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Garda vehicles at scene of collision in Cahir, Tipperary

Two men die following separate crashes in Munster

Two men have died in separate road crashes in the south of the country.

Ireland • 2 hrs

Two young men in running gear stand side by side against a New York skyline

Watch: Cork pair set to complete ultramarathon challenge

Two Cork men are aiming to complete an epic endurance challenge in aid of the Irish Cancer Society this weekend.

Ireland • 20 Sep

The road cordoned off after the crash involving a bicycle and a truck in Cork city

Cyclist, 20s, dies in collision involving truck in Cork

A cyclist in her mid-20s has died following a collision in Cork city yesterday evening.

Munster • 19 Sep

Proposed view of Butter Market courtyard, Shandon

€7 million for redevelopment of Shandon area in Cork city

Cork city's historic Shandon area is set to undergo major regeneration with the securing of €7 million in funding for the restoration of the historic Butter Market and Weighmaster's House.

Munster • 18 Sep

It is understood that US financial services firm BNY will maintain a presence in Cork until 2027

BNY to close Cork office, with 200 jobs impacted

US financial services firm BNY is to close its Cork office where around 200 people are employed.

Business • 16 Sep

Cash seized by gardaí from Lucan, Dublin

Gardaí seize €320k in cash, bank cards and false IDs

Gardaí said they have disrupted a multi-million euro money laundering operation whereby large sums from suspected frauds were deposited in Polish, French and Norwegian bank accounts and withdrawn at ATMs in Ireland.

Dublin • 16 Sep

Bantry campaigners call for moratorium on sprat fishing

Save our Sprat campaigners in Bantry Bay are calling for a moratorium on sprat fishing until a stock assessment is carried out, and a sustainable management plan put in place for sprat fishery.

Munster • 15 Sep

S-92 helicopter in service with the Irish Coast Guard

Man rescued after falling overboard from Shannon ferry

A man has been rescued from the water after falling overboard from the Tarbert to Killimer Ferry earlier this morning.

Ireland • 07 Sep

A photo of an asian hornet beside a two euro coin

Second Asian hornet nest confirmed in Co Cork

The National Parks and Wildlife Service has confirmed that it has found a new nest of Asian hornets in Cobh, Co Cork.

Environment • 06 Sep

Baltimore harbour in Co cork against a grey sky

Search for climber in Cork stood down after a body found

A search in west Cork for a rock climber missing from cliffs in Baltimore Harbour has been stood down, after a body was recovered from the water by divers this morning.

Munster • 05 Sep

The body of a whale seen beached in Cork

Body of large whale washes up on west Cork coastline

The body of what is believed to be a large fin whale has washed up on the Mizen peninsula in west Cork.

Munster • 05 Sep

A view of dead fish following a fish kill incident

EPA expands fish kill investigation to further sites

The Environmental Protection Agency has said it expanded its investigation into the cause of the serious fish kill on the Blackwater River near Mallow in County Cork over the past ten days.

Environment • 03 Sep

Interior portrait of an injured young rescued dog laying on a colorful blanket

Retired garda in Cork launches 'RIP.ie for pets'

A retired garda in Co Cork has launched what he has described as an "RIP.ie for pets".

Ireland • 26 Aug

Monetary impact of €3.1bn from Mahon Point 2.0 expansion

The proposed "Mahon Point 2.0" mixed use development will produce an monetary impact of €3.1 billion over a 25-year period, an economic impact study has estimated.

Business • 26 Aug

A garda car at the scene of a fatal road crash in Cork.

Woman, 61, dies after single-vehicle crash in Cork

A 61-year-old woman has died after a single-vehicle crash in the Dunkettle-Ballinglanna area of Glanmire, Co Cork.

Munster • 25 Aug

Gardaí investigating assault on Cork hospital patient

An investigation is under way into an incident at Cork's Mercy University Hospital in which a patient was allegedly assaulted by a member of the public.

Munster • 25 Aug

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill speaks from podium

Minister calls to remove 'triple lock' at Collins service

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill has called for the removal of the 'triple lock' which requires Ireland to get UN approval if it wants to send Defence Forces personnel abroad as peacekeepers.

Ireland • 24 Aug

Analysis of data over Co Cork fish kill requested

Inland Fisheries Ireland has been asked to bring together the EPA, Cork County Council, Uisce Éireann and other relevant agencies to analyse whatever data is available to get to the bottom of what caused the fish kill on Blackwater River at Mallow ten days ago.

Environment • 22 Aug

A firearm, understood to be a 3D-printed gun, was among the items seized

Two men arrested after firearms seized in Co Cork

Two men have been arrested after three firearms, one of them understood to be a 3D-printed gun, were seized from a vehicle in Co Cork.

Munster • 21 Aug

Tributes paid to man who died in Co Cork road crash

Tributes have been paid to a man in his 20s who died following a single vehicle crash in Glanmire, Co Cork yesterday morning.

Regional • 22 Aug

Scene after a fatal crash on the M8 Southbound at J18, Upper Riverstown, with two white vehicles parked on the side of a road

Man, 20s, dies after single-vehicle crash in Cork

A man in his 20s has died after a single-vehicle crash in Glanmire, Co Cork this morning.

Munster • 20 Aug

Dozens of dead wild brown trout laid out on grass

Up to 10,000 wild brown trout dead in Cork river

Inland Fisheries Ireland has said they now believe up to 10,000 wild brown trout died in a fish kill first reported last week by local anglers along a stretch of the River Blackwater at Mallow, Co Cork.

Munster • 19 Aug

Lawyer: 'Extraordinary' if DNA test links Bailey to death

The solicitor who represented the late Ian Bailey, the chief suspect in the killing of French woman Sophie Toscan du Plantier, has said he would find it "extraordinary" if a new DNA test linked him to the murder scene.

Ireland • 17 Aug

Work under way at Claycastle beach as part of the Celtic Interconnecter project.

Work under way on first Ireland-Europe interconnector

Work has begun to lay the underwater cable for the first electricity interconnector between Ireland and mainland Europe.

Europe • 16 Aug

People enjoying the Cork on a Fork festival in the city

Dining festival Cork on a Fork kicks off

One of Cork city's busiest streets, MacCurtain Street, is closed to traffic from 8.30am this morning until midnight to facilitate the annual shared table dining event which sees around 450 people dine outdoors as part of the Cork on a Fork festival.

Munster • 13 Aug