The HSE is today asking the public to consider all care options this Easter Bank Holiday weekend and would like to remind them of other services that might be helpful, including their GPs, pharmacists, injury units, and GP out of hours services before presenting at emergency departments (EDs). All patients who present to our emergency departments will…

Enterprise Mobility and Children’s Books Ireland have launched their 3rd year of partnership by donating 308 books to children at nine schools in Cork. This donation is part of a larger initiative distributing 4,600 books across Ireland. Recipient schools in Cork include South Abbey National School, Douglas Rochestown Educate Together National School, Ballyhass National School, Cloughduv National…

Organisers of Ballycotton F.A.T Fest of Folk and Traditional music are calling for buskers to get involved in the event. Hosted by Sea Church in Ballycotton over the May Bank Holiday weekend, and with music throughout the village, the festival will have an outstanding lineup of both Irish and international artists including Moya Brennan and…

Motorists urged to slow down and look out for all road users, including cyclists, over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. 54 lives have been lost on our roads to date in 2024, 12 more than the same period last year. In 2023, there were five deaths over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend and 18 serious…

Update: Tadgh Lambe, 32 years, has been located safe and well. Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 32-year-old Tadhg Lambe who is missing from his home in Ballinlough Cork city since Monday 25th March 2024. Tadgh is described as being approximately 6 foot in height and of stocky build. He has…

Easter Bank Holiday weekend coincides with the start of the busy 2024 Summer Schedule, which starts this Sunday, March 31. Across the extended Easter break, over 130,000 passengers are expected to fly to and from Cork Airport. Cork Airport is expecting thousands of tourists to fly in from the UK, Europe and further afield to…

Cobh will hold a public ceremony of remembrance for all who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster in 1912 On Sunday April 14th 2024, Cobh will commemorate the 112th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic. The East Cork town, famously known as the final port of call for the ill-fated ship, will welcome the…

Update: Simone has been located safe and well. Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 17-year-old Simone Scannell, who was last seen in Carrigaline, Co.Cork on Thursday, 21st March 2024. Simone is described as being 5 foot 8 inches in height, with a slim build. She has dark brown hair and…

Image: Darragh Kane Cork County Council is delighted to announce that the long-awaited reopening of Camden Fort Meagher will take place on Saturday, the 27th of April. The fort closed to the public for the 2023 season to facilitate essential repair work to safeguard the structural integrity of Camden Fort Meagher for many years to…

Uisce Éireann wishes to advise customers in Bandon town of a planned overnight water outage from 11pm on Tuesday March 26 to 6am on Wednesday March 27. This is necessary in order to facilitate a new connection at Convent Hill Reservoir. The water supply will be restored to customers from 6am as the network refills.…