Leprino Foods Company announced its decision to cease operations from next year at its Portlaoise plant with the loss of over 130 jobs.

On August 24th 2023 Jack O’Sullivan from Friars Walk in Cork died after he got in to difficulty in the water at Passage West in Cork.

Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard that Johnny Foley of Spur Hill in Togher in Cork lost his life in the crash on July 1st, 2023