Eight men have been jailed for between 13 and a half and 20 years for their roles in trying to smuggle 2.2 tonnes of cocaine ...

Eight men have been jailed over Ireland’s largest drugs seizure, made in 2023 after Irish soldiers dramatically intercepted a fleeing cargo ship. Six of the ship’s crew and two others received ...

It will be a sad departure for Fr Amos Surungai Ruto when he leaves St Brendan’s parish in Tralee to take up his new ministry at Castletownbere in County Cork later this month after almost seven years ...

A major joint-force drugs operation is ongoing in West Cork following a very large seizure made by Gardai earlier this ...

County Cork, Ireland’s southernmost county, has rustic architectural gems, stately Georgian homes, and 19th-century rowhouses overlooking Cork Harbour.

The frustration in rural Cork over bus routes that never meet up or that miss connecting with each other by minutes was discussed at a recent meeting of the West Cork Municipal District.

FOR the majority of young people in Ireland, buying a home in the near future seems like an impossible task as property prices continue to soar. But one 19-year-old, Sean O’Shea from West Cor… ...

Cork County Council successfully applied for funding for Macroom Castle Gate Lodge and St Peter’s Church, Castletownbere through the Historic Towns Initiative 2025.

The authorities were contacted and the ‘Boy Jason’ trawler made for shore arriving in Castletownbere, Co Cork, on Wednesday morning. A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out at Cork ...

A west Cork fishing community has paid special tribute to a London-born fish merchant who was sent to teach skippers how to handle herring. Thomas Archer, formerly of Finchley, London, spent two ...

They’re missing a world here, far from motorways. More info Castletownbere is a 4.5 hour drive from Dublin, or two hours from Cork. Visit Beara Tourism for more information.

Irish actor Colin Farrell has named the fishing port of Castletownbere in West Cork as his favorite place in Ireland. Farrell described Castletownbere's landscapes as "incredibly rugged, adding ...