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?Children must not be pawns in teacher pay dispute’

Children must not be used as pawns in the teachers’ pay dispute by strikes or school closures, a parents’ leader has warned.

Man died from auto-erotic asphyxiation, inquest told

An inquest into the death of a man who died due to autoerotic asphyxiation heard the practice can be lethal if anything goes wrong.

?Exorcism’ in Cork was not an official ritual by the church

With requests for exorcism on the rise, Louise Roseingrave looks back at an incident in Inchigeela, Co Cork, 30 years ago.

Cork Association for Autism to alter fun walk plan on balloon release

The Cork Association for Autism has changed its plans to release gas-filled balloons as part of its annual ‘Blue Balloon and Fun Walk’ amid fear…

Call for action as Battle of Kinsale tourist signs stolen

Heritage campaigners have called for action following the theft of information signs about one of the most important battlefield sites in Irish…

Cork based ‘Lawnmower man’ soars to new heights en route to Africa

An Irish adventurer is set to fly into the record books after soaring over one of Europe’s great mountain ranges en route to Africa — using a la…

Skibbereen plans to be hub for Ireland

There’s seldom a dull moment in Skibbereen these days, and the West Cork town might just be getting a little bit more cosmopolitan in the near f…

Charges due on €800,000 cash hauls

Gardaí have prosecutions “in the pipeline” after almost €800,000 in cash was seized from four major crime gangs since June.

How Vladimir Putin is using Donald Trump for his own gain

Whether it’s by backing French ultra-nationalists, the Brexit campaign, or Catalan separatists, the Kremlin believes it benefits every time disc…

One in five women being abused is a ‘national wake-up call’

It is a national “wake-up call” that one in five women have been abused in their relationships, said Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Kat…

Universities facing €1bn shortfall amid further slide in world rankings

University presidents have warned an urgent political decision must be made on how to provide the €1bn extra annual funding needed in higher edu…

UCC professor appointed to board of global group for artificial intelligence

A Cork-based professor has become the first Irishman to be elected to the board of the main global body for artificial intelligence.

Facebook’s suicide-prevention tool improved

Facebook has announced improvements to its suicide prevention tool, ahead of Sunday’s World Suicide Prevention Day.

Shell fined for Corrib noise and light pollution from New Year

Shell Ireland has been fined €1,000 and ordered to pay €15,000 in legal costs for causing light and noise pollution from a gas flare during star…

Additional acute beds ‘will solve A&E crisis’

Trying to address overcrowding in our hospitals without a focus on acute beds is “little more than political PR initiatives” which will have lit…

Féile time in Tipperary as heroes return from All-Ireland victory

They call it the home of hurling and on nights like last night, it’s easy to see why.

Teen in danger of domestic violence ‘needs secure unit’

A 17-year-old girl who is at high risk of being subjected to domestic violence requires to be placed in a secure unit for trouble teens, the Hig…

Fitch: Apple ruling exposes divisions in coalition

The European Commission’s ruling Apple must pay the State €13bn in back taxes could be mixed news for the country’s debt credit rating, but has…