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The main stories making the headlines across Cork

An investigation is underway after a cyclist was killed in a crash in East Cork yesterday.

The man was cycling on the Lower Corkhill Road in Youghal when his bike was hit by a car at around 7 o'clock yesterday evening.

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Pressure's continued to mount on the government over the records of the Mother and Baby Homes Commission. 

The Children's Minister Roderic O'Gorman says a controversial bill passed this week is needed so the work of the commission can be used to aid survivors by giving a key database to Tusla. 

But many have been angered by the government's refusal to include amendments which would give them the choice to disclose their testimony. 

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An expert says it's very positive that coronavirus figures are lower than they've been for the last few weeks.

There are 859 new cases of Covid 19 - 148 of those in Cork.

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The HSE's confirmed it's distributed over a million ViraPro products to health services across the country.

 

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