Paschal Sheehy

Southern Editor

William and Eleanor Sheehy of Grange More, Timoleague, Co Cork operated a dog breeding operation from an old piggery on their dairy farm

Pair avoid jail over 70 dogs kept in 'filthy' conditions

A husband and wife have been given five-month suspended jail sentences, after a court in west Cork was told they kept 50 dogs and more than 20 pups in conditions which were filthy and stinking.

Munster • 08 Nov 24

William and Eleanor Sheehy of Grange More, Timoleague, Co Cork will be sentenced on Thursday

Couple kept 70 dogs in 'filthy' conditions, court told

A husband and wife who pleaded guilty to animal health and welfare charges kept 50 dogs and more than 20 pups in conditions described as filthy and stinking.

Courts • 05 Nov 24

Kane Hornyak is the third person to be charged with the murder of 44-year-old Gerard 'Ger' Kennelly in the village of Knockanure last May

Man charged with murder of Gerard Kennelly in Kerry

A 27-year-old man has been before a special district court sitting in Cork, charged with the murder of a man in Co Kerry earlier this year.

Courts • 03 Nov 24

Grammy award winning artist Gregory Porter pictured performing at Cork Opera House last night

Over 100,000 people expected to attend Cork Jazz Festival

More than 500 musicians have gathered in Co Cork for the city's jazz festival, taking place this weekend.

Munster • 25 Oct 24

The R571 road at Eyeries is closed and diversions are in place (Stock image)

Man, 30s, dies in Co Cork road crash

A man in his 30s has died after his car entered the water in the Eyeries area of Co Cork in the early hours of this morning.

Ireland • 25 Oct 24

The man was found unresponsive at around 12.45am on 20 October at Bracker O'Regan Road

Man dies in hospital after Kerry e-bicycle incident

A man in his 60s, who was seriously injured after he fell off his electric bicycle on the outskirts of Tralee in Co Kerry on Sunday, has died in hospital.

Munster • 24 Oct 24

The incident happened at around 12.45am at Bracker O'Regan Road on the outskirts of Tralee, Co Kerry

Man in serious condition after Kerry e-bicycle incident

A man in his 60s is in a serious condition in hospital after he fell off his electric bicycle on the outskirts of Tralee, Co Kerry.

Munster • 20 Oct 24

Sandbags are lined up outside several premises across the town

Anxious times for Bantry amid fears of further flooding

The yellow wind warning issued by Met Éireann for later tonight, coupled with a warning for coastal flooding caused by astronomical spring tides, make for anxious times for the people of Bantry in west Cork.

Munster • 20 Oct 24