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<p>Uisce Éireann's director of asset management, Sean Laffey, said that the court is looking to impose “substantial” fines of between €16,000 and €100,000 a day, backdated to about 2019.</p>

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Up to 60km of Cork city streets need to be dug up to sort out water issues

Uisce Éireann has said that €2bn is needed to fix Cork city's ailing waste-water treatment system.

Changes to traffic flow in St Luke's resulted in problems for ambulance and fire services

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Changes to traffic flow in St Luke's resulted in problems for ambulance and fire services

Records also show that Cork City Fire Brigade and bin collection services told the council that the new system did not allow access to the area by their vehicles.

Munster Club IHC: Ballincollig keen to build on momentum

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Munster Club IHC: Ballincollig keen to build on momentum

Trip to Clonmel to face St Mary's lies ahead for county premier intermediate hurling champions

nostalgia

Throwback Thursday: A family connection, and a walk on Oliver Plunkett St

Throwback Thursday: A family connection, and a walk on Oliver Plunkett St

cork views

John Arnold: I completed the holy trinity... Medjugorje, Lourdes, Fatima

John Arnold: I completed the holy trinity... Medjugorje, Lourdes, Fatima

cork news

Ireland’s Fittest Family heats to take place at Haulbowline with Cork family to feature

Ireland’s Fittest Family heats to take place at Haulbowline with Cork family to feature

cork news

Endangered birds in two Cork villages will limit flood prevention works, report finds

Endangered birds in two Cork villages will limit flood prevention works, report finds

Cork News

<p>Motorists using the M8 to reach the Dunkettle Interchange are starting to see delays as of 7.20am, with further congestion expected.</p>

Cork weather and traffic: Dry weather set for day as M8 sees delays

Dry weather will dominate much of Thursday, with a mix of cloud and some bright or sunny spells, and highs of 12C to 14C.

Gavel And Justice Scale

Fedex parcel bound for Cork raised suspicions at Dublin sorting depot

Trolley numbers in CUH up 40% since yesterday

Trolley numbers in CUH up 40% since yesterday

Community projects celebrate success in Pride of Place awards

Community projects celebrate success in Pride of Place awards

City Council defends plan to build road through major new park for northside

City Council defends plan to build road through major new park for northside

cork sport

<p>David Noonan of Glen Rovers battles against Ballyea’s Niall Deasy in the 2016 AIB Munster Club SHC final in Thurles. Picture: Inpho/James Crombie</p>

Munster Club SHC: Glen Rovers will aim to use previous experience

For some in the Blackpool ranks, it will a fourth foray into provincial action while opponents Inagh-Kilnamona are celebrating a first Clare county title

Uibh Laoire captain Cathal Vaughan driven by another shot at history

Uibh Laoire captain Cathal Vaughan driven by another shot at history

Paul Walsh: Kanturk determined to make this opportunity count against Éire Óg

Paul Walsh: Kanturk determined to make this opportunity count against Éire Óg

Cork footballers need to cast the net wide and be bolder with their team selections

Cork footballers need to cast the net wide and be bolder with their team selections

SAHC: Oran O'Regan touch and go for Erin's Own

SAHC: Oran O'Regan touch and go for Erin's Own

Cork Lives

<p>Katherine Fitzpatrick (right) with Bo Browne, who manages communications and marketing for Cork Chamber, at the launch of the 20th anniversary of Cork Heritage Open Day in 2025. Katherine worked for the Chamber for 15 years. </p>

My Life Story: ‘I hope people leave Cork with a warm and fuzzy feeling’

In a new weekly series for The Echo, called My Life Story, TIMMY O’MAHONY talks to a different Cork person each week about their personal journey. This week, he hears how Katherine Fitzpatrick made it in business

Lisa Faulkner: Food has played a huge part in my breast cancer recovery

Midweek meals: TV cooking duo share three simple recipes

Popular food festival to return to Cork this week

Popular food festival to return to Cork this week

The Pubs of Cork: 'We have plans for a new plaza and community space'

The Pubs of Cork: 'We have plans for a new plaza and community space'

