The facility would comprise a multi-purpose auditorium, incorporating a 271-seat performance hall and associated ancillary rooms and spaces, including a reception and ticket office, a foyer, changing rooms, showers and toilets

Councillors heard locals were afraid to go for walks in the evening due to anti-social behaviour from residents of the emergency accommodation centre in the West Cork village

Bantry Bay will welcome a dozen expedition, luxury, and midsize cruise ships over the summer bringing visitors from around the world to West Cork 

Paul Dunlea will be helping to open this year’s Ballydehob Jazz Festival. He chats about memories of his grandfather, the one person he’d like to see in concert and what makes him happy.

At a trade show in the US representatives of the Port of Cork company highlighted how Bantry Bay is only 25 minutes by helicopter from Adare Manor

Minister for nature, heritage and biodiversity Christopher O’Sullivan said West Cork’s built heritage is the architectural jewel in our towns and villages.

A council official said the installation of any new hard infrastructure on the road would be premature until a drainage scheme has been installed

Finbarr Harrington believes the Whiddy Island facility can be developed safely as an oil refining facility, which could bring significant economic and strategic benefits to the region and to Ireland as a whole

Majella Galvin turned to Toastmasters in a bid to strengthen her communication skills, and tells EMMA CONNOLLY she’s never looked back.

A series of ten new, richly-layered paintings, the theme of Forecasters is inspired by the weather lore of the animals.

The products, derived from red seawed, have gone to market in Ireland and the UK, with plans to expand further into European and Asian markets later this year

The poor condition of the section of the N71 road at Ballylickey near Bantry has been flagged at numerous council meetings by local councillors.

The council had previously rejected another application as the proposal would not fit appropriately into the rural coastal and high-value landscape and would seriously detract from the visual amenities of the area.

Among the acts featured will be The Paul Dunlea Quintet, Olivier Award-winning composer Benji Bower, and Stephanie Nilles with Tom Deakin.

The arrest is part of an investigation into the theft of cattle, burglaries, and criminal damage to agricultural and construction equipment in West Cork.

The HSE is also making provision for the expansion of geriatric/general internal medicine at Bantry General Hospital

A marine biorefinery is a sustainable industrial facility that processes materials like algae, seaweed, and fish waste into products like biofuels, food ingredients, pharmaceuticals, and fertilisers.

The song, Myself & Me, emerged from a conversation between the two friends in a West London café.

The steaks were high as schools from across the country took part in the Certified Irish Angus schools national final.

Primary and secondary schools across Cork are being asked to swap their uniforms for their favourite jersey on March 20 in support of Féile O’Sullivan, who underwent a double leg amputation last year.

Mr Fitzgerald said both hotels will continue to operate as normal, with no loss of employment, despite the High Court appointment of a provisional liquidator.

The Blue Blouses was the name given to the female organisation within the Irish fascist movement the National Guard, which is better remembered by the nickname given it because of its distinctive uniform — the Blueshirts.

Independent Ireland councillor Danny Collins raised the issue in a motion at the recent meeting of the council’s West Cork Municipal District.

The organising committee said awards will be considered for nominees “who by their presence make their communities a better place to live in”.

Launched last February, the Lidl Green Fund, developed in collaboration with Business in the Community Ireland, was established to support community-led projects which prioritise environmental sustainability and healthy living.

Works have also been completed in rural areas surrounding Carrigaline, Templemartin, Midleton and across the Beara peninsula.

The donor from Ontario in Canada, Brenda Ratkay, made contact with the Skibbereen Heritage Centre last year in relation to the artefact, which was given to her parents as a wedding present.

Both churches will receive €37,500 for works to repair, restore and protect their historic structures.

Ryan was on bail for a similar offence when he carried out this attack. He was jailed last summer for 10 years for that offence — a case that included a rape.

Independent Ireland’s Danny Collins said there would probably be an increased number of claims against the council from motorists suffering damaged tyres caused by roads in disrepair.

He met his future wife there, and they set up business together... Barry McLoughlin tells EMMA CONNOLLY why they decided to sell the Poacher restaurant in Bandon

The West Cork composer worked as a vocalist, arranger, and musical consultant on the first film in history to receive 16 Oscar nominations, one of them being for best original score.

The Lord Mayor of Cork, councillor Fergal Dennehy, described Mr Crowley as “one of Ireland’s most enduring and successful representatives in the European Parliament”.

The most recent figures presented to councillors for 2025 show there were 59 people in emergency accommodation in the county, with 22 of those in the Western Division.

The funded media events include the Cork International Film festival, which will receive €10,000, and the Fastnet Film Festival in Schull, which receives €4,000.

The court heard he walked through a hallway and entered the boy’s locker room, where he opened “numerous lockers”, looking inside them.

John Kearney and his team, which comprises experienced ex-navy and military divers, have made a string of remarkable discoveries in the last 12 months.

The court heard that the man had 16 previous convictions, including four for public intoxication as well as convictions for assault causing harm, assault and possession of drugs.

His son, Con Ó Sé, told the congregation that the three cornerstones of his father’s long life had been his career in education, his singing and his family.

Before her death, Kateryna was working at the Clonakilty Park Hotel.

The Bantry-based organisation which runs three annual festivals through the summer was awarded €510,000.

He will require a wheelchair, he will have to adapt his home in West Cork for its use, and he has to cover rent in Dublin, while he is rehabilitating, as his specialist care is based there.

Telling Quirke to stand up straight in court Judge Carroll said the court took a “very dim view about how this man has approached the case.” 

The court heard that the accused threatened to smash a car with a baseball bat, which the accused then told the court was his own car. 

It comes after an FOI request from Deputy Holly Cairns’ office last month revealed that Cork County Council refused 563 people emergency accommodation in 2024

It is alleged Mr Dineen stole 12 Friesian heifers and six Friesian bulls worth €30,000 from a farm near Skibbereen

The Crookhaven native, who ran the famed establishment, is also believed to be the last person to speak to Sophie Toscan du Plantier before she was murdered.

There was nobody present with the upturned car and the driver had not reported the incident, the court heard.

Billy O'Sullivan is survived by his son Dermot and extended family. 

Just before her 13th birthday, Féile suffered a devastating tractor accident that resulted in a double leg amputation and months of critical care.