Paschal Sheehy

Southern Editor

Michael O'Sullivan died just a few days before his 25th birthday

Jockey O'Sullivan's death accidental, inquest finds

A jury at the inquest in Cork into the death of jockey Michael O'Sullivan has returned a verdict of accidental death, after the hearing was told he suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in a fall at Thurles racetrack in February of last year.

Ireland • 14 May

Gardaí hold Coatal Watch sign as they launch Coastal Watch scheme in Co Cork

Public urged to support Coastal Watch crime initiative

Gardaí are appointing senior officers in each garda division in the Southern Region to act as liaison officers for a relaunched Coastal Watch, to encourage the public to report suspicious activity along the coast and at sea.

Regional • 13 May

The crashes took place in Cork, Longford and Galway (file image)

Three killed in road crashes in Cork, Longford and Galway

Three men have died in separate road traffic incidents in Cork, Longford and Galway today and yesterday.

Ireland • 29 Apr

Waste-to-energy plant being constructed in Little Island in Co Cork

€80m waste-to-energy plant under construction in Cork

An €80 million waste-to-energy plant is being constructed in Little Island in Co Cork.

Munster • 24 Apr

Subsea cables at risk from cyber attacks, McEntee warns

The Minister for Defence and Foreign Affairs has said the network of subsea cables that lies off the Irish coast is at risk from cyber attacks, hybrid threats and geopolitical tensions.

Ireland • 23 Apr

Krystina Nikityonik when she was a child with Adi Roche

'I'm living proof that kindness changes lives'

A woman who was born in Belarus in the aftermath of the Chornobyl nuclear accident and raised in an asylum for children has said the generosity of Irish people saved her life.

Munster • 21 Apr