Jennie O'Sullivan

Trial begins of man charged with murder of Cork patient

A 33-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to the murder of an 88-year-old hospital patient, but guilty of his manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.

Courts • 16 Dec 25

Commodore Michael Malone at his Standing Down parade

Parade held to mark retirement of head of Irish navy

Flag Officer Commanding Naval Service Commodore Michael Malone of the Naval Service and the head of policing in the Cork City Garda Division Chief Superintendent Tom Myers have been honoured as they retire.

Munster • 07 Dec 25

Fota Wildlife Park to receive €700,000 in Govt funding

Fota Wildlife Park is to get a Government funding lifeline worth €700,000 to support its conservation work for endangered Irish species.

Munster • 07 Dec 25

Indicative layout of CNDMR in Rural Areas

Preferred route identified for major Cork city road

Cork City Council has identified a preferred route for a major distributor road to the north of the city which has been called both "transformative" and "highly progressive" by local businesses.

Munster • 06 Dec 25

The drugs were seized after a van was stopped in Courtmacsherry, Co Cork last July

Four plead guilty over attempt to import drugs worth €31m

Four men charged in connection with the attempted importation of €31 million worth of cocaine at Courtmacsherry in west Cork last July, have entered pleas of guilty and have been sent forward for sentencing to the Circuit Court.

Courts • 04 Dec 25

The Irish citizenship ceremony in the INEC Killarney

More than 5,000 people granted Irish citizenship

Irish citizenship is to be granted to some 5,200 people at ceremonies today and tomorrow in Co Kerry.

Regional • 02 Dec 25

Crew of 12 rescued after trawler takes on water in Cork

The crew of a French-registered trawler, who were forced to abandon their sinking vessel because it began to take on water off the south-west coast of Ireland, have been safely returned to shore.

Munster • 22 Oct 25

Picture of Kieran Quilligan weating a red top

Jury retires to consider verdicts in Kieran Qulligan case

The jury in the trial of two men accused of the murder of a man whose skeletal remains were found five months after he was first reported missing, has retired to consider its verdicts.

Ireland • 22 Oct 25

Fota Wildlife Park to remain closed for 'number of weeks'

Fota Wildlife Park has confirmed the decision to euthanise some of its Greylag Goose population following 11 confirmed cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza at the popular tourist attraction.

Munster • 22 Oct 25

Kieran Quilligan suffered multiple fractures, court hears

The trial of two men for the murder of Kieran Quilligan - who had been missing for five months - has been told that there were multiple fractures to his bones, consistent with blows from a blunt weapon, similar to a hammer.

Courts • 22 Oct 25