The Main Stories Making The Headlines Across Cork
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The investigation into the disappearance of missing Cork man Kieran Quilligan has been upgraded to murder.
His remains have been identified, after the 47 year-old went missing from the city centre on the 1st of September last.
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A 33-year-old man who has pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving causing the death of GAA commentator Paudie Palmer allegedly told friends he had consumed alcohol and left the scene of an accident.
The 65-year-old broadcaster with C103 and 96FM died at Cork University Hospital on the 8th of January last year.
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Farmers throughout the country came out in their thousands last night, in solidarity with their European counterparts who are protesting against EU regulations.
They say they are being subjected to onerous levels of bureaucracy and the EU is going to 'regulate them out of business'.
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Thousands of rugby fans are set to join the exodus from Cork, Dublin and Shannon Airports as the Bank Holiday Weekend gets underway.
Cork Airport is expecting 30 thousand passengers to use its facilities, while Dublin Airport is expecting 340,000 passengers.
