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Hakuna Matata Acrobats
As Cork welcomes the forthcoming Street Performance World Championship this July for a fourth year in a row, Kieran O' Mahony talks to Ali Mswabi of Hakuna Matata, Cork's most energetic acrobatic group who are set to thrill audiences with their mind boggling and unique style of acrobatics.
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Sport

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The spotlight is often shone on the senior side of things within the GAA community in Cork, but recently there have been grievances from many about the lack of underage success from a Cork point of view, writes Louise Cashell With such a wealth of talent to choose from, how is it that Cork have not won a minor All-Ireland in hurling in eleven years and in football in twelve? Rebel Óg was launched in 2011 to promote, develop and organise Gaelic Games in Cork for
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Motoring

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As they say on University Challenge, "here's your starter for ten.
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Business & Training

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A series of seminars seeking to explain the upcoming legislation on Credit Union activity and viability were held last week in Cork and Limerick.
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Food

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Four nights, four chefs and four completely different dining experiences.
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TOP STORIES
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  • Shandon historical talk

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    Posted on 15/05/2012 by Brian Hayes Curtin
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    The Shandon Area History Group are inviting people to step back in history and take a stroll around the Shandon area with local historian and Cork Independent columnist Kieran McCarthy. He will give a detailed explanation of the fascinating history of the area, one of the oldest and most famous in Cork.
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  • Cork Opera House offer new bounty this summer

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    Posted on 15/05/2012 by Brian Hayes Curtin
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    CK10052012OperaHouseSummer1_2.jpg This summer Cork Opera House is offering a diverse range of fascinating shows, some of which even allow you to be part of them! As well as having the likes of The Dubliners, a return to the Mitchelstown Caves, a new Corcadorca production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’, Michael McIntyre and Frankie Boyle and ‘The Sound of Music’, there are a number of workshops that allow anyone to become part of a show.
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  • HSE warns of measles outbreak

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    Posted on 14/05/2012 by Yvonne Evans
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    Public health doctors in the HSE South are urging parents to ensure their children are protected against measles following an outbreak of the disease in West Cork. The outbreak is predominantly affecting teenagers who are not vaccinated. In the last four weeks, 25 measles cases have been reported. The majority of notified cases have been in the 12-18 years age group with the oldest case reported being 18 years of age.
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Cork Harlequins win Irish Senior Cup

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Cork Harlequins won the Irish Senior cup yesterday in a dramatic fashion against Dublin side Railway Union.
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Minister walks into the Light

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Cork North Central TD and Minister of State, Kathleen Lynch, will lead the Cork leg of Pieta House’s ‘Darkness into Light’ walk tomorrow morning.
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Woman killed on N72 this morning

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A woman died this morning on the Fermoy/ Mallow road after her car collided with a truck around 9.
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FG launches vote plan for Cork

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Fine Gael held a public meeting last night in the Clarion Hotel to launch the referendum campaign on the Fiscal Treaty for the southern region of the country.
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