Paschal Sheehy

Southern Editor

Teen guilty of manslaughter of 29-year-old man in Cork

A jury at the Central Criminal Court in Cork has found a teenager guilty of the manslaughter of a 29-year old man at a housing estate in Carrigaline in December 2022.

Courts • 25 Apr 24

Shane Murphy was fatally stabbed at a house in Carrigaline

Man not guilty of brother's murder by reason of insanity

A 43-year-old man has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of murdering his brother and attempting to murder his father at their home in Co Cork two years ago

Courts • 24 Apr 24

Páirc Náisiúnta na Mara, Ciarraí will cover more than 70,000 acres

New 70,000 acre marine national park designated in Kerry

The Government has announced the designation of a new national park on the Corca Dhuibhne peninsula in west Kerry.

Munster • 22 Apr 24

Thomas Dooley died after being attacked at a cemetery in Tralee

Man charged with murder of Thomas Dooley in Kerry

A 42-year-old man has appeared before Listowel District Court in Co Kerry charged with the murder of father-of-seven Thomas Dooley at a graveyard in Tralee in October 2022.

Courts • 18 Apr 24

Gardaí are appealing to witnesses (File image)

Three injured during aggravated burglary in Cork

Gardaí are investigating an incident in which three people were injured during an aggravated burglary in Cork.

Munster • 17 Apr 24

Randolph Kirk Parker will be sentenced on Monday, 22 April

Sentencing in Cork passport case is adjourned

An American pensioner who came to Ireland 30 years ago and applied for passports in the names of two dead babies will be sentenced on Monday, 22 April.

Courts • 12 Apr 24

The Wild Atlantic Way was created a decade ago by the National Tourism Development Authority

Tourism on Wild Atlantic Way worth over €3bn a year

A report by Fáilte Ireland on the economic impact of the Wild Atlantic Way has found it is worth more than €3 billion per year in tourism revenue to communities along the western seaboard.

Ireland • 11 Apr 24

Trawlers have been forced to tie up at Castletownbere this weekend to shelter from Storm Kathleen

Storm Kathleen ties up Irish trawlers amid prawn fishery

It is the first weekend of April and the lucrative prawn fishery on the Porcupine Bank closes in three weeks for Irish trawlers.

Munster • 06 Apr 24

'We have the best teachers in the world' - TUI delegate Nessa O'Meara

Ireland must stop forcing us overseas, teacher warns

With teaching unions using their conferences to voice serious concerns over staffing levels, one teacher recounts the challenges she had to overcome to secure full-time employment - and urges the Government to entice Irish teachers abroad back home, where they are needed.

Education • 03 Apr 24

33-year-old Ian Baitson died in hospital following an attack in Cobh

Arrest in Ian Baitson murder investigation in Cork

A man has been arrested by gardaí in Cobh, County Cork, investigating the death of 33-year old chef, Ian Baitson.

Ireland • 23 Mar 24