Update 23/04/2023: Stephen has been located safe and well. Gardaí thank the public for their assistance. Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 18-year-old Stephen Cullen, who is missing from his home in Cork City since the 17th of April, 2023. Stephen is described as approximately 5ft 10” in height, of…

Geraldine Cregan, Executive Director and Quality Site Head, BioMarin; Conor Delaney, VP, Shanbally Operations and Site Leader, BioMarin; Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD, and Minister for Finance, Michael McGrath TD. Image: Michael O’Sullivan /OSM PHOTO Today, global biopharmaceutical company BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. opened the expansion of its manufacturing plant at Shanbally, Co. Cork. The company has…

Offbeat Donuts has created a new Tanora flavoured donut to mark six months in the Rebel City.  The leading bakery, which is proud to be 100% Irish, launched a competition asking the people of Cork to design a brand new donut for its popular store on French Church Street. The winning pure-Cork donut is the…

Following on from the successful Model United Nations event which was run in May 2022, St. Brogan’s College again held their very own in house SBCMUN on Tuesday 29th March. In addition to last year, Davis College, Mallow was invited to take part in both debate and to the top table. Overall, ­­­­­­­74 students took part…

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is advising all road users who may be travelling in border counties to be aware of a new UK Emergency Alert system.  The new system will send a test ‘alert’ message to all mobile phones and devices across Britain and Northern Ireland on the afternoon of Sunday, 23 April. As…

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is pleased to announce Miss Cork City Rachel Lynn O’Leary as their latest ambassador; O’Leary urges participants to register for their Tea Day pack by noon on April 28th. Sign up on teaday.ie  With only two weeks left until Alzheimer’s Tea Day 2023, Miss Cork City Rachel Lynn O’Leary is encouraging Cork to support The Alzheimer…

HSE home testing service has improved access to testing no matter where people live Cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), most notably, chlamydia and gonorrhoea, increased in 2022 compared to 2019, according to HPSC’s latest surveillance data published today (Thursday, 20th April 2023). This shows that gonorrhoea rates have increased by 45% and chlamydia by 20%,…

Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Deirdre Forde held a civic reception on Wednesday April 19 2023 at City Hall to honour the Sundays Well Rebels Mixed Ability Rugby Team, the organisers of last years hugely successful International Mixed Ability Rugby Tournament (IMART) in Cork and the many volunteers who made it happen. It was attended my members…