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Nighttime closures in the Jack Lynch Tunnel will continue this week. From 9.15pm to 7am, the tunnel will be shut each week night with the exception of Friday night. The tunnel will be closed at 9.15pm tonight so motorists should make alternate plans.
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The Cork ladies football team recorded their seventh All-Ireland title in eight years yesterday in Croke Park over Kerry.  The ladies beat their neighbours on a scoreline of 16 points to seven. Just under 17,000 spectators saw the Rebelettes collect the Brendan Martin Cup, a team that has only lost one championship match since 2005.
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Two people have died in the past 24 hours after a suspected bad batch of heroin circulating in Cork. There are currently seven people in hospital who are critically ill and the condition of two of these seven is thought to be of a particular concern.
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A minimum of 32 jobs are to be lost at Cork Airport, it was announced today.  The job loss announcement comes as part of the airport's cost management review and the redundancies are voluntary.  The initiative was announced by Cork Airport Director Niall MacCarthy and his management team to employees today following recommendations by consultants, Ernst & Young, for delivery of a sustainable business operating model at Cork Airport.
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The 2012 Guinness Cork Jazz Festival was officially launched in Cork Opera House last night and it promises to be a fun filled festival which takes place over the October Bank Holiday Weekend from 26-28 October.
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30 jobs are to be created in Cork after American company Hittite Microwave Corporation confirmed they are to establish two operations in the region. The investment is being supported by the Government through IDA Ireland.
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There was bad news for Cork yesterday with the announcement that 90 jobs are to be lost at the Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) plant in Brinny. Workers at the plant were informed of the news at a meeting called by MSD management at 2pm yesterday afternoon, where they were told that the global healthcare company will cut its workforce over the next six months.
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Third time was a charm for Bishopstown man Francis Hynes who was spotted by millions enjoying a spot of golf in his Cork jersey last Friday at the Ryder Cup. Francis, who is over in Chicago for the week playing golf, made a chance TV appearance when he managed to get to the front of the crowd at day one of proceedings at Medinah much to the amusement of thousands who were watching at home in Ireland.
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Former government ministers from Cork received over €70,000 last year in pension payments from the Government, with only a small amount handed back to the State. The amount of money paid out was revealed in documents released by the Department of Finance last Friday.
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“I voted for Labour and Fine Gael in the hope that they would not give another red cent to the banks, but I feel totally betrayed,” said Karen Doyle from Cobh at a protest outside AIB this week.
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A number of changes are to take place in the administration of community schemes in Cork from next Monday. As the lease is about to expire on the premises at Abbeycourt House, George's Quay, and due to spending cuts, there will no longer be HSE administration or a public counter facility at Abbeycourt House.
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Specsavers Cork City Centre will be hosting a ‘Big Fit’ event in association with Ciba Vision from 10am to 6pm this Friday 5 October. Representatives from Ciba Vision, who develop and manufacturer contact lenses, will be in Cork City Centre on Friday providing information on contact lenses and encouraging the public to visit Specsavers Cook Street for a complimentary contact lens fitting.
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Many of Cork's homeless suffer educational disadvantages with low levels of literacy, numeracy and IT literacy common and 30 per cent having never used a computer. This is according to a recent report undertaken by Cork Simon Community which was conducted among 91 people using Cork Simon services over a four week period this summer.
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Two of Cork’s leading ladies, Sandra Murphy, proprietor of the Rising Tide Bar and Restaurant, and Vivienne Kelly, managing director of Lockdown Models, co-owner of The Dress Bar, helped launch ‘The Hope Apprentice’ this week.
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