Wind farm operator launches annual funding programme supporting local initiatives across North and West Cork, with applications now open until late July. SSE Renewables has opened its 2025 community funds for three wind farms across Cork, making up to €225,000 available to local groups and organisations. The funding covers the Coomacheo and Curragh Wind Farms…

Ballinora Scouts Group has been named one of ten finalists in Re-turn’s Small Town, Big Difference campaign, a nationwide initiative inviting schools, clubs, and community groups to showcase the meaningful impact they are making locally by fundraising through the Deposit Return Scheme. The Cork-based scouts group celebrated being awarded €2,000 from Re-turn, joined by TikTok…

Update 12:01: Confirmation that the alarm was raised by mistake, and a false alarm. Services stood down. Emergency crews are currently responding to an incident at Mercy University Hospital on Grenville Place in Cork city centre. It’s thought that incident occurred at approximately 10:35am this morning, with emergency services dispatched to the scene. The nature…

The Tánaiste has strongly criticised new US State Department requirements that will force Irish students to make their social media accounts public when applying for American study visas. The policy, which came into effect this week, requires all applicants for F, M, and J student visas to adjust their social media privacy settings to “public”…

Scottish Premiership champions Celtic FC will travel to Cork for a historic pre-season friendly against Cork City FC at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on 8 July 2025, with local businesses expected to benefit from a significant €6 million economic boost as supporters flock to the Rebel County. The Cork Super Cup, kicking off at 6pm,…

Bus Éireann has announced significant improvements to public transport links between North Cork and the city, with enhanced Route 243 services and a brand new Route 519 set to benefit thousands of commuters from 29 June 2025. The upgraded Route 243 between Newmarket and Cork will now operate ten daily trips, seven days a week,…

R639 Glanmire Road to close for seven and a half weeks as Glashaboy Flood Relief Scheme progresses The R639 Glanmire Road will be closed for seven and a half weeks from Wednesday 25 June to facilitate works on the Glashaboy Flood Relief Scheme. Cork City Council has announced the closure will affect the section north…

As the Leaving Certificate concludes tomorrow, mental health charity Turn2Me is encouraging students across Ireland to resist the urge to over-analyse their exam performance and instead focus on positive distractions over the summer months. The national charity, which offers free professional mental health support online, warns against the common tendency to conduct “post-mortems” on exam…

Met Éireann is giving the public a chance to leave their mark on Irish weather history by submitting potential storm names for the upcoming 2025/26 season. The national meteorological service, working alongside the UK Met Office and the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, creates an annual list of storm names each summer ahead of the September…

Fraudulent site mimics legitimate retailer with suspicious contact details and unrealistic discounts A sophisticated scam website impersonating Dunnes Stores is targeting Irish consumers with fake promotions and fraudulent checkout processes. The site, operating under the domain dunnesstoreofficial.com, closely replicates the appearance of the legitimate Irish retailer but contains several concerning red flags. The fraudulent website…