Margaret Buttimer, 68 and of no fixed abode pleaded not guilty at Bandon District Court to two charges regarding an incident at the Munster Arms Hotel

Tánaiste Micheál Martin has led tributes to Cork GAA commentator Paudie Palmer who has passed away from injuries he sustained in a hit-and-run accident in Innishannon in West Cork on December 29th

Bohdan Bezverkhyi of Rigsdale House, Rigsdale, Ballinhassig, Co Cork was before Bandon District Court where he was charged in relation to a hit-and-run incident which occurred at Dunkereen Cross, near Innishannon, Co Cork at 9.50am on December 29th. The incident involved a crash between two vehicles.

The man, who was questioned at Bandon Garda station, is expected to appear at a special sitting of Bandon District Court shortly after 2pm on Saturday.

Two men who violently resisted arrest when they were caught red-handed by the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) as they attempted to carry out a targeted robbery of a house in Bandon, Co Cork have been jailed

Fianna Fáil Councillor Sean O’Donovan represents the Bandon area and is a publican facing rising costs.

Cork County Council has been awarded €100,000 to make Bandon more vibrant and colourful.

AN elderly woman spent 14 hours in severe pain waiting for an ambulance to take her 25km to Cork University Hospital, her son has alleged.

The safe school zone uses eye-catching traffic-calming measures designed to encourage more pupils to walk, cycle, and scoot to school.

The men appeared before Bandon District Court this morning.

A significant extension programme has been approved for Bandon secondary school Coláiste na Toirbhirte. The co-educational secondary school has been given the green light to proceed to tender for the construction of sixteen new classrooms.

The application, made by Cork Co-Operative Marts Limited, will see the demolition of an existing house and garage currently known as The Mart House.

The judge made the comments during the sentencing hearing for a case involving more than €33k. 

THE Cork garda who founded the Garda Youth Awards is retiring in the coming weeks. Garda James O’Mahony will retire on July 24 – the day before his 61st birthday.

Bandon's Graham Norton is taking working from home to a whole new level, broadcasting his British radio show from a studio in Cork.

A 15-year-old boy who was remanded in detention for the past three weeks for spitting in the faces of an ambulance paramedic and a garda who were assisting him - and acting like “a pup” - has been given an 18-month suspended sentence.

CLAIRE Kelliher, who lives in Bandon, is serving as a beacon of hope for defying the odds at every turn. This comes six years after a relapsing and remitting MS diagnosis forced her to quit her job and reassess her life goals.

BANDON Environmental Action Group (BEAG) in partnership with the West Cork Branch of Birdwatch Ireland has arranged for the installation of five swift boxes on or adjacent to McSweeney’s Quay in the West Cork town.

An "enigma" of a 66 year old grandmother has been jailed for the weekend for her repeated defiance in refusing to wear a mask - not only in shops but in court.

THE mother of Cameron Blair, the student who was murdered by a teenager in Cork city in January last year, described the death threats the family received several months later as “cruelty beyond belief”.

A man who caused multiple fractures to another man’s face after they went drinking together told gardaí he had carried out the assault but only used 60% of his power.

BANDON is looking to forge official links with a town in Oregon, United States of America with the same name.  Local officials are hopeful that establishing a namesake twinning will be mutually beneficial for both towns.

DENIS O’Donovan retired from Cork County Council on Friday, April 9th after 31 years of distinguished service. The Bandon man’s last day was marked with presentations from the engineer and his colleagues.

THE GARDA inspector who went viral as he danced his way out of his office last week officially leaves the force today — 99 years after his grandfather became one of the Ireland’s first gardaí.

Bandon residents are ‘exceptionally annoyed’ following two incidents of flooding within a ten-day period, in an area that has never been vulnerable to the issue in previous years.

THE Minister of State with responsibility for Local Government and Planning, Peter Burke has emphasised the government’s commitment to providing better broadband in Cork.

The community of Bandon was shocked to hear of severe injuries sustained by former Bandon Grammar student Mighty Okafor, following a very serious accident that occurred recently.

GARDAÍ are investigating a house fire in Bandon. The fire occurred at a vacant house in Clancoole Terrace in the town just before 2am on Saturday.

Planning permission has been granted for a new playground in Bandon, a decision that has been warmly welcomed by Ann Bambury, chair of the fundraising Bandon Playground Group. “We are thrilled,” she said. “It has been a long process.

Residents and traders in Bandon are living in fear of more floods this evening, after the town was devastated by high water levels overnight. Storm Francis brought with it heavy wind and rain which caused flooding in areas across West Cork once again.

The incident occurred in Clogheenavodig on the N71 near Bandon at approximately 10am this morning. Emergency services attended the scene and the cyclist was taken to hospital. The injuries the cyclist sustained are not believed to be life-threatening.

THE Viaduct on the N71 Bandon Road is to be once again lit up with lights following a decision by Cork County Council.

A CORK woman living in Florida has spoken of the sheer terror she feels knowing her daughter faces abhorrent violence from police forces at daily Black Lives Matter protests.

The Department of Education has approved plans for a €10 million extension to St. Brogan’s College in Bandon. The school currently caters for 600 students, and under the plans will be able to provide education for an additional 400 pupils.

Residents of a Cork nursing home were treated to fresh flowers from the owner of Howe Hill Flower Farm near Kilbrittain at the weekend.

A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD political activist had her voice heard by a candidate for Cork South-West when Cllr Holly Cairns took the time to pen her a letter.

A PICTURE of a strikingly handsome Cameron Blair emblazoned the cover of his funeral service booklet as his loved ones gathered at St Peter’s Church in Bandon today to celebrate a young life cut so cruelly short.

A picturesque church on a hill overlooking Bandon, West Cork drew over 800 people today as the town gathered to lay college student Cameron Blair to rest following his murder ten days ago.

The United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, together with Bandon Grammar School, have appointed Reverend Anne Skuse as Chaplain to Bandon Grammar SchoolThe role is a new full-time position established by the diocese in partnership with the school.

THE sight of works resuming on Bandon's long-awaited flood relief works has been greeted with a sigh of relief in the town.  Works have re-started after a contractual issue between the contractor, Will Bros Ltd, and the OPW was resolved last week.