Exclusives: Print/online
Gavin O Callaghan
Deputy Editor of CorkBeo
Ireland
Ireland
Exclusives: Print/online
The Marina Market's future has been dealt a major blow after the city council shot down a plan to expand it, and refused permission for it to continue as a food emporium. Cork City Council this week turned down an application by the market which included a part where they asked for "permission for the retention of the change of use from warehouse/distribution use to market/food emporium".
Sixteen Cork County Councillors are to travel to Bratislava and look at objectives such as "becoming a greener, more carbon free, Europe" among other things. The council have confirmed that the elected members, as well as five staff, will undertake the three-day trip next week.
Undisturbed on MacCurtain St sits one of Cork's most treasured cafes that puts community over profit and has been connecting people for over a decade. It's a Sunday night and there's plenty of bustle coming from the Shelbourne bar, Son of a Bun are letting the last of their diners out, and there's a gig just finishing up in The Everyman.
A widowed grandad is living in a rat-infested caravan with no electricity, water, or heating in the run up to Christmas. Simon Quilligan, 53, is desperate to get his family to a new home in Cork as they've been battling the cold and are struggling to survive in the horrific conditions.
Barry Coughlan's sister has thanked everyone who sent her and the family messages over the last three weeks after he was finally laid to rest after being missing for 17 years. Donna Coughlan spoke of a surreal three weeks after being informed of his car being located off Hugh Coveney Pier in Crosshaven, and then facing an anxious wait for DNA test results after remains were found inside it.
Young women who were looking to rent a room in the city recently were overlooked by an advertiser after they rejected his inappropriate advances. A number of women have come forward with stories concerning a property advertised on Daft.ie after the man who put the post up asked some of them for sex, and other inappropriate questions.
A woman has received vile abuse from a pro-life activist who managed to obtain her personal details after she had an abortion. Calls for a full garda investigation are underway after the women was contacted by a man who asked her to go for a scan at an address in the north inner city before screaming at her for questioning his authenticity.
Investigators believe a drug gang dispute over money is the reason Sean Little and Jordan Davis were blasted to death. Multiple sources have told Dublin Live it is understood the pair owed tens of thousands of euro.
Here is the moment an idiot phone thief was dealt some street justice by an American tourist. The bungling street thug thought it would be an easy theft of a phone and bag but he picked the wrong man - a Harley Davidson riding US citizen.
Killer Mark Hennessy was on a cocaine and drink-fuelled bender in a local pub on the night he murdered Jastine Valdez. Dublin Live has learned the dad of two bought €200 worth of cocaine in a bar as the student lay dead near a disused golf course.
US rapper Coolio has urged Diarmuid Connolly to rejoin the Dublin team as they bid for a fifth consecutive All-Ireland title. The Gangsta's Paradise star has sent a message to the Vincent's man in a bid to get him back in Blue - but says if he doesn't he could always consider a late career in football of the American kind.
The Lord Mayor of Dublin believes Ireland should boycott the Eurovision Song Contest in 2019. Sinn Fein councillor Micheal Mac Donncha feels entering next year's competition - which will be held in Israel - would be appropriate because of the country's ongoing conflict with Palestine.
Gardai have set up camp in an inner-city flat complex as tensions rise over anti-social behaviour as well as a separate drugs issue. Thugs attacking and intimidating residents, as well as one report of a pair having sex on the stairwell, has led to a huge influx of gardai into Pearse House.
The sewage treatment plant in Poolbeg was operating at three times its capacity the day before that a faulty tank caused effluent to pour into Dublin Bay. Amateur drone footage taken on Saturday 23 February showed sewage pouring out for about 1km from the plant at South Bull Wall.
People living in a block of flats are being plagued by an infestation of rats "the size of cats" running amok where children play. Locals in Queen Street, Dublin, have started laying traps themselves after growing concerned the rodents were the cause of a nasty bug that has spread round the children.
A bus driver allegedly threatened to call gardai after a stand-off with a passenger over chicken nuggets. The bizarre clash happened on a Dublin Bus near Tallaght on Tuesday. It's understood the driver took issue with the young black woman bringing the McDonald's treat on to the bus, Dublin Live reports.
Today's Irish Mirror: Homeless young mum and three kids face Christmas on streets after being told to leave emergency accommodation. More here: https://t.co/HyV82gvyzy
Sean Cox is back in Ireland but remains in a critical condition as family members support him by his new bedside in Beaumont Hospital. The beloved dad-of-three was brought back to Dublin on Saturday while at the same time his GAA club in Dunboyne were flying the Liverpool flag to thank them for their continued support.
Front page of today's @IrishMirror - Gardai set to have a strong presence at Derek Hutch's funeral on Wednesday
Up to 20 Islamic State fighters may be looking to return to Ireland since the terror's group's collapse in Syria and Iraq, the Department of Justice has said. Officials estimate about 25 people travelled from Ireland to fight with the group since 2011 but five were killed in action.
