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The parents of a young woman who died not long after she reached the finish line in the Cork City Marathon last year took part in the event today (Sun) in her memory.

Tributes at Cork marathon to woman who died last year

The parents of a woman who died not long after she finished the Cork City Marathon last year took part in the event today.

Munster • 43 mins

Significant Cork transport upgrades coming down the line

Cork's population is expected to grow between 50% and 60% over the next decade or so, and it is planned that billions of euro will be spent on an upgrade of public transport systems. In its scale, it is an unprecedented investment.

Analysis and Comment • 23 May

Jail for man who couldn't remember why he beat pensioner

A 31-year old man who blacked out and could not remember why he beat a pensioner who later died in hospital has been jailed for 11 years for manslaughter.

Munster • 20 May

The Beamish and Crawford Counting House in Cork city

Council acquires €35m site for new city library in Cork

A historic Counting House complex on South Main Street in Cork is set to be reborn as the new city library.

Regional • 12 May

Former Cork City FC player to be sentenced next month

Former Cork City FC player George O'Callaghan has paid compensation and will be sentenced next month for the theft of over €23,000 from a fitness centre, a Cork court has heard.

Courts • 12 May

Scene of Co Cork stabbing like 'horror film', court told

One of two men allegedly stabbed by their younger brother has claimed that he witnessed a scene "out of a horror film" and feared that his sibling would die as blood was "firing" out of his arm.

Courts • 05 May

garda forensic officers, crime scene tape and a female garda pictured at a crime scene

Man, 30s, in critical condition after assault in Cork

A man in his 30s is in a critical condition following an alleged assault in Cork in the early hours of this morning.

Munster • 05 May

Renewed appeal over 1991 disappearance of Cork couple

Gardaí in Fermoy, Co Cork, have renewed their appeal for information on missing couple Conor and Sheila Dwyer on the 35th anniversary of their disappearance.

Munster • 30 Apr

'Extreme frustration' over parking pressures in Mallow

Parking is a triggering hot-button issue all over the country. Sometimes it's about cost. But in Mallow, it's about availability.

Munster • 30 Apr

Taoiseach Micheál Martin at an event in Cork to mark the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl Disaster

'Pain of Chornobyl deepened by the ongoing war' - Martin

Ireland stands "shoulder to shoulder" with the survivors of the Chornobyl Disaster, Taoiseach Micheál Martin told a gathering in Cork, to mark the 40th anniversary of the world's most serious nuclear power accident.

Munster • 27 Apr

Waste-to-energy plant being constructed in Little Island in Co Cork

€80m waste-to-energy plant under construction in Cork

An €80 million waste-to-energy plant is being constructed in Little Island in Co Cork.

Munster • 24 Apr

Investigation after man dies in fire in Co Cork house

Gardaí in Co Cork are investigating a fatal fire in which a 56-year-old man died.

Munster • 24 Apr

Pfizer to cut around 100 jobs at Ringaskiddy plant

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer is planning to cut around 100 jobs at its plant in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork.

Munster • 22 Apr

Krystina Nikityonik when she was a child with Adi Roche

'I'm living proof that kindness changes lives'

A woman who was born in Belarus in the aftermath of the Chornobyl nuclear accident and raised in an asylum for children has said the generosity of Irish people saved her life.

Munster • 21 Apr

Luas Cork route to connect Ballincollig to Mahon Point

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has revealed the preferred route for a light rail service in Cork, to run from Ballincollig in the west of the city to Mahon Point in the east.

Munster • 17 Apr

aaron cross on the left and ryan quinn (holding a baby) at drogheda district court

Two men appear in court following fuel protest

Two men accused of dangerous driving on the M1 motorway have appeared before Drogheda District Court this morning.

Courts • 14 Apr

Five arrested after 'public gathering' in Cork - gardaí

Five people were arrested and charged after what gardaí called a "public gathering" in Cork city centre this morning.

Ireland • 13 Apr

Man, 50s, dies in Co Cork road crash

A man in his 50s has died following a road crash Castletownroche in Co Cork.

Munster • 07 Apr

Hundreds gather for Holi celebrations in Cork city

Hundreds of people gathered in Cork city to celebrate the Indian festival of Holi.

Munster • 30 Mar

Four charged in connection with Cork break-in

Four men appeared in court charged in connection with a garda investigation into a break-in at a transport company in Co Cork.

Munster • 30 Mar

Close-up of a handwritten sign being held up which reads 'No Building over Bessborough'

Bessborough planning 'has reawakened trauma'

The Dáil is hearing statements on the Bessborough Development.

Politics • 26 Mar

Commuters boarding the train for Cork at Midleton station

Can Cork's transport plans keep pace with city's growth?

It is 8.15am, and rail commuters in Midleton are clambering onto their city-bound train.

Munster • 25 Mar

A man in his 70s was pronounced dead at the scene

Gardaí appeal for witnesses to fatal collision in Co Cork

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a fatal collision in Co Cork yesterday morning.

Munster • 24 Mar

Wide view of crowd of protesters outside Leinster House

Protest over development plans for Bessborough site

A protest against the construction of a 140‑unit apartment development on the site of the Bessborough mother and baby home has been held outside Leinster House.

Ireland • 18 Mar

Jury in Daena Walsh murder trial retires for evening

The jury in the trial of a man who has pleaded not guilty to the murder of his partner at their home in Midleton, Co Cork has been sent home for the day and will continue its deliberations in the morning.

Courts • 18 Mar