The garda helicopter flew over the city, and three mounted gardaí on horseback ed the garda public order unit and dozens of uniformed officers, as a pro-Palestine march took place around the same time as anti-immigrant protesters gathered in the city centre.

Megan Murphy, who is 25, has been diagnosed with Autoimmune disease, which she believes is due to the dampness in her home.

The Morrison’s Island scheme, which will provide flood protection for 400 city centre properties, was split from the wider scheme and advanced along with public realm improvements for the area.

The April figures, released by the government on Friday, mark yet another new record high; up from 641 in March, 633 in February and 611 in January.

The incident, which was reported to gardaí just after midnight, occurred on Devonshire Street in Cork city centre.

The emerging preferred route sees the Luas go from St Patrick’s Street to McCurtain St before making its way to Kent Station.

Plans at an advanced stage for an €80m commuter ferry service for Cork Harbour that will call at 17 locations between the city centre and Crosshaven.

Dave O'Brien said the CBA’s vision was to see more city-centre living, so that Cork could be more like cities on mainland Europe, where city-centre inhabitants enjoy a vibrant urban night life.

Reporter Amy Campbell looks in to the cause of a wastewater overflow incident at the Atlantic Pond pumping station in January, and what work is being undertaken to prevent it happening again

At a city council meeting this week, Labour’s Peter Horgan proposed the council adopt a policy — as part of the conditions for planning applications for new housing estates — that developers must install automated external defibrillators (AEDs), and that a review be undertaken to install AEDs in all existing residential developments across Cork city.

The alarm had been raised at around 7pm on Wednesday after two men went swimming in the northern channel of the river at Pope’s Quay. Both got into difficulty, with one managing to get to safety and raise the alarm, but his friend sank and was carried downstream.

Chief executive of Cork City Council, Valerie O’Sullivan, said that the regeneration of the docklands will be “transformational” for the city.

Victor Shine, second officer at Cork City Fire Brigade, told The Echo the incident was “a terrible tragedy”.

Luas Cork is a proposed 18km long light rail line with up to 25 stops running from Ballincollig to Mahon Point, connecting key destinations such as MTU, Cork University Hospital, UCC, Cork city centre, Kent Station, Cork Docklands, Blackrock, and Mahon

Part of the Beamish & Crawford Quarter public realm renewal scheme, the new bridge is one of two pedestrian bridges to be installed as part of the works.

While the survey also found that 43% of people in Cork think their hearing is worse due to city noise, 40% struggle to follow conversations because of it and 25% of Cork people feel unable to fully engage in social situations.

Green Party councillor Dan Boyle, Lord Mayor of Cork, said the Cork Luas was “a long-awaited, missing but vital link in the city’s transport infrastructure”.

At a special event as part of the festival programme, the selected individuals will read their works in front of literary agents and receive as part of the festival’s Get Published Day.

According to data that was obtained by The Echo last year following a freedom of information (FOI) request, between 2014 and 2024, Cork City Council paid out more than €12m in compensation claims relating to footpaths.

A spokesperson for Cork City Council added that “a consultant has been appointed, and surveys have been carried out, which will be used to assess the location and inform an options report".

The former Good Shepherd has been described as “a tragedy waiting to happen” by the chairman of the Blarney Street and Surrounding Areas Community Association.

According to CSO figures there were 1,440 recorded incidents of shoplifting in the Cork city garda division in 2003. This rose to 2,682 recorded incidents of shoplifting in Cork city in 2024, an increase of 86%.

As Q1 of 2025 has ended, a number of residential, commercial and retail developments were progressed, granted permission and applied for across Cork city and county. Rachel Lysaght looks at the ever-changing landscape of Cork

After a 10-week refurbishment, Lidl Ireland’s Cornmarket Street store has been officially reopened by GAA all-star and former Cork Gaelic football and camogie champion Rena Buckley.

With spectators in their best shamrock shirts and Guinness hats lining the streets from early morning, the threat of a rainy day didn’t stop the festivities as this year’s celebration saw more than 3,000 participants from 57 groups band together to honour our patron saint.

Cork city 'buzzing' as a bumper crowd expected to line the streets of the city for today's parade 

While the recently elected president of the Cork Business Association, Dave O’Brien, said the outlook is positive for Cork’s retail industry, he told reporter Amy Campbell the outlook is less certain for the hospitality sector.

Organised by Cork City Council, the weekend will culminate with the St Patrick’s Day Parade on Monday. The parade will begin at 1pm on St Patrick’s Day and will feature over 3,000 participants and 57 groups.

The proposed development will be two stories and includes an outdoor play area, drop-off parking spaces, and additional car and bicycle parking.

It is a “protest for the long-suffering residents of Cork city who have been plagued by dirty water”, one of the protest’s scheduled speakers has said, adding that they also want a “long promised” referendum to be held on water.

New Look’s Opera Lane location employs 18 staff , followed by 11 in Ballincollig, 10 in Wilton and nine in Blackpool.

He said it was his intention to call on the National Transport Authority (NTA) to approve the route selection for the project.

They believe the proposed bill that would allow for later nightclub opening hours in Cork and Ireland has been not been prioritised by the new Government.

Fianna Fáil TDs Séamus McGrath and Pádraig O’Sullivan, speaking this week in the Dáil, both asked the Taoiseach when the Cork city task force will be established.

The launch brought to fruition several months of renovation and design works and featured a special guest performance from Eurovision legend Paul Harrington.

Cork City Council is due to make a decision on the application by April 7.

At the end of last month, the back window of one bus was reportedly smashed by a stone.

of the Garda Armed Unit have been called in to deal with the incident.

The co-founder of the festival, Laurie O’Dwyer, who describes himself as a proud former member of the Defence Forces, said it was a gesture to give something back to emergency services personnel.

The homes, the majority of which are anticipated to be cost rental, are earmarked for construction on the 0.6-acre Cork City Council site at Anglesea Terrace at the junction of Old Station Road and South Link Road.

Crews have been dealing with flooding which impacted workers entering and leaving their business premises on the Monahan and Centre Park Roads in the Atlantic Pond area of Cork city since Tuesday afternoon.

A spokesperson for the city centre establishment told The Echo: “This is a big step forward for our community, paving the way for growth and deeper integration into the heart and soul of Cork."

Permission has been granted by the council, in accordance with a series of conditions. 

Developers Chimera Ltd were granted permission by Cork City Council for developments at 38/39 Washington St.

According to figures provided by the CSO, there were 24,447 driving tests conducted across all four driving test centres in Cork during 2024, with the Wilton centre proving to be by far the busiest.

The festival, now in its third year, will take place from March 21 to 23.

Labour councillor Peter Horgan asked who the of the Project Development Board (PDB) for the events centre are, if they have met yet, and when councillors will be briefed.

Earlier this month, Lord Mayor Dan Boyle became the first Green Party lord mayor to receive an all-electric vehicle from the Ford Motor Company.

Patrols were carried out in the city centre, Mahon Point Centre and Retail Park and at Blackpool Shopping Centre and Retail Park

William O’Brien, an activist who has campaigned for better living conditions for social housing tenants in Noonan’s Rd and surrounding areas, has urged the city council to prioritise the repair of the steps on Patrick’s Hill.