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The Irish Times says parent company NatWest is likely to sign off on the move tonight - with an announcement due tomorrow. 

Joey Sheahan from the city-based MyMortgages.ie says the possible closure of the bank's Irish operations could be an opportunity for home owners to review their current contract. 

BREAKING - Major drug seizure in Ringaskiddy, €12m worth of cocaine discovered on board cargo ship arriving into Cork harbour Gardaí and Customs officials have made a major drugs seizure following the discovery of around €12 million worth of cocaine aboard a cargo ship in Cork Harbour this afternoon. Officers from the Garda National Drugs Unit and Customers officers found the drugs during a search of a refrigerated 40 foot container ship carrying fruit which was docked at Ringa...

Cork TD adds voice to calls for an ongoing protest at Cork direct provision centre to be resolved Residents at Ashbourne House in Glounthaune have been refusing meals since Monday over the quality of food at the centre.  Cork North Central Deputy Pádraig OSullivan has called on the Minister for Children, Disability, Equality and Integration Roderic OGorman to find a resolution as soon as possible.  Residents have spoken with management and have written two letters to Minister OG...

The retail giant collapsed into administration in November with the loss of almost 500 jobs in Ireland. 

€4.3 million has been allocated to Cork under the Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Programme for Social Housing, with a target of 162 of social homes to be retrofitted across Cork. 

The Department of Housing is keen to see a return of home and apartment building after March 5th,

TDs will debate a new Sinn Féin bill in the Dáil later that would ban 'dual pricing' for insurance policies. 

Residents at Cork direct provision centre have stopped accepting meals in protest at food quality The Irish Examiner reports the majority of the almost 100 residents at Ashbourne House in Glounthane refused meals on Monday and yesterday.  Residents have met with management and have written to the equality and integration minister Roderic OGorman about the situation twice.  Residents say the same oil is used to cook multiple foods including meat.  They also say that while they ca...

A new report shows Irish banks have to put aside around three times more capital than other European countries, to offset the risk of a mortgage.