Religious order to end near 800-year association with Cork when it closes church in city centre‘Accelerating decline’ in vocations means St Augustine’s on Washington Street will shut its doors in JulySun Mar 01 2026 - 19:00
Ministers flag up opportunities for Irish exporters in muted Mercosur responseOpposition and farmers condemn EU move to allow South America trade deal to operate provisionallyFri Feb 27 2026 - 19:23
Former pro soccer player jailed for raping woman (19) at knifepoint in her homeTiago Damasceno Sousa threatened to kill victim and her parents during ordeal, court hearsFri Feb 27 2026 - 16:47
American Michael Kelley charged with murder of Kerry farmer Michael GaineTight security as man (54) is brought before Tralee District CourtWed Feb 25 2026 - 16:44
Full Central Mental Hospital could get more beds ‘in near future’, says MinisterJim O’Callaghan says he’s aware people with serious mental health issues are being sent to prison due to lack of spaces at hospitalWed Feb 25 2026 - 10:03
Man arrested for questioning about murder of Co Kerry sheep farmer Michael Gaine Detectives arrested the suspect in Tralee shortly after 8am on Tuesday Tue Feb 24 2026 - 08:58
Man (22) and girl (9) injured in petrol bomb attack on house in Cork cityMan in intensive after after helping sister escape burning houseTue Feb 24 2026 - 08:03
Two Youghal Ironman competitors drowned in event organisers felt was safe, inquest hearsVerdict of accidental death due to drowning returned in case of Ivan Chittenden, while inquest of Brendan Wall adjournedMon Feb 23 2026 - 20:30
CIÉ pensioners to march on Taoiseach’s office in protest over pension increaseRise agreed nearly 10 months ago has yet to be paidMon Feb 23 2026 - 07:38
O’Callaghan considering appeal of damages awards to asylum seekers left homeless on arrivalMinister for Justice says he will examine Judge Cian Ferriter’s ruling closely before deciding on appealSat Feb 21 2026 - 14:30
Man remanded in custody after pleading guilty to his grandmother’s manslaughter in Co CorkBrian Nnadi Ogbo (38), who has mental health issues, dragged Stella Ejiatu Nnadi down stairs after going into a rage and attacking his motherFri Feb 20 2026 - 19:00
UN human rights report on Garda pepper spray ‘ill-informed and inaccurate’, Minister saysRapporteurs criticised use of strong spray and potential deployment of TasersFri Feb 20 2026 - 19:00
Temple Bar attack victim’s injuries make identification difficult as gardaí pursue suspectsMinister and Garda Commissioner say Dublin still a ‘safe city’ in wake of city centre assaultFri Feb 20 2026 - 15:32
Man who kicked ‘good-natured’ pensioner to death after chance meeting admits manslaughterAaron Wolfe attacked Florrie O’Sullivan hours after they got talking in pub, court hearsThu Feb 19 2026 - 08:00
Farmer tells gardaí he’s ‘no Pablo Escobar’ after arrest for cannabis farm in west CorkWest Cork sheep farmer Daniel Kelleher (53) pleads guilty over growing more than €100,000 worth of plantsWed Feb 18 2026 - 09:00
No option but to order man to Central Mental Hospital again despite lack of space, judge saysPsychiatric condition of Patrick Sibanyoni deteriorating in prison – but all beds in Portrane occupiedTue Feb 17 2026 - 19:40
Central Mental Hospital at capacity with all 111 beds occupied and of 38 waiting, court hearsInformation emerges after judge seeks place for man deemed unfit to plead because of mental illnessTue Feb 17 2026 - 07:00
‘I’ve always been terrified of him’: Woman voices relief at jailing of husband for assaults with hammer and boiling waterSentence reduced after Noel Twomey (64) presented at Garda station, made admissions and entered guilty pleaMon Feb 16 2026 - 17:12
Man (24) suffers injuries after jumping from window to escape suspected arson attack in CorkGardaí say they are keeping an open mind in relation to the incidentMon Feb 16 2026 - 11:25
Government backs Cork Event Centre despite 10 years of inaction, Taoiseach saysDerelict site branded ‘biggest white elephant’ in Cork City by Social Democrats Sun Feb 15 2026 - 16:21
Government open to banning vapes in cars with children, says TaoiseachMicheál Martin says he is worried vapes came to market ‘without any proper health assessment’Sat Feb 14 2026 - 14:41
Man remanded for sentence after court hears he threatened to chop up and kill young womanThe man, who has been diagnosed with severe autism, pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court Fri Feb 13 2026 - 16:51
Equestrian coach jailed for nine years for grooming and raping girl (14)Gardaí alerted after child’s mother found two inappropriate texts from William Connolly on daughter’s phoneFri Feb 13 2026 - 15:59
Taoiseach says Ireland against Israel football fixtures should proceed ‘Sport can be challenging when it crosses into the realm of politics,’ Martin says Fri Feb 13 2026 - 12:48
Mentally ill defendant sent to jail due to lack of places in Central Mental HospitalJudge says Patrick Sibanyoni is ‘deteriorating’ in prison and court is ‘completely hamstrung’ by situationFri Feb 13 2026 - 07:00
