The Taoiseach says the country 'erupted' last night when Daniel Wiffen won gold for Ireland. Ireland's first ever male Olympic pool finalist won the men's 800m freestyle swimming final in Paris, in a record Olympic time.
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2 men found guilty of the manslaughter of a 29-year-old man in Carrigaline in 2022 will be sentenced at the Central Criminal Court in Cork later today. 21-year-old Ricardo Hoey of Ardcarrig, Carrigaline and 20-year-old Jordan Deasy of Ravensdale, Heron’s Wood, Carrigaline were found guilty in April this year.
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Around €4m worth of cigarettes have been seized at the Port of Cork. Revenue officers assisted by detective dog Rua examined a trailer arriving from Belgium yesterday and seized Lambert and Butler and Richmond branded cigarettes.
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and finally Scientists have proven the idea goldfish have a memory of just a couple of seconds is a myth. Researchers in Australia found rainbow fish were able to remember a path through a simulated trawl net for up to a year.