The top four things you need to know now

Monday, 19 April 2021 06:46

The main stories making the headlines across Cork

Recommendations will be made this week from experts on whether the gap between the first and second doses of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines can be extended.

The National Immunisation Advisory Committee is looking at the proposal with the Health Minister Stephen Donnelly saying it could result in more people getting a first dose of a vaccine in the coming weeks.

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A man is due in court this morning charged with murder after a woman was stabbed to death in north Dublin over the weekend.

24 year-old mother Jennifer Poole was attacked at her home in Melville Drive in Finglas on Saturday afternoon.

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75 million euro has been awarded to regenerate buildings in rural Ireland into remote working hubs.

Here in Cork, a new €4 million euro library will be built on North Main Street in Youghal and €774,000 will be used for improvement works in Ballydesmond village.

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There are growing concerns covid has the potential to put back progress in gender equality.

Ibec's research shows almost half of firms surveyed say more women than men had asked for changes to their work patterns to allow for caring.