# Clonakilty
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2022
# RIP
Tributes paid after passing of former Cork player and senior club winning forward Griffin
Padraigh Griffin won two Cork senior football championship medals in the colours of Clonakilty.
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Oct 24th 2022, 12:10 PM
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# Brilliant Barrs
Sherlock the hero for St Finbarr's as they edge out Clonakilty in Cork senior decider
They advance to a Munster semi-final against Éire Óg Ennis or Loughmore-Castleiney.
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Nov 28th 2021, 4:30 PM
# St Finbarr's
'I still think it is an awful way to bloody well end it' - Manager hails goalkeeper after Cork shootout win
St Finbarr’s won a pulsating Cork semi-final yesterday against Castlehaven.
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Nov 15th 2021, 6:15 AM
# Go West
Brilliant Clonakilty display defeats Douglas as they reach first Cork senior final since 2009
It finished 0-15 to 1-11 for the West Cork men at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
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Nov 14th 2021, 2:44 PM
Dingle knock out 2020 Kerry senior finalists, Castlehaven and Clonakilty complete Cork last four
The Nire booked their spot in the Waterford senior semi-finals.
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Oct 31st 2021, 7:00 PM
# Clonakilty
Man charged over seizure of firearms and ammunition in Cork
The man, aged in his 60s, appeared before a special sitting of Bandon District Court today.
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Jan 23rd 2021, 2:26 PM
# Clonakilty
Residents who tested positive for Covid-19 weren't isolated from others in community hospital, Hiqa says
Hiqa’s report on Clonakilty Community Hospital is one of 34 published today.
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Dec 15th 2020, 12:37 PM
# Clonakilty
Gardaí investigate after child 'licked on the face' by elderly man in Cork
The man was not known to the child or their mother.
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Aug 16th 2020, 6:16 PM
# Leaving on a jet plane
Cork will be without first-choice goalkeeper for 2020 campaign
Mark White will not be involved as he is heading to America next year.
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Dec 20th 2019, 6:11 PM
# Clonakilty Lodge
Residents stage protest at Direct Provision centre in Cork
They are unhappy they did not get to meet Minister David Stanton when he visited the centre yesterday.
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Mar 26th 2019, 2:26 PM
# Clonakilty
Twins given medals for saving grandmother's life after she suffered seizure
Sean O’Sullivan woke at 6am and couldn’t rouse his granny Ruth.
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Mar 8th 2019, 7:39 PM
# Skibereen
Public appeal for man missing from Cork since mid-December
Anyone who has seen Peter Oliver is urged to contact the gardaí.
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Jan 17th 2019, 10:47 AM
# First of its kind
Clonakilty wants to become Ireland's first autism-friendly town
We’ve heard of autism-friendly shops, but a new initiative goes even further.
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Jul 24th 2018, 6:10 AM
# Clonakilty
Investigation launched after man stabbed in back outside Cork pub in early hours
The incident happened at just after 1am this morning.
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Apr 17th 2018, 8:51 AM
# story of my pub
'Everyone is the same once they cross the threshold': The Clonakilty pub where Jimi Hendrix's bassist played
De Barra’s is an institution – and it all started as a plumbing job for the landlord’s mother-in-law.
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Mar 21st 2018, 4:18 PM
# red chair
A Clonakilty man told Graham Norton a gas story about stealing his mother's car to go to the chipper when he was younger
It was also his mam’s first time hearing the story.
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Feb 5th 2018, 7:40 PM
# Clonakilty
Gardaí appeal for man who assisted at scene of fatal accident to make contact with them
A 73-year-old man has died after being struck by a car near Clonakilty in Co Cork this evening.
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Jan 15th 2018, 10:22 PM
# RIP
Man in his 50s dies in farm accident trying to repair damage caused by Storm Ophelia
The incident happened around 1pm today.
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Oct 22nd 2017, 7:58 PM
# con-akilty
Did *you* know that Clonakilty black pudding is made from beef, not pork?
THIS IS BRAND NEW INFORMATION.
