Throughout the June Bank Holiday weekend, a Garda Roads Policing operation was in place between 7am on Thursday, 1st June 2023 and 7am on Tuesday, 6th June 2023. There was one fatal collision on our roads during this period and 12 serious collisions took place that resulted in 12 serious and life-threatening injuries. To date…

Top Summer Destinations From Ireland’s Two Busiest Airports Revealed Passenger Numbers Up 28% at Cork Airport in May Irish holiday makers have their eyes firmly set on the sun this summer, with millions set to depart from Ireland’s two busiest airports at Cork and Dublin over the coming weeks. June, July and August are set…

Trend Micro’s Cork staff pictured at the company’s 20th Anniversary Celebrations at Castlemartyr Resort. The first cyber security company to be based in Cork, Trend Micro has become a centre of excellence, employing a skilled workforce of over 270 people. Image: Miki Barlok As the first Cyber Security company to be based in Cork, Trend…

Warning Effective From: 1200hrs 06/06/2023 Effective Period Expires: 1200hrs 12/06/2023 Arising from continued high-pressure dominated weather patterns a high fire risk is deemed to exist in all areas where hazardous fuels such as dead grasses and shrub fuels such as heather and gorse exist. Continued Westerly high-pressure dominated weather will continue to create dry conditions…

Image: Brian Lougheed Football club raises money for Crann Centre’s Walk N’Roll event If anyone would like to support the Crann Centre’s Walk N’Roll or find out any more information they can go to https://cranncentre.ie/walknroll/ Cork City FC is asking fans to make a donation at this Friday’s game against Dundalk which will go towards the…

(L/R) Cllr Tony O’Shea, Cllr James Kennedy, Cllr Liam Madden, Cllr Bernard Moynihan, Cllr John Paul O’Shea and Michael O’Mahony, Cumnor Construction. Image: Colm Lougheed Cork County Council has signed contracts for two significant projects for Mallow which are set to get underway over the summer months. The projects mark a further step in the…

2.8% decrease in residential burglaries during Operation Thor Winter Phase 2022/2023 (2,988 residential burglaries) compared to Summer Phase 2022 (3,067 residential burglaries) This is the first recorded reduction in burglaries during a Winter Phase compared to a Summer Phase. This trend reverses traditional crime statistics which suggested a seasonal trend in a surge in burglaries…

(L/R): James Fogarty, Divisional Manager North Cork, Cork County Council, Cllr. Bernard Moynihan, Chair of Cork County Council’s Northern Area Committee and Niall O’Meara, Managing Director of Vision Contracting. Image: Colm Lougheed Cork County Council has announced that works are scheduled to commence on the construction of a new public ‘Pocket Park’ in the village…

Cape Clear residents also urged to conserve water. Due to the continued high demand for water, combined with the ongoing low rainfall levels, areas of Clonakilty will again see night-time water restrictions introduced each evening, 11pm until 7am, from Tuesday 6th June until Friday  9th June. Water levels will be reviewed again on Friday morning…

Clean Coasts wants to thank the groups who registered to make a difference this World Ocean Day  Irish environmental programme Clean Coasts is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. In honour of this milestone, over 300 groups in Ireland, including 64 in County Cork have registered to carry out a clean-up during the week around…