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Cork: City Hall Cork, Ireland Cork: Cathedral of St. Fin Barre Cork, Ireland Irish Travellers Cork, Ireland, with St. Mary's Cathedral in the background. Cobh, County Cork, Ireland
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Receiver appointed to builder behind Ivan Yates-linked Cork housing scheme • Apr. 11, 2025, 7:53 AM ET (Irish Times)
‘Half the place would be blown to bits’: the Irish villages under threat from Trump’s tariffs • Apr. 9, 2025, 12:18 AM ET (The Guardian)
GAA Sunday as it happened: Cork land a first hurling league title in 27 years • Apr. 6, 2025, 9:29 AM ET (Irish Times)
Two women killed and two children injured in Cork crash • Mar. 31, 2025, 12:26 AM ET (Irish Times)
Three women killed and two children injured in crashes in Cork and Waterford • Mar. 31, 2025, 12:25 AM ET (Irish Times)

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Cork: City Hall
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Cork, Ireland, with St. Mary's Cathedral in the background.
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Tower Bridge over the Thames River in London, England. Opened in 1894. Remains an Important Traffic Route with 40,000 Crossings Every Day.
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