Paschal Sheehy

Southern Editor

Picture of Kieran Quilligan weating a red top

Two men jailed for life for murder of Kieran Quilligan

Two men have been jailed for life for the murder of another man whose skeletal remains were found in a gravel bag in a ravine in east Cork, five months after he went missing.

Courts • 29 Oct

Catherine Connolly, left, Heather Humphries, right

Polling stations close as Presidential Election vote ends

Voting in the 2025 Presidential Election has ended, with the more than 5,000 polling stations across the country closing at 10pm.

Presidential Election • 24 Oct

Comments by Humphreys a 'new low', says Connolly

Independent presidential candidate Catherine Connolly has described as "a new low" comments by her Fine Gael opponent for the role, Heather Humphreys in a newspaper interview, that she had tried to make money out of people's misfortune by representing banks in home repossession cases.

Presidential Election • 20 Oct

Enoch Burke confront Catherine Connolly on campaign trail - sourced by Paschal Sheehy

Enoch Burke confronts Connolly on campaign trail

Independent presidential candidate Catherine Connolly was confronted by teacher Enoch Burke while she was canvassing in Limerick this afternoon.

Presidential Election • 19 Oct

The funeral of Barry Daly has taken place in Doneraile in Co Cork

Funeral for Barry Daly takes place in north Cork

The funeral has taken place in Doneraile in north Cork of 44-year-old Barry Daly.

Munster • 18 Oct

'Complex' situation at Fota Wildlife Park due to bird flu

The Director of Fota Wildlife Park in Cork has described the confirmation of avian flu in four geese there as a complex and dynamic situation.

Munster • 16 Oct

Teenager charged with murder of Barry Daly in Cork

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of father-of-four Barry Daly in Doneraile, Co Cork, on Sunday.

Courts • 15 Oct

Man and teenage boy charged with murder in north Cork

A 20-year-old man and a teenage boy have been charged with the murder of Barry Daly in the north Cork village of Doneraile at the weekend.

Munster • 15 Oct

Jim Gavin is pictured at RTE ahead of a presidential debate on The Week In Politics.

Jim Gavin repays €3,300 owed to former tenant

Former Fianna Fáil Presidential Election candidate Jim Gavin has repaid his former tenant the €3,300 he owed from rent overpayments.

Presidential Election • 10 Oct

Jack Chambers and Paschal Donohoe holding colourful folders outside Government Buildings

Budget measures to result in small income losses - ESRI

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has taken issue with an analysis conducted by the Economic and Social and Research Institute (ESRI), which says the measures announced in Budget 2026 will result in small income losses next year.

Budget 2026 • 10 Oct