Cork, News & Local Information

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As part of an on-going investigation into dissident and criminal activity in the Cork area Gardai carried out early morning searches in Cork City a...

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Rebels bid to stay cool as Kingdom loom large

09-02-10

CORK forward Paul Kerrigan insists that the Rebels will be treating next weekend's league meeting with Kerry the same as any other game....

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Time is running out for embattled Cork City

09-02-10

TIME is running out to save top-flight football on Leeside, as Cork City face into a make or break few days for the club....

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Workers’ action forces council to reschedule meetings

09-02-10

INDUSTRIAL action in the public service has forced Cork's city councillors to reschedule all of their public meetings....

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Cork bucks trend with serious crime hike

09-02-10

CANNABIS cultivation, sexual assaults and petty theft rose significantly across Cork last year, bucking a trend which saw a major fall-off in most ...

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Up to 250 staff at Boston Scientific set to lose their jobs

09-02-10

UP to 250 staff at Boston Scientific's plants in Galway and Cork are set to lose their jobs over the coming weeks....

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Vigilantes publish threat to murder other drug dealers in city

09-02-10

VIGILANTES who claimed responsibility for a gun murder in Cork last month have threatened to kill other drug dealers in the city....

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Lunchtime concert to raise funds for women in need

09-02-10

CELEBRITY chef Rachel Allen has backed a special fundraising concert next month that will help women who are victims of violence in Cork and women ...

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When all is said and Dunne...

08-02-10

A SCORELESS stalemate may have done little to clarify the narrowing margins between the clutch of club with top four aspirations, but it spoke volu...

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Pub watch scheme to tackle violence

08-02-10

GARDAÍ have launched three pub watch schemes in an area of Co Cork, in a bid to cut down drink and drug-fuelled violence....

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Thurles eye derby clash with Nenagh

06-02-10

THIS year's Dr Harty Cup (Munster Colleges SAHC) has produced outstanding games and tomorrow's semi-finals should continue that trend....

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No-one’s going to Killarney for the scenery

06-02-10

IF Bertie Ahern is entitled to an artist's exemption on the grounds that a certain amount of creative and imaginative toil went into the produc...

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O’Connor rings the changes for Kerry opener

06-02-10

ALL-IRELAND champions Kerry have named just five of the team that started in last September's victory over Cork for tomorrow's NFL Division...

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Ballyvourney residents to block Cork-Killarney road

06-02-10

A COMMUNITY is to block a section of the Cork-Killarney road (N22) on Tuesday morning to highlight safety fears.&...

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Prostate cancer vaccine a step closer

06-02-10

RESEARCHERS at the Cork Cancer Research Centre have made a global breakthrough by devising a potential DNA vaccine against prostate cancer....

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Cork unemployment numbers soar

06-02-10

DOLE queues in Cork increased by the largest percentage of any county over the last 12 months, figures from the Central Statistics Office reveal....

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Cowen: No commitment on Cork flood defence

06-02-10

ANY spending to prevent further flooding in Cork will have be considered along with other public works priorities, Taoiseach Brian Cowen has said....

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ESB not aware of likely damage to Cork city from dam waters

06-02-10

THE ESB has insisted it was not aware of the likely damage to Cork city when it released more than 520 cubic metres of water per second from the In...

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Uninsured homes are ‘fire hazards’ after floods

06-02-10

DOZENS of city centre residents devastated by Cork's November floods are living in uninsured potential fire-hazards after being "pressuris...

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Murray makes Rovers debut after finalising City exit

06-02-10

DAN MURRAY pulled on a Shamrock Rovers shirt last night for the first time, barely 24 hours after securing a move away from League of Ireland Premi...

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