A married father of eight who has just been let out of an Abu Dhabi prison says he is going to do everything he can to clear his name and get back to Ireland. Construction boss John White, 62, from Clonmel, Co.
Two autistic boys have no school to go to next month as there are not enough places available, their mums revealed yesterday. Friends Ayisha Marsh and Linda Hansard's sons have finished junior school at Scoil Bhride in Donaghmede, North Dublin, and they have unsuccessfully tried to get them into third class at a new location.
A Somalian blogger has picked up The Thomson Foundation's Mobile Journalist of the Year Award after her video highlighting the poor treatment of refugees in Malta beat over 80 entries to win the annual competition. Farah Abdi's video, which was filmed on an iPhone 5s, drew attention to the poor living conditions refugees in Malta were being subjected to.
Online fitness guru Jen Selter has said that people shouldn't worry about cyber bullying and that negative comments online should be taken ''as a compliment''. Speaking at the Dublin Tech Summit on how to build an online fitness empire, Selter spoke of how she used social media sites such as Instagram and Snapchat to gain a following of over 30 million people worldwide.
The app - which allows its users to share photo and video stories with their friends - has become a key tool in new-age journalism and is being incorporated by many media outlets in an attempt to engage with millennials.
One of the burning debates at RTE's MoJoCon addressed the ongoing battle between iOS and Android users over which operating system is superior when it comes to producing content. iPhone users have mainly been citing the quality of camera footage as the product's biggest appeal, while those arguing on Android's side suggest its affordability allows it to be accessible.
It was 25 years ago this week that one of the most improbable, impossible, heroic feats in international football occurred. Denmark winning Euro 92 was never supposed to happen - they didn't qualify, there was friction with the coach, their best player wasn't there, and they had virtually no chance to prepare.
Football Leaks: The Dirty Business of Football has given the world a steady feed of some of the most ridiculous financial stories from the modern version of the beautiful game. It took 60 reporters, researchers, and lawyers seven months so that we can now indulge in the knowledge that Joe Hart's dadruff-avoiding antics have contributed to a €2.7m investment fund.
It's Thursday evening at Abbey St. Luas stop and passengers endure a numbing wind while waiting to board. As the tram pulls up, congestion builds with it. At the back of the queue waiting to board stands a young girl, wheelie bag in hand, eager to catch her train from Connolly.
After their elimination from Europe last Thursday, Shamrock Rovers are very much focussed on domestic action now with a crucial ... Limerick will look to get their league campaign back on track following a two week hiatus. As extratime.ie looks to expand our team of reporters for next year, we asked Macdara Ferris to give us a ...
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Gonna smash them!" We got the views of Dublin & Kildare fans at Croke Park ahead of our 7pm throw-in on eir sport 2! #AllianzLeagues #MatchNightLive https://t.co/W72cWY8PCI
@RobotThespian giving us some insight on what robots can bring to #DublinTechSummit
'What even is Mojo?' RTÉ reporter Philip Bromwell explains what to expect at MojoCon 17
Just out from moderating a panel on the importance of User Experience, RTÉ's Neil Leyden shares with us what he took from today.
The streak is ending" - We spoke to some Dublin & Mayo fans on their way into Croke Park tonight. #MatchNightLive
We'll keep going" - We spoke to some Dublin & Roscommon fans as they left Croke Park tonight. #MatchNightLive
It's about time it was broken" - We spoke to some #Dubs fans on their way into Croke Park. #MatchNightLive
We're hoping for a performance" - We spoke to some Roscommon fans on their way into @CrokePark. #MatchNightLive
Richard Moore, former journalist and Government advisor on why Trump has fared so popular. https://t.co/RWmutmT6b0
Farah Abdi - Mobile Jounalist of the Year! #MoJoCon @thomfound @rte https://t.co/JDwXHPW7i0
mojocon asks the tough question: iOS or Android? https://t.co/aDRPxeJM2Q
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A bunch of passionate chaps who never made it in sport going into detail about the passionate chaps who did.
A bunch of passionate lads who never made it in sport talking about passionate lads who did.
Some cuts of interviews I have took part in over the past two semesters
All of the intro/outro mixes from various radio shows done over the past year (mainly Action Replay's Extra Time Podcast)
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Gavin O'Callaghan, Enda Coll & Oisin McQueirns talk this weekend's World Cup qualifiers, RB Leipzig's rise with UEFA & Eirsport Commentator Rob Daly, and East Kilbride's record win-streak
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We got talking to Instagram star and online fitness guru Jen Selter at Dublin Tech Summit #DTS
@averilpower has arrived and is looking for a first female president to be elected tonight https://t.co/UloyROhVyj
RTÉ's mobile film maker Eleanor Mannion has spoken about her excitement for this year's upcoming MojoCon at the Dublin Tech Summit.
Ronan McGreevy, journalist with the Irish Times, on how accurate the opinion polls may be come official results. https://t.co/fyIoS9dTwS
Richard Moore, former journalist and Government advisor on why Trump has fared so popular. https://t.co/RWmutmT6b0