Scheme to breathe new lease of life into our Rural towns and villages 24 Projects in Total: Including former Garda Stations, Schools, Post Offices, Parish Halls and Vacant Sites to be redeveloped for 21st Century Use Minister Humphreys: ‘This is about repurposing Old Buildings to benefit rural communities the length and breadth of the country.’…

HSE patients attending the Cork Affidea ExpressCare clinic will pay a €75 fee from Monday January 15th. Last week, the HSE announce a pilot project whereby HSE patients could attend the clinic for the month of January. While there was no charge initially to patients, from Monday January 15th  a charge of €75 will be…

Image courtesy of Deposit Photos Age limit to apply to be a Garda trainee increased from 35 to 50 Garda Commissioner calls for people from all background and communities to apply to become a Garda An Garda Síochána is attracting candidates working in police services abroad and from other careers (see testimonials below) The latest…

Precautionary gritting starting at 23:00 as low temperatures are expected overnight. Further monitoring of road conditions during the night. Routes: The South Ring Road N40/N22 as far as Ovens bridge, M8 as far as the toll plaza, the N25 as far as Junction 6 (Whitegate,) the N20 starting at The Commons Inn as far as…

Gardaí investigating a robbery that occurred in Clonakilty on Friday 12th January 2024 have since arrested a male this morning, Sunday 14th January 2024. The male, aged in his 20s, is currently detained under the provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in West Cork. Gardaí continue to…

Gardaí attached to Gurranabraher Garda Station arrested two people and seized a firearm and ammunition in the Mayfield, on the evening of Friday 12th January 2024. At approximately 10.30pm, Gardaí carried out a search of a vehicle on the Lower Glanmire Road, Mayfield, Cork. A firearm and rounds of ammunition were seized. A male (20’s)…

Gardaí are appealing to the public for information to assist an ongoing investigation into a robbery that occurred in Clonakilty earlier today, Friday 12th January 2024. At approximately 12:35pm, one male entered a business premises at Kent Street in Clonakilty, threatened a member of staff and demanded cash. A knife was produced during the course…

As part of ongoing investigations into violent disorder incidents and related criminal activities that occurred in Charleville, County Cork on December 16, 2023, and January 8, 2024, Gardaí conducted a search and arrest operation on Thursday, January 11. The operation was conducted by Gardaí in North Cork with assistance from Cork County Drugs Units, Mallow…

The Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan today announced that extended fare discounts for young adults are now live so that 24 and 25 year olds can also avail of 50% fares on public transport. This latest expansion means that those aged between 18 and 25 years and full-time third levels students aged 16 and above,…

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has stated that 92 Enforcement Orders were served on food businesses for breaches of food safety legislation in 2023, an increase of 19% from the 77 that were served in 2022. Announcing the figures today, the FSAI, expressed disappointment at the increase, and reminded food businesses to train…