A Cork mother came face-to-face with one of every parents’ worst nightmares when she found her six-year-old son choking at their home last week.Luckily, a nearby stranger came to the rescue and provided the boy with CPR until paramedics arrived.Mary Long O’Connor has since made an appeal to find the man to thank him for
The Government is planning to rush through planning legislation in order to amend the structure of An Bord Pleanála and to impose emergency social housing rules with a minimum of legislative scrutiny next week.Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien on Tuesday evening wrote to the leader of the Seanad Regina Doherty to request its “cooperation” in
A century after the appointment of its first professor of Irish traditional music, the subject is accorded parity of esteem at University College Cork, where its status is now “on an equal footing with any other music”. That is according to uilleann piper Mary Mitchell-Ingoldsby, lecturer at the university’s Department of Music, where as a student
There is a stasis that comes with organ donation. A waiting. When you are told that a loved one has had an organ fail them, fallen to an invasionary force, you enter something of an emotional holding pattern, scared to hope and more frightened of fear. It is a waiting equivalent to walking to an
Doctors who treated an elderly Longford woman who died following an unexplained series of seizures last year told an inquest it was possible that her death was linked to an adverse reaction to a Covid-19 vaccine.However, two hospital consultants who treated the patient, Bridget Kerr (86), also stressed that it was not in their area
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Maybe they don’t need anyone to replace him? Maybe the greatest strength, and greatest danger for the rest of those hoping to win this thing, is that Tite’s newest version of Brazil can beat you in myriad ways.The Seleção rustled themselves from a stodgy 70-odd minutes of frustration and Swiss stubbornness to make a little
A further delay to the long-awaited upgrade of a wastewater treatment plant for Kenmare has prompted calls for time limits to be imposed on how long it takes An Bord Pleanála to decide on a case.Last upgraded in the 1990s by Kerry County Council, the Kenmare treatment plant is now so overwhelmed during the summer
The minister with responsibility for flood defence says he had no problem funding schemes – the problem is a planning system from a bygone era that allows every Tom, Dick and Harry to object for just €20.Patrick O’Donovan was speaking in Cork on Monday where he attended a ceremony to mark the completion of the
A Cork man who beat his then partner for more than 15 minutes knocking out three of her teeth has been jailed for a year and four months.Kenneth O’Connor, 45, didn’t stop the assault until the woman managed to lock herself into the bathroom where she sent a photograph of her badly beaten face to
What is the new Deposit Return Scheme? The country’s new Deposit Return Scheme, operated by non-profit organisation Return.ie, is being brought in to encourage greater recycling of plastic bottles and cans. When the scheme launches, you will pay a small deposit on top of the price of certain drinks. When you return the empty, undamaged
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Sinn Féin’s popular support has fallen to its lowest level in over a year to 31%, while Fine Gael has been given a boost ahead of re-taking the Taoiseach’s office, according to a new national opinion poll.Sinn Féin led by its President Mary Lou McDonald has seen its support surge upward consistently since the 2020
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When we think about wellbeing different ideas might spring to mind. Wellbeing is the state of being comfortable, healthy or happy. This time of year can be really challenging on your wellbeing. There are extra costs, the weather doesn’t lend itself to outdoor activities, and it’s easy to get into a slump.This week I’ll chat about
A Polish national living in Ireland has lost a claim that he was discriminated against by the Department of Health over the requirement to take a Covid-19 test every time he passed through Dublin Airport during the pandemic.The Workplace Relations Commission ruled that the claimant, Tomasz Pysz, has failed to establish a prima facie breach
Gardaí in Cork have appealed for witnesses to a crash on the northside of the city which saw three people hospitalised, one with serious injuries.The crash between two cars happened in Fairhill at approximately 11pm last night.The driver of one of the cars, a man in his late teens, suffered serious injuries. He was brought
