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<p>Meagan and Kate Johnston with a photograph of their sister, Aoife. Picture: Eamon Ward</p>

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Exclusive: Aoife Johnston's sisters speak out — 'There is no accountability. We will never get over it'

Aoife Johnston, aged 16, died on December 19, 2022, from meningitis-related sepsis after waiting for treatment in the emergency department of UHL. For the first time, Aoife's siblings reveal the trauma of losing their little sister

<p>Our mother Mary was born in Bessborough in 1935. She was still alive when then minister Roderic O'Gorman said the State would offer redress. She passed away in Marymount in June 2023. One of the last promises we made to her was that we would apply for redress. But the experience has been awful — truly awful.</p>

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'We are so angry and hurt, we will not stop until our mother's memory is honoured'

<p>Senior planners have given the thumbs down to the leading actor’s plans to demolish a dormer holiday home in West Cork.</p>

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Saoirse Ronan's bid to knock and build new West Cork home rejected by council planners

'It’s outrageous that the man who killed our son will be able to walk around unaccompanied'

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'It’s outrageous that the man who killed our son will be able to walk around unaccompanied'

Cork collector says he will never sell his priceless Michael Collins memorabilia

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Cork collector says he will never sell his priceless Michael Collins memorabilia

We looked at every GAA crest in the world — here’s what we found

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We looked at every GAA crest in the world — here’s what we found

From early success to the 'Late Late', Jon Kenny leaves behind legacy as the 'young lad who stood out'

From early success to the 'Late Late', Jon Kenny leaves behind legacy as the 'young lad who stood out'

Neighbours of the comedian always knew Kenny was destined to make it in showbusiness, writes Jimmy Woulfe

Sun, 17 Nov, 2024

Colin Sheridan: A letter to all my friends who tell me to feel happy

Colin Sheridan: A letter to all my friends who tell me to feel happy

Writing about the genocide taking place in Palestine seems the most obvious thing in the world to do. That other people do not think so confounds and depresses me

Thu, 14 Nov, 2024

Darragh O'Donovan celebrates with the John Daly Cup 27/10/2024

S Jack Anderson: Doon. County champions. I'm too caught in the throat to say anything else

So many times, we left the Gaelic Grounds and headed silently and sullenly home on the Ballysimon road. Are we ever going to do it? And then, we just did.

Thu, 31 Oct, 2024

Podcast special: An extraordinary GAA family — Niall Cahalane on Castlehaven, culture and his cancer battle

S Podcast special: An extraordinary GAA family — Niall Cahalane on Castlehaven, culture and his cancer battle

Tony Leen speaks in depth to the Cork legend about his children, Rebels glory days, his health and this weekend's county final.

Listen | Thu, 24 Oct, 2024

Nathan McDonnell: From judge to being judged for his part in importing €32m of crystal meth

Nathan McDonnell: From judge to being judged for his part in importing €32m of crystal meth

The Kerry businessman has also been no stranger to television, giving gardening advice on Virgin Media’s Ireland AM

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

Billionaire who sailed into Cork on his superyacht buys a third €5m home in Kinsale

Billionaire who sailed into Cork on his superyacht buys a third €5m home in Kinsale

James Berwind has just added a dormer bungalow at Sandycove to his collection after buying Sprayfield, a Georgian villa on 40 acres and Seaspray, a contemporary glass box in Scilly

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

Bohemians v Palestine - International Solidarity Match

S Kieran Shannon: Sport loses moral authority with silence and inaction on Palestine

While the likes of FIFA procrastinate, the body count rises in Gaza.

Tue, 08 Oct, 2024

A Legacy of Dedication: Mary Lennox and the farewell to Lennox’s after 73 years of service

A Legacy of Dedication: Mary Lennox and the farewell to Lennox’s after 73 years of service

As we say goodbye to Lennox’s, it feels like we’re closing the doors on more than just a shop. We’re closing the doors on a piece of Cork’s history, writes Trish Horgan

Sat, 05 Oct, 2024

Meet the man taking on the 'perfect storm' of technology and paedophilia to make children safe online

Meet the man taking on the 'perfect storm' of technology and paedophilia to make children safe online

Ex-garda Mick Moran tells Security Correspondent Cormac O'Keeffe his focus is still on protecting children from sexual abuse

Fri, 04 Oct, 2024

Love spells, potions, and sacred woodcrafts: Welcome to witchcraft in West Cork

Love spells, potions, and sacred woodcrafts: Welcome to witchcraft in West Cork

Sarah Horgan visits Ireland’s first pagan shop, where owners Marie and Craig share their sense of magic

Sun, 08 Sep, 2024

Michael Moynihan: Why is there such an aversion to the basics of upkeep in Cork?

Michael Moynihan: Why is there such an aversion to the basics of upkeep in Cork?

The maintenance of the new wayfinding scheme worries me, particularly when you see what happened with maintenance of the old system

Thu, 29 Aug, 2024

'The priest called me a tramp, looked up my skirt to check if I had knickers on, then banished me'

'The priest called me a tramp, looked up my skirt to check if I had knickers on, then banished me'

Helen Culpan from Co Carlow is one of 34,000 survivors who are entitled to a redress payment for the time they spent in one of the country's many mother and baby homes

Sun, 18 Aug, 2024

Cork student accommodation site to open at a cost of up to €450 per week

Cork student accommodation site to open at a cost of up to €450 per week

Fun-filled interiors, a dry bar, sky terrace, gaming room, games room, gym and free coffee 24/7 are some of the perks

Sun, 18 Aug, 2024

Sophie Becker, Phil Healy, Rhasidat Adeleke and Sharlene Mawdsley after the race 10/8/2024

S Cathal Dennehy: No, Olympians rarely get out what they put into Games

There's no such thing as deserving a medal, our top athletes know.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2024

'Christy Ring got married — I hope that puts a stop to his gallop...'

