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.

Gardaí are 'concerned for their own safety', as well as that of the public, after the latest allocation of garda graduates has seen only three assigned to Cork city.

The cyclist, a man aged in his 60s, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Traffic Watch is a partnership approach between gardaí and the public to improve driver behaviour, reducing the number of road collisions and fatalities.

Anyone who was in the area or has dash cam footage between 8pm and 9pm is asked to make this available to gardaí.

The Ireland South MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú is pleading with drivers to put down their mobile phone while they are driving.

The incident, involving two vehicles, occurred on the R600 outside Belgooly near Keith Floyd’s Old House, at approximately 11am.

Cork councillor says some scooters are going at 'downright dangerous' speeds. 

In recent years, there has been an increase in reporting rates of domestic abuse. Last year, An Garda Síochána received in excess of 65,000 s related to domestic abuse, an average of 1,250 reports every week.

Cork city is to receive only three ‘probationer’ gardaí at the June attestation ceremony at the Garda Training College in Templemore,

The man got into difficulty in the water at around 7pm on Wednesday evening.

The incident occurred at approximately 6.30pm yesterday. 

Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene of the incident which occurred on the R627 near Westpark in Midleton.

In the 12 months since December 2023, the Cork city garda divisional headquarters on Anglesea St lost 26 gardaí, an average of one per fortnight, due to a combination of resignations and retirements, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central said.

The two men, who were arrested in the Dublin area on Tuesday, are currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a garda station in Cork city.

The GRA annual delegate conference in Killarney last week heard that An Garda Síochána’s forensic collision investigation unit is not even at half strength.

The mood at this week’s Garda Representative Association annual delegate conference in Killarney was militant, with frontline gardaí saying they feel unappreciated and under attack. Donal O’Keeffe spoke with three Cork representatives.

More than two dozen very special recruits graduated with full honours from a day full of fun, adventure and hope for the future. 

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

The GRA, which represents almost 13,000 frontline gardaí, is holding its annual conference in Killarney this week.

Gardaí in Cork stopped a vehicle on Sunday after it was observed that the driver had been travelling without valid tax or insurance.

For the second year in a row, the justice minister of the day has not attended the GRA’s conference because the association has again decided not to invite Garda Commissioner Drew Harris.

The incident occurred this afternoon on East Douglas Street.

Last month, Superintendent Finbarr O’Sullivan, who is in charge of Togher Garda Station, which runs the garda sub-stations at Douglas, Carrigaline, Bishopstown, and Ballincollig, said the merger was necessitated by a lack of manpower.

The owners of a property in Eyries are understood to have been working in the garden when they discovered human remains in a shopping bag.

Gardaí have thanked the public and the media for their  assistance.

The number of drivers and pedestrians killed on Irish roads from January to March was above average when compared to the same period over the past five years.

Daniel O'Sullivan's family thanked the paramedics and emergency services which came to his aid.

A number of attacks, where dogs are being set upon cats, have been observed in the areas of Mahon, Mayfield, and the Glen in recent weeks, leaving family pets physically brutalised or dead.

A 29-year-old man, who had been arrested on Monday night for questioning in connection with the death, remained in custody last night under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at Midleton Garda Station.

A man, aged in his 20s, has been arrested in relation to the incident.

The incident occurred at around 2pm.

A spokesperson for An Garda Síochána said numbers attached to specific units change due to operational demands, the personal circumstances of officers, and other variables.

Bandon Road Policing Unit stopped the heavy goods vehicle (HGV). 

Currently the ‘proof of concept’ phase for body-worn cameras is ongoing in selected stations in Dublin, Waterford and Limerick.

Gardaí were on patrol on the Blarney Road on Sunday night when they were alerted to a driver who was travelling without tax, insurance or NCT.

The incident, involving one vehicle and a pedestrian, occurred at approximately 8am in Carrigaline.

He said: “It is very prevalent in communities right across Cork, not just disadvantaged communities."

Gardaí investigating an armed robbery at a commercial premises in Cork have arrested and charged a man.

Shortly before 6.30pm, a male entered a commercial premises on Maryborough Hill with a suspected firearm. A quantity of cash was stolen, and the male left the scene.

The operation was made up of 75 gardaí from the Cork city and Cork county detective units, drugs units, community policing units and protective services units ed by the garda armed , the garda dog unit, the stolen vehicle unit and the garda helicopter.

The operation began after 10am this morning and multiple garda vehicles remain at the site.

The road is closed with local diversions in place.

The road is closed with local diversions in place

AIB have said that these fraud attempts are targeting both personal and business customers, with callers claiming to represent reputable companies and financial institutions in order to gain access to personal data.

Speaking at the annual Carrigaline Garda Community Forum meeting, Superintendent Finbarr O’Sullivan, who is in charge of Togher Garda Station, said gardaí were attempting to manage available resources the best way they possibly could.

Gardaí said an operation, led by the Cork City Divisional Drugs unit targeting the sale and supply of drugs by an Organised Crime Group operating in Cork City Centre, "is continuing."

The Garda Representative Association (GRA) warned that a lack of manpower could mean the amalgamation of garda units currently covering Carrigaline and Douglas, with the same arrangement applying to units covering Bishopstown and Ballincollig.

It is hoped a letter of intent will be issued to the preferred bidder in the coming weeks.

The GRA said that because of a lack of manpower, the garda units currently covering Douglas and Carrigaline are facing effective amalgamation, with one unit covering both areas, “within a month”.