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Countries have agreed on a deal to inject at least 300 billion dollars a year into the fight against climate change, aimed at helping poor nations cope with the ravages of global warming at United Nations climate talks. The money will go to developing countries who need to wean themselves off the coal, oil and […]
Cork City Coroner has appealed for barriers to be erected to stop people driving over Cork City’s quay walls, as he said 13 people have entered the water in cars at one quay since 2018. Philip Comyn said there were six attempted suicides at Kennedy Quay in Cork City since 2018, six suicides and one […]
A courageous toddler who bounced back after a case of sepsis left him in a coma will join other brave children from across Cork for a very special Christmas day out. James Farmer, who turned two in recent weeks, is one of dozens of deserving children nominated to participate in a festive day out at […]
Members of One Direction were reunited alongside music mogul Simon Cowell as they attended the funeral of bandmate Liam Payne. Singers Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson joined other guests at the private funeral in Buckinghamshire to remember Payne following his death last month. Payne, 31, died on October 16 after falling […]
A father who lost his eye after an ex-girlfriend’s partner attacked him with corrosive liquid revealed he is undergoing treatment for alcoholism linked to the horrific assault. Francis Costello, from Ballyphehane in Cork City, broke his silence on the severe mental trauma he has endured in the year since his attacker’s sentencing on November 20, […]
A man in his 20s has been killed following a two-car collision in North Cork on Friday evening. The driver of one of the cars, a man in his 20s was fatally injured. Another man in his 20s, who was the driver of the second car, was rushed to Cork University Hospital to be treated […]
In the build-up to the last general election, Midleton woman Caroline Leahy was very much an undecided voter. Not only was she unaware of anything about the candidates before she cast her vote, but to this day, she has no idea who she voted for in February 2020. This time round, and since Storm Babet […]
A man found dead in one of Ireland’s most exclusive hotels was an American who had only checked into the hotel hours before a suspected fatal assault, it is understood. The man, who was in his 60s, was found in the leisure centre of the luxury Ballyfin Demesne hotel in Co Laois on Tuesday night […]
Robbie Keane’s wife has accused critics of her husband of “using a sportsperson as a political pawn” and “inciting hatred” amid a row over an invitation to present Republic of Ireland caps. The Football Association of Ireland asked former Maccabi Tel Aviv manager Keane to carry out a ceremony at the team hotel on Monday […]
The Medical Council investigated 32 people who were practicing medicine without a licence — with one person reported to gardaí — and helped gardaí with six criminal investigations last year. The council’s annual report also shows more doctors on the council’s register last year than in 2022 — at 29,488 and 27,520 respectively. It also […]