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<p>The Topps factory in Ballincollig ceased operations in 1998. Picture: Eddie O"Hare</p>

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Cork sweet factory site to become home to housing development

Plan for 56 social homes on the site of the former Topps sweet factory in Ballincollig, which has lain vacant for almost 30 years

<p>Bridges are being installed by Cork City Council as part of a massive public realm upgrades in the area. Bam had to pay substantial development charges towards the cost of the bridges.</p>

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Cork event centre developer seeks five-year planning extension as delays continue

<p>Judge Roberts warned the man that if he is convicted for a public order offence while drunk in a public place, or for having even €3 of cannabis, he will go to prison. File picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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Accused threw white powder down toilet in Cork garda station

Wilton murder-accused describes slashing of wife's throat as a tragic accident

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Wilton murder-accused describes slashing of wife's throat as a tragic accident

Tap and go payment coming to Cork City buses by October to speed up boarding times

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Tap and go payment coming to Cork City buses by October to speed up boarding times

University College Cork agrees to sell Irish Management Institute

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University College Cork agrees to sell Irish Management Institute

Sport

Munster GAA Senior Hurling and Football Championship Launch 2025

'Cork fans would follow you to the end of the world': Connolly keen to deliver on expectations

Rediscovering last year’s consistency and edge, as well as picking up a medal, are on Alan Connolly's Sunday shopping list.

Tipperary v Cork - Allianz Hurling League Division 1A

Cork v Tipperary: What time, what channel and all you need to know about the NHL Division 1A final

Ray O’Mahony 11/5/2023

Cork U20 footballers show hand for Munster opener against Clare

Clonakilty remain top of Division 1, Barr's beat Nemo to maintain perfect start

Clonakilty remain top of Division 1, Barr's beat Nemo to maintain perfect start

Business

Cork targets 4,000 conference delegates

Cork targets 4,000 conference delegates

The conferences will bring an estimated €5.7m to the local economy

Company that manages UCC's student accommodation sees profits rise 26%

Company that manages UCC's student accommodation sees profits rise 26%

University College Cork agrees to sell Irish Management Institute

University College Cork agrees to sell Irish Management Institute

Cork's pilot training academy marks growth from a single aircraft to 26-strong fleet

Cork's pilot training academy marks growth from a single aircraft to 26-strong fleet

Opinion & Analysis

Trump

Irish Examiner view: Trump plays his latest tariff cards

Retaliation may not be straightforward

Michael Moynihan: Stranded at the bus stop — why Cork’s transport crisis is more than just an inconvenience

S Michael Moynihan: Stranded at the bus stop — why Cork’s transport crisis is more than just an inconvenience

Murphy's Rock is a valuable part of Cork's natural heritage

Murphy's Rock is a valuable part of Cork's natural heritage

Jennifer Horgan: Why I’ll never buy from Amazon again – a lesson in time and human connection

Jennifer Horgan: Why I’ll never buy from Amazon again – a lesson in time and human connection

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Leinster House Christmas lights

Paul Hosford: Ceann Comhairle election adds intrigue to first day of 34th Dáil

A reform introduced by Enda Kenny in 2016 and the history between FG and Verona Murphy combine to make the first set piece of the new Dáil more intriguing than it would normally be

Wed, 18 Dec, 2024

Cork TD Michael Moynihan 'inundated with calls' of support for Ceann Comhairle bid

Cork TD Michael Moynihan 'inundated with calls' of support for Ceann Comhairle bid

Sources have suggested that Mr Moynihan would first seek clarity from Tánaiste Micheál Martin as to how key the election of Verona Murphy is for the regional group

Sun, 15 Dec, 2024

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Hospitality lobbyist Adrian Cummins to run in Seanad election

The chief executive of the Restaurants Association of Ireland has lobbied Government over the restoration of the 9% Vat rate for hospitality businesses

Sun, 15 Dec, 2024

Elaine Loughlin: Social Democrats learn lesson of accountability the hard way

S Elaine Loughlin: Social Democrats learn lesson of accountability the hard way

Politicians cannot fervently hold other parties and members of Government to account without applying that same level of accountability to themselves

Sat, 14 Dec, 2024

Kerry election candidate jailed for contempt over social media comments about garda

Kerry election candidate jailed for contempt over social media comments about garda

Michelle Keane also ran as an independent candidate in the Castleisland LEA in June and polled just under 1,000 first-preference votes, but failed to get a seat

Wed, 11 Dec, 2024

Serious coalition talks begin as Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael prepare for meeting

Serious coalition talks begin as Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael prepare for meeting

alks kicked off last night when Fine Gael deputy leader Helen McEntee met with her Fianna Fáil counterpart Jack Chambers to discuss the structure and format for the talks

Wed, 11 Dec, 2024

Accessibility and canvassing near polling stations among issues highlighted with June elections

Accessibility and canvassing near polling stations among issues highlighted with June elections

The Electoral Commission said that 'significant structural issues' were unlikely to have been remedied for the local and European elections

Tue, 10 Dec, 2024

Fergus Finlay: Our government formation system is wonky but also precious

S Fergus Finlay: Our government formation system is wonky but also precious

Our imperfect democracy seems to be the best we can do. And it’s always going to be that way

Tue, 10 Dec, 2024

General Election

What's ahead for the left as the new Dáil takes shape?

With Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael likely to dominate large swathes of the next Dáil, Paul Hosford looks at the options available to the left and whether it can build an alternative

Sat, 07 Dec, 2024

Assisted dying bill

Sarah Harte: Our ageing voters deserve dignity and respect

Our infrastructure is creaking, and our population is expanding fast

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

General Election

S Fergus Finlay: Three words for Labour on government formation — Don’t. Don’t. Don’t

It was social democracy that founded the welfare state, led the fight for equal pay and rights for women, and insisted on the right of workers to join trade unions

Tue, 03 Dec, 2024

The Green Party’s reward for climate action? Electoral evisceration

The Green Party’s reward for climate action? Electoral evisceration

The good news is that both the Social Democrats and Labour have placed environmental protection and climate action at the centre of their political agendas, writes John Gibbons

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Terry Prone: Nothing quite like the silent calm of career extinction for election losers

Terry Prone: Nothing quite like the silent calm of career extinction for election losers

With almost 700 candidates running in 43 constituencies there was always going to be more losers than winners in the general election

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

Elaine Loughlin: Without a direct road map, voters found it difficult to back Sinn Féin's unclear alternative

Elaine Loughlin: Without a direct road map, voters found it difficult to back Sinn Féin's unclear alternative

Mary Lou McDonald’s drop in support leaves the onus of her vision of a proposed alternative Government upon the shoulders of smaller parties

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024

Comment: Kamikaze Green Party sacrificed itself for climate goals

There is much talk that climate was not a priority issue in this election. However, much has changed in the political landscape since 2020, writes Cara Augustenborg

Mon, 02 Dec, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024

Election 2024: Hutch supporters wanted a 'plague on all your houses'

Fight went all the way, but Labour's Marie Sherlock wins final seat

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Election 2024: Independents could offer an alternative route to coalition deal

Election 2024: Independents could offer an alternative route to coalition deal

Across the country, particularly in rural constituencies, voters opted for Independent TDs, with 16.8% of first preferences cast in favour of a non-party candidate, including 3.6% opting for candidates under the Independent Ireland banner.

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Mick Clifford: Micheál Martin began this comeback in 2011 when he stayed to rebuild Fianna Fáil

Mick Clifford: Micheál Martin began this comeback in 2011 when he stayed to rebuild Fianna Fáil

Cork South-Central veteran could have fled in 2011. But he stayed, did the hard yards, and oversaw Fianna Fáil's evolution into a medium-sized party that is set to take office again

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024

Here are the 10 things we learned from Election 2024

Generational divide among voters, celebrities failing to succeed, and how the centre-left stayed strong

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Election 2024: Fractured far-right candidates fizzle out

Election 2024: Fractured far-right candidates fizzle out

While immigration was a major issue during the local elections, exit polls showed just 6% of people interviewed cited it as the main issue in the general election campaign

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Octogenarian Bill as sprightly as ever after 52 years of vote counting

Octogenarian Bill as sprightly as ever after 52 years of vote counting

At 81, the Bishopstown man is probably the oldest vote counter in the country

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024

'I've been running all my life': Media joins Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch in a chaotic jog as he flees RDS

Dublin Central's criminal candidate eventually turned up at the count centre on Sunday with a documentary film crew in tow

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Election 2024: Locals nonplussed by the Monk's close call in Dublin Central

Election 2024: Locals nonplussed by the Monk's close call in Dublin Central

Walking through North Strand and Ballybough on Sunday, people were not surprised the Monk was in with such a strong chance of nabbing a seat

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Elaine Loughlin: Buoyant Fianna Fáil eyeing up the 'magic 50'

Elaine Loughlin: Buoyant Fianna Fáil eyeing up the 'magic 50'

Fianna Fáil has always had a weakness in the capital, but is set to make gains this time around.

Sun, 01 Dec, 2024

Mick Clifford: We must address threats to democracy

S Mick Clifford: We must address threats to democracy

We are lucky to enjoy democracy in Ireland. However, it faces major challenges if people feel abandoned by the State

Sat, 30 Nov, 2024

Elaine Loughlin: Three-party deadlock means it'll be a long road to forming a government

Elaine Loughlin: Three-party deadlock means it'll be a long road to forming a government

Election 2024: With less than two percentage points separating Sinn Féin, Fine Gael, and Fianna Fáil in the exit poll, a coalition of four or more parties could well be the only option

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

North South Ministerial Council

Jim Power: Life for next Government is going to be trickier

The ongoing crisis in housing costs will continue to have the most visible impact on popular sentiment

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024

The general election campaign is over and it's time to face the music

The first indication of the success or otherwise of each party's campaign will come at 10pm today, when an exit poll result is announced

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Six things we learned on the campaign trail today

Election 2024: Six things we learned on the campaign trail today

One of the more bizarre encounters of the campaign took place on Thursday, as Tánaiste Micheál Martin canvassed in Greystones alongside Stephen Donnelly

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

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Election 2024: Housing and health among key issues for older voters

