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<p>Developers BML Duffy Property Group Limited got the green light from Cork City Council to build 170 new homes on the former Vita Cortex site, a 1.2-hectare brownfield plot located between the Kinsale Road and Pearse Road.</p>

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Locals appeal against housing development at former Vita Cortex site in Cork city

The development will consist of 158 apartments and 12 townhouse apartments in four tower blocks ranging in height from four to nine storeys, comprising a mix of 51 one-bed units, 84 two-bed units, and 35 three-bed units.

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Cork city supermarket closes at short notice but plans to reopen on Saturday

“This is a short-term, temporary measure, and we anticipate we will be in a position to reopen 1pm on Saturday. We apologise to our customers for any inconvenience this may cause, and thank them for their understanding.”

Premier 1 MFC: Ethan Hyde drives Éire Óg past Bishopstown to set up Ballincollig clash

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Premier 1 MFC: Ethan Hyde drives Éire Óg past Bishopstown to set up Ballincollig clash

Ovens side were comfortable five-point victors in the quarter-final at MTU Cork

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When beer was 20p a pint! A Cork college party 50 years ago

When beer was 20p a pint! A Cork college party 50 years ago

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Cork actor: ‘I was able to bring Christy into myself...’

Cork actor: ‘I was able to bring Christy into myself...’

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Expansion of free child travel scheme ‘fair and inclusive’, says Cork TD

Expansion of free child travel scheme ‘fair and inclusive’, says Cork TD

cork news

Cork's punk poets Wasps vs Humans to launch new single at Fred Zeppelins

Cork's punk poets Wasps vs Humans to launch new single at Fred Zeppelins

Cork News

<p>The defendant asked for a much shorter adjournment so that he would not be in custody for a fortnight if the independent surety was available within days.</p>

Cork man accused of assault causing harm to ISPCA inspector remanded in custody with consent to bail

Hugh O’Brien is charged with assaulting ISPCA animal welfare inspector, Caroline Faherty at Ballyanly on August 19, contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act.

Man accused of grabbing handbag from woman with young children in Cork city denied bail

Man accused of grabbing handbag from woman with young children in Cork city denied bail

No bail for Cork man accused of being drunk with knife

No bail for Cork man accused of being drunk with knife

EPA says it has yet to identify what killed thousands of fish on Cork river

EPA says it has yet to identify what killed thousands of fish on Cork river

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Man who lost job and girlfriend went on two-night tyre slashing rampage in West Cork

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<p> The Douglas minor football team celebrating their victory over Nemo Rangers in the Premier 1 MFL final at MTU. Picture: David Keane.</p>

Douglas crowned minor league football champions after seven-goal thriller with Nemo

Trabeg side made their near-neighbours fight all the way to the finish before they secured the title

Bertie Óg Murphy on his passion for hurling and getting involved with Sars minors

Bertie Óg Murphy on his passion for hurling and getting involved with Sars minors

John Horgan picks the best club hurling games to attend in Cork this weekend

John Horgan picks the best club hurling games to attend in Cork this weekend

Glen Rovers' puckout maps from first two games show concentration on middle third

Glen Rovers' puckout maps from first two games show concentration on middle third

Barry O'Connell leads the celebrations after winning 31/8/2025

Douglas Golf Club still on a high after historic double

Cork Lives

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">Sheila Wilson at Gougane Barra on a trip home to Cork last summer, with her husband Maurice and their grandson Cooper. Sheila was born and raised in the Muskerry Gaeltacht in the 1950s, and grew up on a farm with six siblings, their parents, and grandmother</p>

Corkonians Abroad: I left Gaeltacht for a new life 45 years ago

In this week’s Corkonians Abroad, TIMOTHY O’MAHONY catches up with Sheila Wilson, originally from Ballyvourney, who has called New Zealand home since 1980, and whose son is now set to move to Cork

What makes me happy? Time in my garden and rowing on the Lee in the mornings

What makes me happy? Time in my garden and rowing on the Lee in the mornings

'It's like a dream come true': 82 deserving children to travel to Disneyland Paris

'It's like a dream come true': 82 deserving children to travel to Disneyland Paris

The Village Pubs of Cork: ‘Raising prices can be tough... half of these customers are friends’

The Village Pubs of Cork: ‘Raising prices can be tough... half of these customers are friends’

‘Small things like this can have a ripple effect’: Seed library opens in heart of Cork

‘Small things like this can have a ripple effect’: Seed library opens in heart of Cork

Cork Views

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">Tales of a mad bull on John Arnold’s family farm have cascaded down the generations</p>

Down the generations, locals long had a beef with our bull!