Cork man who served under George Washington honoured with new plaqueStephen Moylan, originally from Blarney Street, said to be first person to use term ‘United States of America’ in written formSat Feb 07 2026 - 19:00
Anatomy of an obsession: the end of a relationship and the murder of Bruna FonsecaTexts, voice messages and recorded conversations read out in court show Miller Pacheco would not accept the end of his relationship with his Brazilian girlfriendSat Jan 31 2026 - 06:00
Three arrested after drugs worth almost €475k seized in Cork Gardaí arrested two men in their 30s and a 26-year-old woman at the scene Thu Jan 29 2026 - 06:00
Man charged with murder of pensioner in Co Tipperary homeSean Harding had previously been charged with assault causing harm to Teddy Murnane, a retired bus driverWed Jan 28 2026 - 13:35
‘He wasn’t a nine-to-five man’: Paddy Clancy’s passion for news remembered at funeralRinging phones, piles of papers and the sound of radio and TV were ever-present for broadcaster’s familyTue Jan 27 2026 - 15:13
Teenage rape victim lay awake wondering if anyone would believe allegations against coach Equestrian coach found guilty of rape and sexual assault of girl from age 14 Mon Jan 26 2026 - 21:02
Two men in court charged over seizure of €670,000 drugs in CorkDaniel Collins and Derek Kavanagh charged following two seizures by members of Cork City Divisional Drugs SquadSat Jan 24 2026 - 18:12
Convicted rapist jailed for six and a half years after sexual assault of woman in her homeChristopher Ryan (33) admitted breaking into home and assaulting woman and daughter before he was fought offFri Jan 23 2026 - 18:39
‘Constant manipulation’: Man sentenced to life for murder of ex-girlfriend Bruna Fonseca in Cork‘A life was taken because a woman was not allowed to move on,’ says Fonseca family Fri Jan 23 2026 - 16:45
Man who tipped dustpan of dirt over partner’s head before she went wedding dress shopping jailed for nine monthsThe 51-year-old was ordered to pay €10,000 for woman’s counselling billsThu Jan 22 2026 - 21:02
Man (32) found guilty of ex-girlfriend’s murder in Cork on New Year’s Day 2023Jury took just over an hour to find the 32-year guilty of Bruna Fonseca’s murder on January 1st, 2023Thu Jan 22 2026 - 16:33
Bruna Fonseca told accused relationship was over and to get help, trial hears Miller Pacheco (32) charged with murder at Central Criminal Court trial in CorkTue Jan 20 2026 - 21:01
More than 65 injuries to Bruna Fonseca’s head, body and limbs, murder trial hearsMiller Pacheco denies murdering his ex-girlfriend at his apartment in January 2023, saying: ‘I am not this monster’Mon Jan 19 2026 - 19:11
Miller Pacheco searched how to kill on web before death of former partner, trial hears Brazilian denies murder of former girlfriend Bruna Fonseca (28) in 2023Fri Jan 16 2026 - 15:48
Murder accused’s friends shocked when he told them he killed ex-girlfriend, court hearsFriend tells court Miller Pacheco said: ‘I killed Bruna’ and showed her bodyThu Jan 15 2026 - 21:41
Cattle farmer guilty of ‘appalling’ neglect is banned from keeping animals for 15 yearsDenis O’Regan (49) put neighbouring farms at risk of disease by failing to dispose of the carcasses of 30 dead cows and calves, court hearsWed Jan 14 2026 - 20:15
Murder accused kept following his former girlfriend at New Year’s Eve party, trial hearsBruna Fonseca's niece claims her aunt and herself were ‘trying to get away from’ aunt’s former boyfriend at party in CorkWed Jan 14 2026 - 19:00
An Poc ar Buille singer Sean Ó Sé dies, aged 89President Connolly says Cork man among most distinctive and cherished voices in Irish traditional song Wed Jan 14 2026 - 11:30
Accused told friend he killed ex-girlfriend and sent him video of her body, court hearsJury told victim’s cousin and friend confronted defendant, asking: ‘Did you kill Bruna?’Tue Jan 13 2026 - 17:28
Taoiseach acknowledges more needed to meet target of 50,000 new homes a yearMicheál Martin spoke in Cork at launch of two new housing schemes Tue Jan 13 2026 - 06:00
Military intervention in Iran could be counterproductive, Taoiseach saysMartin supports further EU sanctions as political parties in Ireland condemn regime’s repression against demonstratorsMon Jan 12 2026 - 18:30
Irishman credited as first to write ‘United States of America’ to be honoured in Philadelphia Cork-born Stephen Moylan served as aide-de-camp to George Washington during American revolutionMon Jan 12 2026 - 18:15
Man accused of murdering ex-girlfriend in Cork showed her covered in blankets while on phone to friendDeputy State Pathologist to tell court that Bruna Fonseca died as a result of asphyxiaMon Jan 12 2026 - 16:24
Two men in court following seizure of €166,000 in drugs and a gun in Co KerryThe men and a woman were arrested in Killarney on Saturday and €5,000 worth of suspected cannabis was discoveredMon Jan 12 2026 - 11:27
‘Up the Ambers!’ – Cork parish prays for All-Ireland win with a little help from the priest Fr Pontianus Jafla will say early morning mass for Ambers fan before travelling to Croke Park on team bus Sat Jan 10 2026 - 06:00