Statutory homecare funding would mean financial supports, using a similar approach to the Fair Deal scheme for nursing home care

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

AI survey

Hospital care should have been the issue of Election 2024

Imagine a never-ending economy class flight with no entertainment and you have a close picture of many of our hospitals. These are not the places of care or sanctuary they should be, writes Professor Rónán Collins

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024

O'Gorman claims inaction of housing minister led to reliance on hotels for asylum seekers

Green Party leader hopes party will return to Government to ensure climate targets are met

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

Michael Moynihan: Some advice to new TDs in Leinster House — if you’re from Cork then own it

S Michael Moynihan: Some advice to new TDs in Leinster House — if you’re from Cork then own it

The more obscure place names from Cork you mention the better

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

Six things we learned on the campaign trail today

Six things we learned on the campaign trail today

Labour today kicked off with accusations that Fine Gael are launching “Operation Fear”, while at the same time splurging on their own “hare-brained schemes”

Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Election too close to call after leaders' debate, Micheál Martin says

Election 2024: Election too close to call after leaders' debate, Micheál Martin says

Fianna Fáil leader accused other parties of spending 'much of their time on negative attacks', saying this had escalated in recent days as 'they have seen how positively Fianna Fáil is being received'

Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Richard Boyd Barrett — Pushing the message that a left government is possible

Election 2024: Richard Boyd Barrett — Pushing the message that a left government is possible

Mr Boyd Barrett said People Before Profit was the only party pushing the message a left government 'is possible' and his party would not 'prop up a Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael government'

Listen | Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

Clare Daly assembles all-star team to rally support in Dublin Central's 'group of death'

Clare Daly assembles all-star team to rally support in Dublin Central's 'group of death'

In a four-seat constituency, there is agreement openly from candidates that Mary Lou McDonald and Paschal Donohoe will take two. But for those two remaining seats, there is no real consensus

Wed, 27 Nov, 2024

Healy-Rae brothers on course to keep their seats, according to TG4 constituency poll

Healy-Rae brothers on course to keep their seats, according to TG4 constituency poll

Michael Healy-Rae's whopping 27% of the vote puts him far ahead of any other candidate, and suggests he will be amongst the highest vote-getters in the State on Friday

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

Scaffold poles surrounding the partly tiled roof with dormer windows of a new bungalow being built, against a blue sky.

Election 2024: Renting — No party has a plan to increase supply in the private rental sector

My message to the next Dáil: Housing expert Ronan Lyons says the big gap in all parties' housing plans is the private rental sector

Listen | Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

Pre-election meeting hears calls for more A&Es in West Clare ‘death zone’

Pre-election meeting hears calls for more A&Es in West Clare ‘death zone’

Researcher Sinéad Madden told heated Ennis meeting the HSE could reduce UHL’s ED burden by over 38,000 each year

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024

Six things we learned on the campaign trail today

Brian Leddin's song and Lorraine Clifford-Lee's water were some of the lighter moments from the general election campaigns today.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

New poll sees Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin in confident mood

New poll sees Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin in confident mood

Sources from within Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin say their parties are now eyeing extra seats following a slump in support for Fine Gael in the latest Irish Times/IPSOS B&A poll.

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Somebody needs to have farmers' backs

Election 2024: Somebody needs to have farmers' backs

Friday's general election is coming at a pivotal time for Irish agriculture

Listen | Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

General Election 2024: The Irish political system is 'stacked in men's favour'

General Election 2024: The Irish political system is 'stacked in men's favour'

Gender imbalance in politics highlighted, with days to go to the General Election

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Terry Prone: Election 2024 has been boring — this week, that could change

S Terry Prone: Election 2024 has been boring — this week, that could change

The danger in an election as unprecedented in its boredom level is that, towards the end, something blows up that changes the entire ballgame...

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Farming — 'There is genuine fear out there among farmers... Trust is gone'

Election 2024: Farming — 'There is genuine fear out there among farmers... Trust is gone'

Cork dairy farmer Sean Moher tells Emer Walsh the industry needs reassurance from the next government on issues including the nitrates derogation and speedier delivery of schemes such as ACRES

Listen | Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024

Gareth O'Callaghan: People are wondering if they will bother to vote at all

The biggest shock next week could be the number of politicians who lose their seats. Nor would it surprise me if the turnout was the lowest ever

Sun, 24 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Greens are better for farmers than Independents, Clare candidate says

Election 2024: Greens are better for farmers than Independents, Clare candidate says

TADGH McNALLY joined Green Party senator Róisín Garvey on the campaign trail in the Clare constituency

Sun, 24 Nov, 2024

Historic buildings in Kilkenny Ireland

Trump Mark 2 means the next Government must seriously support domestic industries

Tourism Chief Eoghan O'Mara Walsh is clear on what the next Government must prioritise

Sun, 24 Nov, 2024

Taoiseach's interaction with care worker 'defining moment' of election campaign

Taoiseach's interaction with care worker 'defining moment' of election campaign

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said that after 14 years in Government, Fine Gael has forgotten that the decisions taken at Cabinet have lived consequences out on the ground.

Sun, 24 Nov, 2024