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Sep 26th 2017, 7:00 PM
# This Must Be The Place
This is Ireland's place of the year for 2017
Clonakilty’s master plan was awarded the honour.
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Jul 2nd 2017, 8:45 AM
# Clonakilty
Appeal for witnesses after man seriously injured in assault outside Cork pub
The incident happened just after midnight on Sunday morning in Clonakilty.
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Mar 13th 2017, 3:19 PM
# lovely clon
13 Instagrams that prove why Clonakilty was named the best town in Ireland
Feckin’ gorgeous!
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Nov 18th 2016, 10:51 AM
# The Great Town Award
Clonakilty has been named as the best town in the UK and Ireland
“It’s huge for a town the size of Clonakilty,” says local councillor, Christopher O’Sullivan.
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Nov 17th 2016, 5:52 PM
# Clonakilty
Cork social housing project delayed over Japanese knotweed
Minister Humphreys says it’s not a matter for her department.
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Aug 21st 2016, 10:45 AM

# quiet hour
"Such a small little thing can make such a big difference" - introducing 'Quiet Hour' in Irish supermarkets
The practice is put in place to cater for those with autism or a disability, but can end up catering for so much more, including the business itself.
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May 2nd 2016, 7:45 AM
# Roads
Young cyclist (18) dies after being struck by car in Co Cork
The accident happened on the N71 this evening.
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Mar 8th 2016, 11:16 PM
# fearghal beamish
Tributes paid to young man killed in workplace accident at Cork dairy
It’s understood he suffered crush injuries following an accident involving a vehicle.
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Jul 15th 2015, 1:30 PM
# Clonakilty
British fugitive accused of rape arrested in Cork
The man had been living in Clonakilty for a number of years and working in retail.
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Jun 27th 2015, 7:45 PM
# ow ow ow
A prize bull has 'broken' his penis after an overly-enthusiastic amorous encounter
It doesn’t bear thinking about…
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May 18th 2015, 3:30 PM
# appeal
Cork man reported missing is found safe and well.
He had been missing from Clonakilty.
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Feb 13th 2015, 1:53 PM
# Swimmer
Coast guard recover body from Roaringwater Bay in Cork
Gardaí are not treating the death as suspicious.
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Aug 6th 2014, 3:45 PM
# Roads
Woman critical after crash which killed 8-year-old girl
The child is believed to be the woman’s daughter.
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Jun 27th 2014, 8:19 AM
# here's the hitch
You can't just put 'The Phoenix Park' on your wedding invite... Here's why.
If you don’t put the exact spot, how will your former lovers know where to head so they can tearfully shout their objections?
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Jun 22nd 2014, 8:00 AM
# Co Cork
Fine Gael councillor scratched in face while canvassing in Clonakilty
Humphrey Deegan says he “didn’t sleep a wink” last night, in the wake of the incident.
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May 10th 2014, 10:56 AM
# auld shite
This sign for a Clonakilty second-hand shop is brilliantly honest
Paul of Paul’s Second-Hand Furniture and Auld Shite knows what’s up.
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Apr 16th 2014, 4:18 PM
# Censored
Meet the festival that celebrates the films Ireland banned
Yep, it even includes Gone With the Wind.
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Feb 1st 2014, 9:45 AM
# Roads
Man in court over fatal Cork crash seven months ago
A woman in her 20s was killed and four other people were injured in the crash in Skibbereen in April.
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Nov 19th 2013, 10:45 AM
# kind
Here are your random acts of kindness
From returning a lost purse to giving an elderly neighbour a lift, our commenters tell us about their recent acts of kindness.
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Jul 20th 2013, 10:00 AM
# kindness
What random acts of kindness have you carried out lately?
Tell us in the comments – and find out more about the Clonakilty Random Acts of Kindness festival.
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Jul 19th 2013, 7:15 AM
# far too kind
These people are better than you, but you can change that
Get involved in some random acts of kindness
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Jul 16th 2013, 2:00 PM