Person to Person: 'Our Samhain Parade is so special and hopefully unforgettable'

Person to Person: 'Our Samhain Parade is so special and hopefully unforgettable'

Cork Views

<p>You can incur penalty points for a range of driving offences, including speeding</p>

Explainer: What you need to know about penalty points

An overview for the system of penalty points for driving offences, provided by Cork City Citizens Information

Charleston Champ

John Dolan: ‘Sinful, near-nudity, indecency’ - when jazz was all rage in Cork

John Arnold: It took 45 years, but we’ve finally made it to our honeymoon destination

John Arnold: It took 45 years, but we’ve finally made it to our honeymoon destination

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Cork Views: Eye and ear care could ward off dementia

Surveillance Camera

Cork Views: CCTV can play a big part in making our city safe

Nostalgia

<p>A poster advertising sales of the Holly Bough is seen in the background of this picture taken during World War I. </p>

A Cork Christmas tradition: how did the Holly Bough come about?

This year, the Holly Bough turns 129. CONOR MACHALE, Senior Library Assistant at Cork City Libraries, looks back at the earliest editions of the Holly Bough and asks why it is so difficult to find copies of the Christmas number from 1897 through to the early 1930s.

Throwback Thursday: Our fond memories of circus visits in Cork

Throwback Thursday: Our fond memories of circus visits in Cork

Throwback Thursday: I snuck out to see the Dixies...but the car crashed on the way home

Throwback Thursday: I snuck out to see the Dixies...but the car crashed on the way home

Throwback Thursday: Emigrant’s ordeal as he left Cork for London

Throwback Thursday: Emigrant’s ordeal as he left Cork for London

Throwback Thursday: The rise and fall of a North Cork dance hall

Throwback Thursday: The rise and fall of a North Cork dance hall

WOW

<p>"The evil eye is alive and well, and the saboteur is always on the prowl."</p>

Emer O'Callaghan: 'Jealousy is the ugliest of traits...beware of the beauty saboteur'

This week I want to talk about the importance of keeping your beauty secrets to yourself, and why oversharing is how you invite in the beauty saboteur who aims to ruin all your great efforts and results.

5 energising beauty tricks to make you look more awake - without spending a fortune

5 energising beauty hacks to help you look more awake

Julie Helen: 'In that moment, it felt as if my body wasn't my own'

Julie Helen: 'In that moment, it felt as if my body wasn't my own'

Former Rose of Tralee: 'I was 48 when I had a stroke..here's what I want people to know'

Former Rose of Tralee: 'I was 48 when I had a stroke..here's what I want people to know'

Asian middle-aged woman in active wear jogging with female friends in the park during daytime

Which exercises are most beneficial during menopause?

entertainment

<p>The Frank & Walters perform a Halloween night home town gig at the Opera House on Saturday.</p>

What's on in Cork for the next week: Franks on stage, scary movies, and Disco Pigs

John Dolan looks ahead to what's on in Cork for the next seven days.

Signal regained: Veteran Cork band Boa Morte on their ongoing musical adventure

Signal regained: Veteran Cork band Boa Morte on their ongoing musical adventure

Weekend Guide: Here's what's happening Leeside this Saturday and Sunday

Weekend Guide: Here's what's happening Leeside this Saturday and Sunday

Woohoo! It's the Jazz Weekend and here's our guide to free gigs across the city and county

Woohoo! It's the Jazz Weekend and here's our guide to free gigs across the city and county

Lots to see in Cork aside from de Jazz, boy

Lots to see in Cork aside from de Jazz, boy

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<p>Dr Louise Fitzgerald joined Maia Dunphy for We’ve Got This, an honest conversation about the signs and impacts of perimenopause and menopause. </p>

How hormonal changes during perimenopause and menopause affect desire, relationships and sex

Sexual wellbeing can be negatively impacted in the perimenopausal and menopausal stages of a woman’s life. Here’s why, and what can help

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Pensions become part of the talent equation

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‘I don’t feel like myself any more’. Why Irish women are missing the signs of menopause

‘I don’t feel like myself any more’. Why Irish women are missing the signs of menopause

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