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Appeal against Páirc Uí Chaoimh bus set-down plan refusal turned down
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (183+ words) An appeal by Cork GAA to allow development of a bus and vehicle set-down and turning point at Páirc Uí Chaoimh has been refused by An Coimisiún Pleanála. Picture Dan Linehan Páirc Uí Chaoimh CTR, the company which runs the…...
Cork bodies to share €2.9m funding windfall for disability support projects
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (214+ words) The Firkin Crane, above, was awarded €140,350 to develop inclusive dance through in-person workshops. Almost 20 organisations from Cork will benefit from funding of €2.9m under the latest round of the Disability Participation and Awareness Fund. The grants, announced by the Minister for…...
East Cork residents to protest over delayed rollout of flood defence works
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (531+ words) Three years after Storm Babet cause millions of euros worth of damage to homes and businesses in Midleton and the wider East Cork, locals say little has been done to protect the region from teh risk of future flooding events....
Kilmichael man chosen to fill role left vacant by death of former mayor Joe Carroll
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (188+ words) Alan Dromey has been selected to fill the seat left vacant by the passing of councillor Joe Carroll. At a recent Fianna Fáil selection convention in West Cork, Kilmichael native Alan Dromey was selected to fill the Cork county council…...
Shandon's Rev Farr says proposed citizenship rules could split up her family
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (515+ words) The church had struggled to fill her position, with no suitable candidates identified until Meghan applied. Over the past four years she has overseen major repair works to the iconic church buliding. Picture: Larry Cummins. The priest in charge of…...
City Council launches its Irish language action plan
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (145+ words) Cork City Council has launched its Irish Language Action Plan for 2026-2029, aimed at supporting and promoting the wider use of the language. It includes a range of proposals, including to investigate and promote the establishment of a Cultúrlann (Irish language…...
New railway station will transform Cork city's northside, say Taoiseach
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (485+ words) A computer-generated image of how the planned new Kilbarry railway station at Blackpool might look. The new Blackpool rail station, which has just been granted planning permission, will transform Cork city’s northside, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said. The station will…...
Bessborough apartments row has 'put government under real pressure"
1+ week, 1+ day ago (420+ words) Margo Harkin, director of the documentary 'Stolen', addressing a screening of that film in Cork, beside Sarah O'Herlihy, Richard Boyd Barrett, and Noelle Brown. Picture: People Before Profit Cork. A campaign to stop the building of apartments on the grounds…...
Council should evict tenants if they are in prison, says FF councillor
1+ week, 2+ day ago (299+ words) Cork Prison: Mr Shannon said he believed that prisoners were already accommodated and should not have two simultaneous homes paid for by the State. Picture: Dan Linehan A Cork city councillor has said the council should evict prisoners, instead of…...