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Senior News Reporter. Winner of a Human Rights/Social Justice award and a NewsBrands Ireland award for Campaigning Journalism in 2021.

Cork, Ireland
Joined July 2009
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7 years
Dramatic footage of the roof being blown off #Douglas Community School's gym on southside of #Cork city #Ophelia #iestaff
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He acted when others froze. He saved the girl from drowning first. Then he grabbed a life buoy. He went back and saved a second life. He’s 14. Well done Shay! #Cork #Ballincollig @BallincolligRFC @colaistechoilm @CorkWaterSafety
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Irish Examiner
5 years
Shy Shay shrugs off ‘heroism’ tag after receiving award for river rescue
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4 months
Cillian Murphy's dad Breandán told An Saol Ó Dheas: “We don’t like to make too much fuss about him, he’s got a job like the sons & daughters of other people - the difference, he gets a lot of publicity. All the same we’re so happy for him.” Pure #Cork
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8 months
On board the first of 3 Air France flights leaving @CorkAirport for Paris today to meet some of the thousands of Ireland rugby fans travelling to tomorrow’s huge #RWC2023 game against South Africa #IRE
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5 years
Met this little fella outside #Cork Penny Dinners early this morning waiting for his owner. Before the man went in, he tied the dog carefully to a pole, took his coat off, put it on the ground and placed the dog on it. “There now. That’s for warmth, for you,” he said.
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3 years
Cleaning out and found this. Now trying to explain to the kids how, once upon a time, we had to walk to a shop, find the box on a shelf, hire it for the night, walk home and stick it into a box to watch a movie on the telly
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6 years
I saw a vascular surgeon arrive on foot at CUH this morning with a ruck sack & sleeping bag on his back. He’s prepared to stay at work for as long as is required #BeastFromTheEast #Cork
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5 months
Meet Belgian fisherman Farid Langens - one of 3 men who dived into the freezing Lee today to save a woman whose car entered the water in #Cork city. “I didn’t hesitate. There was no time,” he told me.
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27 days
Applied online just before 1pm yesterday to renew my passport. New passport arrived in the post this morning. Take a bow @dfatirl  - that's some service. Less than 24-hour turnaround. Can anyone beat that? #Cork
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3 years
For the women who trusted me to tell their stories and to those who support them. Humbled to win a @LawSocIreland Justice Media Award with colleagues @Elaine_Loughlin @aoifegracemoore and @anewshack for our work on Mother and Baby Homes. Congrats to all the winners #JMA21
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3 years
Nine people in 4 separate parties who were all trapped by icy conditions on the Devil’s Ladder, Carrauntoohil today were rescued by #Kerry Mountain Rescue Team. The team says all routes should only be attempted by those with winter mountaineering experience and the right gear.
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1 year
Four locals stood across the road in solidarity with the new arrivals to St Joseph’s Convent. They told me they came out because they “didn’t want the protestors to stand unopposed” and insisted that Fermoy is a welcoming town, a town of shelter.
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2 years
The flowers left at the moving #AshlingMurphy vigil in Ballincollig’s regional park yesterday have been placed today on the grave of Rachel Kiely, 22, who was raped and murdered in the same park in 2000 #Cork
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6 years
BREAKING: Good news. Phil O’Hare, who had been reported missing in #Cork earlier, has been located safe this evening.
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4 years
A year ago this month, Bus Eireann introduced the first 24-hr service in the country - Rt 220 #Ballincollig - #Cork - #Carrigaline & doubled frequent to a bus every 15-mins at peak hrs. Stats released this morning show the 220 has had 1.3m customer journeys = over 70% growth
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7 months
Happy to break this news earlier. The popular Marina Market in #Cork has finally been given a planning green light, paving the way for its continued operation in the city's south docks. A significant investment in its facilities is in the pipeline.
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4 years
What a moment! Inspirational fundraising legend Oliver Lynch, 8, crosses the finish line of his incredible lockdown walk challenge. He’s raised a staggering €31,000 for 3 charities #Cork
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5 years
Despite confined space, several cars ablaze, and fuel tanks at risk of exploding, they prevented #Douglas car park blaze from spreading to shopping centre. All in a day’s work for @CorkCityFire & @corkcountyfire #Cork (Pics: @Alanpbarry )
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5 years
One of the great sounds of #Cork . #Legendary #Echo boy David Hogan doing this thing outside the GPO on Oliver Plunkett St today #PureCork #WeAreCork
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3 months
After a wave of hate last week, especially on this platform, Bambie Thug responds. “If my expression of art moves you to hate and anger then you are who I send the most love to." #Cork #Eurovision2024
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1 year
About 70 people are protesting this evening outside St Joseph’s Convent in Fermoy following the arrival last night of 63 International Protection applicants - 19 families, including 25 children, and eight single females. #Cork
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5 months
What a send off for Shane MacGowan. Clip from @ShaneMacGowan
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4 years
BREAKING: A father and son have been rescued after the young boy was swept out to sea on an inflatable device off Fountainstown #Cork this evening. Coast Guard helo R115, ground units, RNLI, Gardai and NAS paramedics all on scene.
