Daire Fitton
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Irish couple stranded 6 hours in UK airport chaos praise kindness of passengers (opens the original)
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Flight schedules were thrown into chaos on Tuesday after a technical issue impacted air traffic controllers at multiple major UK airports. Aircraft were grounded while teams worked to resolve the problem, leaving one Cork couple stranded on the runway for over six hours as they awaited departure. Tony and Kate Wilkenson were travelling home to Bantry following a visit to friends in the UK, and having passed through security and boarded their aircraft, they expected being back in Cork within the
Tributes pour in for 'gentleman' fisherman who died in tragedy off Cork coast (opens the original)
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Tributes are being paid to a popular fisherman who tragically died after his small boat sank while he was fishing alone off the coast of West Cork this week. Michael Harrington, 57, from Cahermore, Beara, went pollock fishing on Monday night, setting off from Castletownbere. It is believed his boat sank in a matter of minutes. The next morning, wreckage was discovered near Blackball Head, leading locals to contact the emergency services. Crew members from the Castletownbere RNLI were deployed, a
Entire Irish school to be screened by HSE after student tests positive for TB (opens the original)
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Students and staff at a secondary school in Cork are to undergo an extensive screening process after a student tested positive for Tuberculosis (TB). All staff and students at Coláiste Éamann Rís will undergo screenings to test for the disease, which can spread through the air via bacteria. Having initially only tested the student's year group and teachers, the HSE expanded the screenings as a precautionary measure. To date, only one confirmed case of TB has been identified, reports Cork Beo. Co
Man's body found in Cork as Gardaí seal off area (opens the original)
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A garda investigation is underway after a man’s body has been found in Co Cork. Emergency services were alerted that a man's body had been located near Blackrock Castle at approximately 7pm on Friday. Gardaí cordoned off the area, with officers remaining at the scene following the discovery. Irish Coast Guard personnel were called, and they recovered the body with the help of Gardai. The body has subsequently been taken from the scene, and it's expected that a post-mortem examination will shortl
Car drives wrong way down busy motorway less than 24 hours after M9 crash (opens the original)
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Calls for increased road safety enforcement have been ramped up following footage showing a car travelling against the flow of motorway traffic. The widely circulated social media clip captures a vehicle speeding down the wrong side of a busy carriageway. In the short recording, the car narrowly misses two oncoming heavy goods vehicles, with the second lorry forced to swerve quickly to prevent a crash. The video is among several alleged joyriding clips to emerge online following a recent inciden
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