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Record Passenger Numbers at Cork and Dublin Airports in July
Almost 3.7 million passengers went through the terminal doors of Cork and Dublin airports in July, with demand remaining very high this summer for overseas travel. Cork Airport welcomed 328,200 passengers in July, which was 9% higher than the same month last year, continuing what is set to be the airport’s busiest ever summer for…
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Gardaí Investigating Following Fatal Assault in Midleton
Gardaí in Midleton are investigating all of the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman in her 20s following an incident at a domestic residence in Midleton, County Cork, on Friday, 2nd August 2024. Shortly after 4:15 pm, Gardaí and Emergency Services responded to reports of an incident at an apartment off Main Street, Midleton.…
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Uisce Éireann working to restore water supply following burst in Fermoy
Uisce Éireann is working to restore the water supply as quickly as possible to impacted customers in Fermoy and surrounding areas following a burst watermain. Expert water services crews have been dispatched to carry out repair works, and every effort is being made to complete this work as quickly as possible. As per best practice,…
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Tender Published for M28 Motorway linking Rochestown with Ringaskiddy
Cork County Council has published the tender for the motorway section of the M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Project. The scheme, which forms part of the Core Trans‐European Transport Network will enable the strategic development of the Port of Cork’s facilities in Ringaskiddy whilst also supporting the economic development in the local area and nationally. Funded…
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Gardaí Seize €75,000 Worth of Suspected Illegal Drugs in Cork City Operation
Gardaí in Cork City have seized suspected illegal drugs valued at approximately €75,000 and arrested a man in his 40s during a search operation on Wednesday, 31st July 2024. As part of Operation Tara, Gardaí attached to the Anglesea Street Divisional Drugs Unit, targeting the sale and supply of controlled drugs in Cork City, carried…
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CRITICAL Urges Caution on Roads this Bank Holiday Weekend
The Emergency Medical Response charity CRITICAL is urging people to slow down and avoid distractions when taking to the roads this Bank Holiday weekend. It comes as CRITICAL, which has volunteer groups across the country, reveals that responders have been tasked to 270 Road Traffic Collisions in fourteen months. These range from collisions between cars,…
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Urgent Call to Drivers: Put Away Mobile Devices and Slow Down this Bank Holiday
Minister of State James Lawless, the Road Safety Authority (RSA), and An Garda Síochána are urging drivers to slow down and put away their mobile devices in advance of the coming Bank Holiday Weekend. The call comes as the RSA publishes a new survey showing an increase in the number of drivers using mobile devices.…
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Cork County Council Unveils Accessible Pool Chair at Dunmanway Swimming Pool
A new accessible chair has been added at West Cork Leisure Centre – Dunmanway. Purchased by Cork County Council, the chair will provide easier access to the hydrotherapy pool for users with additional needs. The cradle chair has been specially designed to safely transfer users from the changing rooms to the hydrotherapy pool. The floor…
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Ireland’s Well-being Framework 2024: Progress and Challenges
Today, the Government released “Understanding Life in Ireland: The Well-being Framework 2024,” detailing Ireland’s performance across thirty-five indicators and eleven dimensions within the Government’s Well-being Framework. Mirroring last year’s analysis, Ireland’s overall performance remains positive, notably in social connections, community, and job quality. However, the Environment, Climate, and Biodiversity dimension shows a negative trend both…
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Revenue seize 4.675 million cigarettes at Port of Cork
Today, as a result of risk profiling and with the assistance of detector dog Rua, Revenue officers seized 4.675 million cigarettes with an estimated value of almost €4 million at Port of Cork. The illicit cigarettes, branded ‘Lambert & Butler’ and ‘Richmond’, were discovered when Revenue officers examined an unaccompanied trailer arriving from Zeebrugge, Belgium and…