Data revealed that there had been increases in unplanned power cuts in the Fermoy, Bandon, and Dunmanway planner groups during 2024.

AT 7am on Friday, June 7, the polls will open across the city and county for the 2024 local and European elections. Sinead McNamara is the local and European returning officer for Cork county, and she spoke to The Echo ahead of the big day.

Over 2,000 family home loans are in arrears for two years or more in County Cork, while almost more than 120 mortgage-to-rent cases have either been completed or are being actively progressed, according to the latest figures.

Inniscarra road has been closed in the Carrignaveen area after a ditch collapsed following heavy rainfall. Emergency services were called to the area around 7pm to deal with the landslide.