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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
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”.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.”
“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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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