Paschal Sheehy

Southern Editor

42% drop in murders but every one leaves a family bereft

The latest figures available from the Central Statistics Office show a 42% drop in the number of homicide and related offences in the second quarter of this year, compared with the same period in 2024.

2025 in Review • 29 Dec 25

Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaks in front of the remembrance tree

Cork Rotary Club launches Christmas charity campaign

The Rotary Club in Cork has launched its annual Christmas Tree of Remembrance campaign

Munster • 13 Dec 25

Santa delivers toys to children in Cork hospitals

Santa visited hospitals in Cork today, to meet boys and girls who will spend Christmas in hospital.

Munster • 12 Dec 25

An aerial view of the Parteen Basin on the River Shannon

Plans to be submitted for largest-ever water project

Uisce Éireann has announced that it will submit a planning application next week for the largest-ever water project in Irish history.

Ireland • 12 Dec 25

The opening of Quest Technology's new AI centre in Cork is supported by IDA Ireland

Quest Software opens new centre for Advanced AI in Cork

Software company Quest has opened a new research and development centre for artificial intelligence at its facility in Cork.

Business • 12 Dec 25

Man dies after wall collapses on farm in Cork

A 50-year-old man has died and another man has been seriously injured after a wall they were building in west Cork collapsed on them this afternoon.

Munster • 11 Dec 25

Man charged over cattle rustling in Co Cork

A 31-year-old man has been charged with cattle rustling after 18 cows went missing from a farm in Co Cork last month.

Courts • 10 Dec 25

Six years in jail for man who set fire to home in Cork

A 32-year old man who caused almost a quarter of a million euro worth of damage to three houses in Cork city after setting fire to one of them on Christmas Day two years ago has been jailed for six years and nine months.

Munster • 05 Dec 25

Joseph O'Donovan, formerly known as Gary O'Flynn, previously pleaded guilty to one count of harassment in late July and early August of 2022 (file image)

Former FF cllr handed suspended sentence over harassment

A former Fianna Fáil councillor who harassed a 25-year-old waitress at work has been given a nine-month suspended jail sentence at the district court in Cork.

Munster • 04 Dec 25

Cork man charged with murder of mother, assault of father

A 25-year-old man has appeared in court in Cork, charged with murdering his mother and with assault causing harm to his father.

Courts • 20 Nov 25