Health Service Executive chiefs attempted yesterday to allay the fears of people living in West Cork that a reduction in the amount of ambulances operating in the region would not detract from the quality of its service there.

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In April this year, Duke Special joined the UCC School of Music & Theatre to perform with its Gamelan ensemble, a concert of new music, dance and traditional Javanese music at the Cork Opera House.  

Ón Thursday September 1st, Cork’s public can find out how they c... read

For those with alcohol or drug dependency issues, the thoughts of seeking information to help their problems can be a first step fraught with enough anxious worry to prevent them from taking it all.

Likewise for the families of people with drug issues, where to ask the right ... read

It is a beautiful June evening at Garretstown beach, Co Cork and this summer's Surf2Heal classes are in full swing. The participants are just setting out on their boards when I arrive with huge anticipatory smiles on their faces and the sea looks inviting as they ca... read

If you’ve driven along the Ballincollig Bypass lately you cannot have failed to notice the new Curraheen Hospital which has rapidly risen in recent months.

The new hospital will replace St Patrick’s Hospital, Marymount, one of the city’s best-loved institutions that ha... read

Plans to introduce the traffic light system of food labelling on a statutory basis across Europe were voted down by the European Parliament in Brussels last month in a shock defeat for campaigners.

The system developed by the Food Standards Agency in the UK has been operati... read

The tragic case of Irish teenager Phoebe Prince who committed suicide in Massachusetts in January after an alleged sustained campaign of bullying from classmates has brought the issue into sharp focus here in Ireland.

Fifteen-year-old Phoebe, who moved with her family to the USA from Co... read

The journey a tea leaf embarks on from the moment it is picked in the hills of Sri Lanka until the time it has boiled water poured on it West Cork is something Clonakilty children are being asked to consider and write about as part of the upcoming Clonakilty Fairtrade Fortnight.... read

Up until two years ago, Kevin O’ Riordan found himself avoiding situations where he would have to tell people what he was studying. In fact, he even endeavoured to steer clear of situations where he would have to say his own name.

The reason for this was not because of any emba... read

Construction has commenced on the development of a new 44 bed Hospice
and 75 bed Hospital for the people of Cork City and County by St.
Patrick’s Hospital (Cork) Ltd.

The new development will see the transfer of the Specialist Palliative
Care Services currently p... read