gardaí in West Cork have renewed their appeal for witnesses to a fire in Skibbereen earlier this week. Shortly after 4pm, on Tuesday, gardaí were alerted to a fire at the former convent on the Cork Road.

Update 1pm: No serious injuries have occurred as a result of the house fire in Berrings near Inniscarra, a spokesperson for Cork City Fire Brigade confirmed to The Echo.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses as part of their investigation into a fire at the former Convent site in Skibbereen yesterday afternoon.

Emergency services are currently dealing with a collision in Cork city. The incident occurred on Model Farm Road this morning.

FIVE units of Cork City Fire Service are tackling a fire on MacCurtain Street in Cork city centre. {element}The fire is at a building site near the junction with York Street. The alarm was raised at 12. 15pm.

The Baltimore RNLI were called out twice in a 14 hour period to provide two separate medical evacuations from Cape Clear Island off the coast of Baltimore, West Cork.

A woman has been taken to hospital following a fire at a property in Blarney in the early hours of this morning. Gardaí confirmed that emergency services were called to the fire at an apartment complex in a golf resort in the town at around 5. 20am.

Emergency services are dealing with a vehicle on fire on the N71. The incident occurred near the roundabout at Halfway.  Motorists are being advised of some delays in the area.

A motorcyclist was airlifted to Cork University Hospital earlier this evening following a serious collision at Ballymaquirk Cross near Kanturk. The collision, which involved a motorcycle and a car, occurred at approximately 5:45pm this evening.

The first female firefighter to join Cork City Fire Brigade has said she still finds the job 'magical' after 25 years of service.

The North Ring Road is closed in both directions after a bin truck has shed its load.The incident occurred at around 9pm today near Ballyvolane Fire Station.Units from Ballyvolane and Anglesea Street are currently at the scene. 

Cork City Council has launched a new recruitment drive for full time firefighters, asking new recruits to 'Be the Difference' for the city they will serve.  This is the first time that the fire service has opened to new recruits in eight years.

A person has been taken to hospital after being struck by a car in Cork city this afternoon. The incident occurred shortly before 3pm today on Shandon Street. Gardaí and ambulance crews were at the scene.

Emergency services are currently at the scene of a fire at an animal feed plant in Ringaskiddy. The alarm was raised shortly before 8am this morning. One unit from Carrigaline, one from Crosshaven and a third from Midleton responded to the incident.

An investigation is underway into an incident in Cork on Sunday which left one person hospitalised. The Echo understands that a person was injured following an incident at Youghal Community Hospital.

CORK City Fire Brigade has brought a large commercial fire near the Kinsale Road Roundabout under control this afternoon. A fire broke out shortly before 3pm at Cork Builders Providers Ltd at West Link, Togher Industrial Estate.

A woman has been airlifted to Cork University Hospital, following a two-car collision in West Cork. It is understood the incident, which occurred around 3pm on Tuesday, took place on the N71.

Update 9:15pm - A hazardous material incident at Carr's Hill has been successfully dealt with by the Fire Brigade.

A CORK emergency medicine consultant has suggested that the overcrowding being seen in emergency departments has come about partly because these departments have become “the single portal of access to the health service for everybody.

Gardaí and fire services attended the scene of a car on fire on the Curraheen Road last night. The incident occurred at approximately 11:30pm.  The fire was brought under control and the car was removed from the scene.

A body has been recovered from the river in Cork city. Gardaí in Bishopstown were alerted to a body in the water at Lee Fields, Carrigrohane, this afternoon at approximately 4p. m.

Update: A motorcyclist has been taken to hospital following a single vehicle collision which occurred in Cork today. The injuries sustained by the motorcyclist are not believed to be life-threatening.

CORK University Hospital (CUH) staff have seen a "significant number of traumas" relating to farm accidents in recent weeks, according to an emergency doctor at the hospital.