Stories and memories in the rural communities of Cork can stick around long after the characters involved have departed, says JOHN ARNOLD

Tenancy Agreement

What are your rights regarding rent rises in private housing sector?

Why I’m on the side of school secretaries and caretakers in dispute with government

Why I’m on the side of school secretaries and caretakers in dispute with government

businessman jumping on growing chart with sky background

How Cork firms can thrive in difficult landscape

Young Child Engrossed in Reading a Colorful Book on Floor

My quest to get kids off gadgets... and reading more books

Nostalgia

<p>The Innisfallen in 1938 - it was hit by the mine two years later</p>

"The heels were blown off my shoes... the stockings were blown off my legs..."

When Cork woman Maureen Curtis-Black tried to get home from England for Christmas at the height of the Blitz in 1940, she was thwarted when her ship, the Innisfallen, hit a mine, as this posthumous memoir recalls

Throwback Thursday: Happy days growing up in city’s Jewtown

Throwback Thursday: Happy days growing up in city’s Jewtown

Inches from disaster: How 7 family members almost lost their lives in the Lee in 1939

Inches from disaster: How 7 family members almost lost their lives in the Lee in 1939

Throwback Thursday: 50 years on... memories of my time at the School of Comm in Cork

Throwback Thursday: 50 years on... memories of my time at the School of Comm in Cork

A precious photo of my mother in Cork in 1929: within a year, all three of her sisters were dead

A precious photo of my mother in Cork in 1929: within a year, all three of her sisters were dead

WOW

<p>Catherine Conlon says breakfast and dinner should be eaten together with minimal, or no, ultra-processed foods at the table. </p>

How you can build healthy family dinner table routines this September

Looking to build healthy family routines now school is back? DR CATHERINE CONLON has advice on healthy eating for families as children return to the classroom.

Listen in: Podcast has all you need to know ahead of The Echo Women's Mini Marathon

Listen in: Podcast has all you need to know ahead of The Echo Women's Mini Marathon

Stressed out mother sitting on floor while children running around her.

What are the signs that you have burnout?

Bringing a taste of the Korean cuisine of my youth to Cork

Bringing a taste of the Korean cuisine of my youth to Cork

Dr Michelle O'Driscoll: Importance of getting to know your breasts

Dr Michelle O'Driscoll: Importance of getting to know your breasts

entertainment

<p class="contextmenu internal_Caption">Susan O’Neill performs a concert at Garnish Island this weekend</p>

Great line-up for festival on West Cork island

In this week's Theatre Nights, JO KERRIGAN looks forward to The Island Drift Festival in West Cork, plus Sounds From A Safe Harbour is back

Sounds of Cork: Looking back on a summer of song

Sounds of Cork: Looking back on a summer of song

Going out or staying in? Your weekend guide to what's happening in Cork

Going out or staying in? Your weekend guide to what's happening in Cork

Stevie G: End of summer Picnic remains a huge event

Stevie G: End of summer Picnic remains a huge event

Film Review: Christy is a fitting tribute to Cork's northside

Film Review: Christy is a fitting tribute to Cork's northside

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The New Levl Fitness Studio - Now open at Douglas Court

The New Levl Fitness Studio - Now open at Douglas Court

World-class fertility care is available in Cork at the Sims IVF

World-class fertility care is available in Cork at the Sims IVF

Douglas Court flies a thousand kites

Douglas Court flies a thousand kites

All aboard for family fun: The National Steam Rally rolls into Stradbally this August bank holiday weekend

All aboard for family fun: The National Steam Rally rolls into Stradbally this August bank holiday weekend

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