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Primary and secondary schools across Cork and Kerry have been urged to wear their favourite jersey and support a teenage Cork girl who has undergone more than 65 surgeries.

Schools to ‘Stand 4 Féile’ with jersey day for Cork teenager who lost both legs in farm accident ↗

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“It is a cruel and sad day for the locality,” stated Cllr Bernard Moynihan after it emerged that North Cork Creameries is to cease milk processing at its plant in Kanturk with the loss of nearly 100 jobs.

Nearly 100 jobs to go as North Cork Creameries to cease milk processing – Great sadness in locality ↗

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A Cobh councillor has called on Cork County Council to explore possible funding streams to finance the necessary works to reopen a beach in the harbour town that has been closed for thirteen years on public safety grounds.

Calls in Cork for funding to re-open beach closed for nearly 13 years due to safety fears ↗

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Ballyhoura Development CLG launched the community-based initiative Social Safety Approach in Charleville – to harness the work of several agencies in improving safety locally.

Crime pays in rural Cork – for vital improvements to community safety, in a very welcome irony ↗

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The relocation of a pedestrian crossing is causing “huge confusion” in Macroom, according to a local councillor.

‘Huge confusion’ in Cork town after pedestrian crossing was moved, councillor says ↗

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Children on their way to train at a GAA pitch in West Cork have to walk on a dangerous stretch of narrow road for half a kilometre to get there, sparking calls from councillors to install a footpath on the route.

Children in Cork at grave risk walking ‘dangerous’ road from their village to GAA pitch ↗

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A father living in emergency accommodation with his young son in New Ross is calling on Wexford County Council “to have some compassion” for those who must seek permission to attend funerals of loved ones.

Homeless father says he was forced to seek permission from Wexford council to attend sister’s funeral ↗

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The family of a woman who died in hospital from a Covid 19 infection has settled a High Court action over her death.

First case against an Irish hospital over death during Covid-19 pandemic is settled ↗

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