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This week
31st May 2026 - 6th June 2026
Man and two teenagers go on trial charged with murdering postman in Co Cork
Man who struck his wife with livestock whip jailed for coercive control
Sports coach who raped and sexually assaulted teenage girls jailed for 14 years
Parents of woman who died shortly after last year's Cork City Marathon complete event in her memory
Last week
24th May 2026 - 6th June 2026
Ironman inquest hears of family's frustration at lack of probe into deaths
Last month
May 2026
Man who stabbed partner 13 times and left without calling for medical help jailed for 12.5 years
Family of woman stabbed 13 times 'haunted' by what her final moments must have been like
Cheltenham winning jockey who died after fall was reaching 'pinnacle of his career', inquest hears
Cork's historic Counting House to be reborn as new city library after €35m council purchase
One of two men allegedly stabbed by their younger brother tells court of 'horror film' attack
Man had 'actively hissing' chest wound after alleged stabbing by his brother, court hears
April
April 2026
Taoiseach praises courage of those who have endured the legacy of Chernobyl 40 years on
Women deported to Ireland by ICE fined for stealing ham and cosmetics when she was a teen
Irish fashion retailer Born to close after 16 years, with the loss of over 100 jobs
Patient who beat elderly man to death in hospital bed jailed for 12 years
Man (27) charged with dangerous driving over five incidents during fuel protests
Man charged with assaulting his father, who was found dead at his home in Waterford
'Titan of a ginger haired man': Tributes paid after death of 35-year-old Belfast actor Michael Patrick
Parrot found perched outside Dublin Airport terminal reunited with owner
Tributes paid to former World Open Water Swimming Association award winner Paddy Conaghan
Visitor restrictions continuing at Tipperary University Hospital to reduce Norovirus spread
March
March 2026
Restoration completed on historic 'Four-Faced Liar' clock in Cork city
Family of man (88) killed in hospital asks court to impose maximum sentence on attacker
Man charged with murder of Oleksandr Zhyvytsky in Cork City
Brother of Daena Walsh says 'life will never return to normal' as man is jailed for life for her murder
Adam Corcoran (31) was found guilty of murdering his partner of ten years at their apartment in Midleton, Co Cork in 2024.
Man (30s) dies in suspected stabbing in Cork
Man charged with the murder of his partner denies trying to dismember her body
Possible attempt made to amputate left arm of woman after she died, murder trial hears
Man charged with murder of partner in Cork told paramedic he planned to propose, court hears
Man jailed for assault that shattered ankle of woman he mistook for someone who was 'trolling' him
Man charged with murder of partner in Cork says she stabbed herself in the stomach
Former Cork City boss Ger Nash charged with drink-driving
Man (55) who died saving six people caught in rip current was a 'hero', inquest told
February
February 2026
Chinese students beaten with crowbar left Ireland following vicious attack
Former professional soccer player jailed for raping woman at knifepoint in her home
Cork sex offender sent Snapchat message to schoolgirl within three hours of prison release
Bessborough campaigners shocked that apartments will be built on site of former mother and baby home
Couple (40s) who died in Tramore crash to be laid to rest
Two men died within ten minutes of each other at Ironman event in Cork, inquest hears
Man whose attack on partner left her having to eat and drink through straws is jailed