23+ hour, 15+ min ago  (471+ words) Far smaller towns already have council-run facilities, including Dunmanway, Cobh, Youghal, Fermoy and Mallow. File picture An ongoing countywide review of council-owned leisure centres will likely determine whether it is feasible to build a swimming pool in Co Cork's fastest-growing…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1600+ words) Garda Emmanuel Samuel: "In Wicklow, about 98% of the time, the experience is positive. I can tell the difference if someone is just curious or if they are negative." On his first day as a garda, Emmanuel Samuel literally stopped pedestrians…...

2+ day, 37+ min ago  (426+ words) (Left to right) James Claffery, Irish Rural Link: Alma Jordan, founder of Agrikids, and minister for agriculture Martin Heydon launching an initiative to promote farm safety awareness among children and young people at public events and shows nationwide. A new…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (517+ words) The programme was informed by the experiences of neurodivergent people who have use drug and alcohol services. Stock picture A new online training service has been set up for frontline addiction workers in the wake of research showing that around…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (238+ words) Siobh'n Kinsella, president of the Employment and Recruitment Federation (ERF). Employers are showing clears signs of hesitancy, with many opting for temporary over permanent recruitment options. Employer confidence in Ireland's jobs market has reversed sharply within the first quarter of…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (492+ words) Children with additional needs are having to travel to Dungarvan, Cork City, and Carrignavar, which Ms Linehan-Foley described as 'totally unacceptable'. The lack of a special unit in a secondary school in East Cork means some children with additional needs…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (88+ words) I often giggle over past comments made about me online. Apparently, I'm not the kind of woman who would let her husband get a snack box. I'm also zero fun at parties. Well, this week I'm taking my contrariness to…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (415+ words) Ray Mc Kenna called for a reduction in the duty requirements placed on older personnel to reflect increased health risks as they age. File picture A health and safety expert has warned that the Defence Forces must adopt new rules…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago  (72+ words) New roles: (top row) Philip Healy, Katelyn Miller, Maurice Killeen; (bottom row) Paddy Galvin, Dr Aisling Parkes, Neil Barlow. Here is a selection of people starting new roles with Finance Solutions, Damovo, PJ Hegarty, Leinster Co-Op Marts, Department of Children,…...

3+ day, 14+ min ago  (593+ words) Locals fed up with constant water interruptions say they have had to buy drinking water to stay hydrated as temperatures climb and have had no water for showers or washing clothes. File picture: Alamy/PA Young students who had to…...