Last November, the Blackpool premises of commercial laundry CWS Workwear was gutted by a major fire.

The winning Quick Pick ticket was purchased at Circle K Blarney at the Tower Filling Station.

Blarney received accolades in the ‘New Community’ and ‘Community Engagement’ categories at the AsIAm Autism Friendly Towns Awards 2025

Locals in Blarney said the scale of the proposed development “will exacerbate already critical traffic bottlenecks, place unsustainable pressures on local infrastructure, and compromise the quality of life for current and future residents”.

Garda Timothy McSweeney, a Blarney native, was stabbed during an incident at a house in Douglas in March 2022.

Tests were carried out on 4,421 vehicles at the centre and 2,731 passes were achieved, giving a pass rate of 61.77%. 

Irish language activist Linda Ervine has established a pre-school – Naíscoil na Seolta in East Belfast. 

The plans, lodged by Clockstrike Ltd, will see a mix of 246 houses and apartments built.

An Bord Pleanála has confirmed the inclusion of the derelict site of the former Blarney Hotel and Leisure Centre on a final map designating land liable for the new residential zoned land tax (RZLT)

Fianna Fáil councillor for Cork City North West John Sheehan put forward a question asking for an update on the proposed primary care centre in Blarney.

Cork TD says new unit needs to be opened without further delay.

Clockstrike Ltd has lodged an application with Cork City Council seeking permission for 246 residential dwellings — a mix of houses and apartments — at Ringwood, Shean Upper, Blarney.

'Ireland is a nation of storytellers, and Natter is all about telling some of these stories.'

Uisce Éireann has warned that parts of a Cork city town may experience water supply disruption on Monday

AsIAm founder, Adam Harris, said he was delighted that another Cork town was following in the footsteps of Clonakilty, which in 2018 became Ireland’s first autism-friendly town.

Thursday, May 30, marks the two-year anniversary of Blarney Post Office reopening, and the birthday is being celebrated with a gathering from 3pm.

Cork North Central TD Colm Burke recently submitted a parliamentary question to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly asking for an up-to-date position in respect of the delivery of the centre.

Seven teams of students from five schools took part in the Cork regional final in UCC and they were judged across four areas – presenting an innovation project, discussing their robot design and strategy, performing in a robot game and demonstrating core values.

Pat Burton, a former Fine Gael councillor and owner of The Model Farm Bar and Restaurant, was aged in his late 60s.

A spokesperson for CKCH told The Echo that after a lengthy appeals process which was part of the statutory planning permission process for the proposed Primary Care Centre in Blarney, the planning application made by the developer will not be granted.

At Cork District Court the man apologised through his solicitor for his verbal outburst.

Uisce Éireann has said repairs have now been completed and new pumps installed at a pumping station in Tower after a failure on Wednesday left some homes and businesses in the area with water overnight.

The former Blarney Golf and Leisure Resort was acquired by the HSE in 2021 to provide a 50-bed community nursing unit for older people in Cork city.

The post office raised €800 for the charity by inviting people to help them decorate their Christmas tree if they gave a donation.

The committee has said the protest will continue until residents meet with the developer and until the developer “considers the needs and concerns of the estate, as well as revisit the existing agreement with the housing services”.

Residents said the protest, which began this morning, will “remain in place until meaningful engagement from the developer”.

Sergeant Gearóid Davis said at Cork District Court that Garda Sean Duggan went to Blarney Woollen Mills after a call from the night porter that a resident was causing trouble being loud and abusive and demanding drink inside the hotel.

The 12 monthly award winners were praised by Deputy Lord Mayor Damian Boylan for their ‘huge contribution through sport, volunteerism, business and media’.

Speaking to The Echo, Fianna Fáil TD Pádraig O’Sullivan, who raised the issue in the Dáil yesterday, said local TDs received calls on Tuesday from the HSE’s Michael Moriarty detailing that “interim measures were agreed and that all patients would be notified by Friday in writing of those arrangements”.

The meeting will take place at 11am tomorrow in Blarney Community Hall.

Late last year, applicants Kevin McDonnell and Paul Coburn applied for permission to develop 73 residential units at a site address of Dromin, Cloghroe, Tower.

Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a two-car road traffic collision earlier today, on a section of the N20 near Kilmona in Blarney.

Daniel Lehane, a Blarney local, was appointed as the new postmaster at the end of May this year.

Residents say infrastructure in the area is “completely inadequate” to cope with the increased volume of cars the development is likely to generate. 

The hub was officially opened by Minister Michael McGrath on Friday afternoon.

Mr Fitzpatrick, posting on the Reggie Twitter account, said he had brought Richard Quest from CNN "to see my country retreat". 

A spokesperson for An Post told The Echo that the postal service is "dealing with a firm proposal and [is] hopeful of appointing a new contractor in the coming days".

The plan also commits to progressing the implementation of the National Trauma Strategy with the establishment of major trauma services at CUH’s trauma centre. 

The criminal damage to the automated external defibrillator caused outrage in the Blarney community after it occurred in December.

The post office was not expected to reopen until Monday.

The incident occurred last Wednesday afternoon. 

A spokesperson for An Post said that the post office is currently closed and that An Post expects it to reopen on Monday, January 10.

A local representative said while the plans 'are better than nothing' he believed locals would have preferred to have the hotel restored to its former glory.

Plans to redevelop a hotel and leisure centre in a Cork town that were initially shot down by Cork City Council’s planning department have now been green-lit by An Bord Pleanála.

THERE was great excitement in Scoil Mhuire gan Smál secondary school this morning as the sod was turned for their new secondary school in Blarney.

The Echo speaks to students across Cork who have been speaking out about social issues that matter most to them as part of the Young Social Innovators (YSI) Speak Out Week.

Cork city's Blarney Village and environmental group SHEP Earth Aware and Elders for Earth won top prizes in their categories at the annual Pride of Place community awards on Saturday evening.

The owner of one of Cork's most popular tourist attractions has called for increased supports for the industry amid a collapse in visitor numbers.

Blarney residents have criticised a proposed development in the area, claiming it will impact views from the top of the famous Blarney Castle.

Tributes have been paid to a former Cork county councillor who has been described as “one of life’s gentlemen”. Kevin Conway, a former independent councillor from Blarney, died at Cork University Hospital (CUH) on Saturday after a long illness.