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4 years
Mary Berry. In leather. In a sidecar. Drinking tae on the #Cork butter road. #Legend
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6 years
The streets of #Cork tonight, ladies and gentlemen. Stunning shots @claremkeogh - as usual. Congrats @neady99 @corkartlink & @corkjazzfest #corkjazzfestival #diadelosmuertos #jazz
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4 months
Another restaurant gone. The owners of Tung Sing Chinese and Asian restaurant, which has been on St Patrick’s St #Cork for 60 years, has announced its closure following final service tomorrow, blaming “constantly increasing cost and operating expenses”.
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2 years
Meet the men who were at the eye of #StormBarra today as they worked on the Fastnet lighthouse off the coast of #Cork . Their video clips of the iconic 54m lighthouse being lashed by 9m high waves and 166kph winds have gone viral.
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2 years
You know it’s getting serious when ALL the bread - even the brown seedy stuff - is gone by 8pm. Loads of Christmas crackers though - if you’re 11ft tall. My local SuperValu tonight #Cork #StormBarra
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4 years
Some handy numbers for later #StormEllen #Cork 🌳Report fallen trees, road damage in the county to (021) 4800048 ⚡️Power outage: ESB Networks 1850 372999 🚰Water outage: Irish Water 1850 278278
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2 months
Cillian Murphy arrives for the #Oscars - wearing Mick Murphy #Cork
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6 years
When your mum’s a world champion and swings by your school to say hello. Rower @SanitaPuspure visited her son Patrick and his pals at @scoileoinboys in #Ballincollig today. Think they were excited #Cork
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7 years
Rest in Peace Capt Dara Fitzpatrick. She gave her life so that others may live. Hope her crewmates are recovered soon #Rescue116
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2 years
Thanks to a donation from Matthew Knight, @corkcityparks has installed a duck feed dispenser at the Lough. It’s contactless - 50c for a fistful of suitable seeds. The money will help keep it stocked. #Cork
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4 years
EVERYONE NEEDS TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH!! A passenger collapsed on board an aircraft just before takeoff from #Cork Airport earlier. Emergency services called. Newsroom gets email. I’ve checked. Collapse is directly linked to existing condition. No #coronavirus link. NONE.
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5 years
Respect to the #RNLI and all members of the emergency services on duty out there tonight - can hear sirens where I am, west of #Cork city. #StormHannah
@irishexaminer
Irish Examiner
5 years
Watch: Lifeboat rescues stranded fishing boat in middle of Storm Hannah off Cork coast
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7 years
Firefighter with #Skibbereen brigade offers a drink to a rabbit fleeing one of 23 gorse fires #Cork Co Fire Service has dealt with since Sat
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4 years
Family heirloom - spot on as usual #StormEllen #Cork
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3 years
What are the chances @CadburyIreland ? Just ate an entire purple snack that had NO biscuit inside. Zero. Nilch. It was like a little brick of chocolate. Which was entirely lovely.
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4 years
Nipped to the local off licence just before 10pm for a few beers. 7 people in the shop before me. All male. 5 arrived as I was there. All male. I was the only one wearing a mask. Mandatory masks in shops from Monday will be interesting.
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3 years
Inconsiderate parking in the regional park in #Ballincollig #Cork this afternoon. If you park in the space between two disabled parking spaces, your vehicle restricts the access of wheelchair users and those with waking aids to their cars.
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5 years
Before and after: Park staff have replanted the c150 shrubs and plants which were ripped out overnight along the pathway into Tramore Valley Park #Cork . The vandalism has been reported to gardai
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6 years
BREAKING: RTÉ has agreed to broadcast in full, on RTE News Now, the signed version of the National Anthem before Sunday’s All-Ireland senior football final. It follows a campaign by members of Deaf community and supporters this week #StopHidingISL
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6 years
One down. Two to go. Well done everyone. Well done! Nights like this should be the norm in this city, not the exception. #Cork #EdCork #EdSheeranCork #EdIrishTour
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4 years
Us hacks are just one part of a large team which puts this paper together. The production staff, subs, visual team, graphics, all worked until 3am to get this out today. Well done lads #Cork #JournalismMatters
@irishexaminer
Irish Examiner
4 years
Due to technical difficulties last night, the Irish Examiner may be late on the shelves this morning. Our staff worked through the night to ensure the newspaper could be printed today. Apologies for the delay, and thank you to our readers for your continued support.
