As part of ongoing investigations into the sale and distribution of controlled drugs and associated criminal activities in County Cork, Gardaí from the Midleton District Drug Unit, assisted by local Garda Units from Cobh, Midleton and Fermoy, conducted an operation in Cobh on Saturday afternoon, February 10th, 2024. During the operation, Gardaí searched a residential…

Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Cork County Council, are delighted to announce that An Bord Pleanála has upheld planning permission for a new state-of-the-art water treatment facility that will serve just over 10,000 people in the East Cork community of Whitegate and surrounding areas. In 2022, Uisce Éireann announced a multi-million-euro investment that will…

Utility reiterates its call to report incidences of discolouration so that expert team can pinpoint and address issues directly with customers as they arise Uisce Éireann has established a taskforce in Cork City, dedicated to improving water quality. Acknowledging that water services in Cork City are not meeting the standards that customers rightly expect, Uisce…

Throughout the St. Brigid’s Day Bank Holiday Weekend, an extensive Garda Roads Policing Operation was in place between 7am on Thursday, 1st of February 2024 to 7am Tuesday, 6th of February 2024. There were two fatalities on our roads during this period and 11 serious collisions took place that resulted in 12 people receiving serious…

GSOC to be reconstituted as Fiosrú headed by a Police Ombudsman and supported by a Deputy Police Ombudsman and CEO Fiosrú ‘s revised processes and procedures to increase efficiencies in resolution of complaints about An Garda Síochána The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD has today launched a recruitment competition to appoint the Police Ombudsman…

Met Eireann have issued a High Tide Advisory covering the period from tomorrow (Friday) morning to  Monday evening with coastal levels HIGH for southern coasts on Saturday.  A period of supermoon spring tides, expected to be one of the highest during 2024, are the primary driver for the elevated and high coastal levels over the weekend. Cork County Council has…

The city of Cork will be hitting a high note this May bank holiday weekend.  The Cork International Choral Festival will make a welcome return to the streets and stages of the city and county for five days of song from 1st – 5th May 2024.  And you’re invited to join in the music and song! The…

First confirmed measles case in Ireland in 2024 The HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre has been notified of the death of an adult with confirmed measles, which took place in a hospital in the Dublin and Midlands Health Region. This is the first confirmed measles case notified in Ireland in 2024. HSE public health teams,…