S 'Christy Ring got married — I hope that puts a stop to his gallop...'

Ahead of the All-Ireland Final, Mick Clifford steps aside from his weekly column to make way for his mother, Aideen Clifford, who has a few pertinent things to say about hurling

Sun, 21 Jul, 2024

Caught in a time warp: Priest's petty gesture to refuse communion to politician

Caught in a time warp: Priest's petty gesture to refuse communion to politician

People have the right to oppose abortion but the Church no longer holds the sway it used to over our society

Mon, 15 Jul, 2024

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'Neither a hurling stronghold': Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh's best quotes

'Anthony Lynch, the Cork corner-back, will be the last person to let you down – his people are undertakers'

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

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Dara Ó Cinnéide: Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh gave listeners 'the wonder eye', he elevated the mundane

"I wanted to have a conversation with Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh in the dressing room before all the big games."

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

Louise O'Neill: The justice system is not built to protect women like Natasha O'Brien

Louise O'Neill: The justice system is not built to protect women like Natasha O'Brien

Irish courts help normalise violence against women by their repeated failure to hand down appropriate consequences for such attacks

Tue, 25 Jun, 2024

European and local elections

Paul Rouse: is it dawn or dusk for Ireland after elections?

Things could go either way for the country.

Fri, 14 Jun, 2024

Nicola Coughlan

S Sarah Harte: Attack on Nicola Coughlan shows it’s open season on women’s bodies again

Professing to enjoy Coughlan’s acting skills and 'lovely face' while using demeaning words like 'trundling', Strimpel concluded: 'She is not hot.'

Wed, 05 Jun, 2024

Dublin city centre incident

'She was in the wrong place at the wrong time': Mother of five-year-old Dublin stabbing victim speaks out

In an exclusive interview with Alison O’Reilly, the mother of the five-year-old girl stabbed outside her school on Parnell St in Dublin in November, talks about how 'hate' fuelled the riots that followed in the capital city, her daughter's slow recovery, and her gratitude to the Irish public for their love and support.

Sun, 19 May, 2024

End of the road for Wanderly Wagon: Last Travellers living in barrel-top wagon settle down

End of the road for Wanderly Wagon: Last Travellers living in barrel-top wagon settle down

The model has undergone a makeover in recent years that saw its wooden wheels replaced with modern tyres, but it still radiates old-world charm, writes Sarah Horgan

Sun, 05 May, 2024

Prime Minister's Questions

S Jennifer Horgan: We must not become monsters to protect our own freedoms

Freedom is certainly not free if protecting one person’s freedom means destroying the freedom of another

Fri, 03 May, 2024

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Elaine Loughlin's report from Rafah: One of the most dangerous places on earth to be female

Palestinian women and girls have been subjected to sexual assault, rape, and naked strip searches while detained by Israeli authorities in both Gaza and the West Bank

Sat, 27 Apr, 2024

Cork’s Reardens in advanced sale talks for up to €30m

Cork’s Reardens in advanced sale talks for up to €30m

Private equity group with €100m worth of Irish bars chase big turnover and strong margins: Reardens fits the bill, and may even breach hefty €30m reported target, says one source

Wed, 10 Apr, 2024

Presentation College Headford v St Ronan's College, Lurgan, Armagh - Lidl All-Ireland Post Primary School Junior B Championship

S Larry Ryan: Do you think the match will be on?

What can we do to give 11-year-olds looking out the window at the rain peace of mind?

Fri, 05 Apr, 2024

Drugs seizure on cargo ship

'Volumes of drugs arriving in Ireland are just ridiculous’

Security sources say Ireland has become a transiting point for illicit drugs while the Irish Naval Service has effectively shrunk

Sat, 16 Mar, 2024

'The nuns and gardaí came to bring me back, but I told them I’d set my dogs on them'

'The nuns and gardaí came to bring me back, but I told them I’d set my dogs on them'

Recalling the time she escaped from Tuam mother and baby home, Rose McKinney says: "The nuns and gardaí came to bring me back, but I told them I’d set my dogs on them and they left me alone."

Sat, 09 Mar, 2024

We spent two days with the Healy-Raes in Kerry: Here's what happened

S We spent two days with the Healy-Raes in Kerry: Here's what happened

Senior Correspondent Ciara Phelan travelled to Kerry to sit down with members of the Healy-Rae political clan

Listen | Sat, 10 Feb, 2024

Ballynatray estate sale to set €35m Munster property price record

S Ballynatray estate sale to set €35m Munster property price record

Magnificent Ballynatray on the Waterford-Cork border is expected to set a new property sale record of up to €35m

Sun, 28 Jan, 2024

Mick Clifford: People are left to make up their own mind on whether or not Bailey is a killer

Mick Clifford: People are left to make up their own mind on whether or not Bailey is a killer

This article is part of our Best of 2024 collection. It was originally published in January. Find more stories like this .

Mon, 22 Jan, 2024

Cork's Douglas Court shopping centre bought for €21m by local family

Cork's Douglas Court shopping centre bought for €21m by local family

A partnership involving Anthony O'Leary, formerly of O'Leary Insurances, and his three sons are the new owners

Wed, 17 Jan, 2024

London Tubs not much different from Dublin Tubs as he presents first show with signature style

S London Tubs not much different from Dublin Tubs as he presents first show with signature style

During his opening show on Virgin Radio UK, the former RTÉ star surfed a wave of good luck messages, 80s and 90s classics, and introduced himself to a new audience

Tue, 02 Jan, 2024