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7 months
Family refused planning for bike storage unit in front of their #Cork city home because it sets 'undesirable precedent' - in a city that aims to be carbon neutral by 2030. Green Party wants the units to be exempt from planning, in certain circumstances
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5 years
A woman has been rescued from the River Lee in #Cork city centre tonight after she jumped in to save her dog - this gorgeous Bernese mountain dog. Great result for all involved. Unconfirmed reports that @CorkCityFire members used the doggie paddle @crosshavencg @AmbulanceNAS
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4 years
Utterly depressing listening to the young mother on @NeilRedFM who says she "doesn't see the problem" with meeting up with her friends for drinks in a field last night. She has a young child. Her grandparents live with her. And she says she doesn't want to hear the stats. #Cork
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4 years
The family of legendary #Cork publican and character Brian O’Donnell of The Hi-B on Oliver Plunkett St has announced his death. Brian died early this morning at the Mercy University Hospital following a short illness #RIP
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4 years
#Cork cancelled first. #justsaying
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6 years
Great news! Brave Aaron McMahon's dad, Paul, has just told @NeilRedFM that after 11-hours of surgery on his son's brain tumour in the US yesterday, the surgeon told them 'we got it all'! #Cork
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2 years
This is the first step in the legal process, which will take time. Commentary on ongoing cases is unhelpful and dangerous, and can jeopardise the process. Jozef Puska, 31, appears in court charged with murder of Ashling Murphy.
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6 years
Massive logistics operation underway at #Cork University Hospital where volunteers with Cork Civil Defence are transporting staff/dialysis patients to CUH and taking several patients home #BeastFromTheEast #StormEmma
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5 years
People power works The Leeside apartment complex in #Cork city has been bought from a vulture fund by Clúid today, in a multi-million euro deal led by Cork City Council. It saves tenants from mass eviction AND delivers 78 social housing units. Details in @irishexaminer
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5 years
UPDATE: Garda dog unit legend, Laser, and his handler tracked down the suspect in tonight’s manhunt on the southside of #Cork . The suspect, 28, is detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act at Togher Garda Station. Search ongoing for 2 other suspects.
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4 years
And here they are, moments before the rescue off Fountainstown #Cork tonight. Well, 4.5 of them anyway. (l-r) Harry Pritchard, Cillian Foster, Jamie Venner, Richard McSweeney (skipper) and Kate Horgan's forehead.
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3 years
Dear government, On budget day, I want you to use some of my taxes to ensure gets Adam a date for his operation.
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Ten months ago I met the Terry family in Cork + their son Adam (10). He is waiting on urgent scoliosis surgery + his day to day life is hugely impacted. They want to know why a date for his surgery has not materialised. Report on @TodaywithClaire at 10.
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4 years
My parents haven’t hugged their grandchildren since March. I couldn’t attend funerals of close family friends. I’m still trying to limit my social contacts. And then this.
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Irish Examiner
4 years
Minister and 80 people at golf event in breach of health guidelines #iestaff via @McConnellDaniel
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4 months
Nash 19 has closed, citing soaring business costs. It was one of the restaurants which led the 'eat on the street' initiative in #Cork post covid, showing other cities how it's done. But the "cost of doing business became unmeasurable", Claire Nash said
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11 months
Billy Morgan, Con Murphy, Larry Tompkins, Tomas Mulcahy, Niall Cahalane and Jimmy Barry Murphy shoulder Teddy McCarthy’s coffin into the church
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3 years
Great to see the huge turnout of teenagers at the walk-in Covid vaccination centres today. These pics from Clonakilty #Cork this morning.
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Walking in a winter wonderland. First snows of winter have fallen on the Boggeragh mountains in north #Cork . Pic from the brother @Ruairibearla
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And given that we're in Level 5 restrictions in the third wave of a pandemic, climbers might consider this message from the volunteers at the Kerry Mountain Rescue team.
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2 years
Angry scenes as the Taoiseach arrives #Cork
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3 years
BREAKING: The GAA has been refused planning permission for a controversial revamp of the Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium in #Cork city.
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4 years
Congratulations @PTHosford and @aoifegracemoore - superb work on #golfgate .
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3 years
Some people need a good funt. One of the 50 pollinator friendly planters installed in #Cork city recently was just tipped over last night. Council says its parks staff will sort it.
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6 years
What a welcome back to school for @BTYSTE winner Simon Meehan to Colaiste Choilm #Ballincollig #Cork
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2 years
Visionary educator Don O’Leary, director of the Cork Life Centre, is to receive a special civic award within weeks, the Lord Mayor of #Cork has announced this evening #corkcc
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6 months
Emeritus Prof of Chemistry at UCC Prof John Sodeau said: “The deployment of the five #robotrees to clean up #Cork City air was the equivalent of using five bathroom sponges in Midleton main street to combat flood damage a couple of weeks ago.”
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4 years
“Well, I don’t accept that.” I’m going to use that line whenever it suits me, forever. If it’s good enough for an EU Commissioner, it’s good enough for me.
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It was a privilege to attend Fionn Doyle’s 7th birthday party today. Congratulations to all esp @GardaTraffic @corkcountyfire & @AnPostvox who helped make it his “best birthday ever” #Cork #CardforFionn #MemoriesForLife #LittleHero
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3 years
Bit of wee news. Just got confirmation from city council that refurbished public toilets in the North Main St shopping centre will reopen to the public on Saturday, with security & regular cleaning in place. 7.30am-9.30pm Mon-Sat; 11.30am-9.30pm Sun & bank holidays. #Cork
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4 years
Five cups of coffee. Four heated discussions with PR people. Three radio interviews (Dublin, Cork, Belfast). A €3.5bn transport plan. And one suspected pipe bomb. It’s been a day. I’m done.
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4 years
Pembroke St, Paul St and Tuckey St in #Cork city are set for pedestrianisation under a draft discussion document presented to city councillors this evening as part of the phased reopening of the city centre - more on @irishexaminer soon
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Gardaí say that Cian O'Sullivan, who was reported missing from Douglas in #Cork earlier this week, has been found safe and well.
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2 years
Páirc Uí Chaoimh in #Cork is being lined up to host a glamour rugby clash between Munster and world champions South Africa in November
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4 years
As Ireland’s pubs shut down, I spoke to publican Benny McCabe today who closed his 15 pubs in #Cork yesterday. He says it HAD to be done. He describes it as a “pause” and insists the sector will recover. He also has some advice - see tomorrow’s @irishexaminer #COVID19
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It’s been a very tough year for honeybees here with storms, snow & drought killing up to 40% of the population. I visited one #Cork town with @LarryCpix today to see how a innovative project in the most unlikeliest of spots is helping the recovery #tidytowns #nature #pollinators
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6 years
EXCLUSIVE: The US tourist airlifted from #Blarney Castle #Cork after going into cardiac arrest says he’ll never be ever to thank enough all those who saved his life. He spoke to me earlier for tomorrow’s @irishexaminer #CPR #ChainOfSurvival #FirstResponders
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4 years
This night 10 years ago, I spoke to an anxious Angie Benhaffaf as she held her conjoined twins for the last time before the operation to separate them. I spoke to her today about their journey since and about coping with life in lockdown. See tomorrow’s @irishexaminer #Cork
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Dowtcha kid!! The final section of the restored Daly’s Bridge is being installed #Cork Ain’t no virus going to stop the #shakeybridge project, lads...
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2 years
The organisers of a Covid rally in #Cork city tomorrow have refused to defer it to avoid clashing with a vigil for #AshlingMurphy . Mary Crilly, director of the Cork Sexual Violence Centre, is leading the criticism
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4 years
Delighted with this. Well deserved @IzzCafe Former asylum seekers win #Cork Persons of the Month award
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5 years
UPDATE: - Fire fighters say the blaze at the car park in #Douglas #Cork is under control. - They prevented it from spreading to the shopping centre. - One fire fighter taken to hospital for treatment for a minor sprain injury. - Dampening down operations to continue overnight
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Official confirmation this morning of what I reported 2 weeks ago. The Marina riverside amenity in #Cork is being pedestrianised 24/7 from TODAY - for three months. Enjoy.
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3 years
Heron #Cork
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4 years
They fled war and persecution in Syria. But they’ve found a home and are building new lives in Ireland thanks to the new #CommunitySponsorship refugee resettlement programme which @davidstantontd announced at @NanoNaglePlace #Cork today is going nationwide
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6 years
Took the new park and ride route, right into the heart of the city centre earlier. Great service. And did I mention it’s FREE. From 12noon #Cork #ItsAllGo #PanaBan2
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Shocked and very saddened to learn of the death last night of radio journalist, sports reporter and all-round good guy Jim Horgan of @Corks96FM . My sincere condolences to his family, to his friends and to all of his colleagues #Cork #RIP
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