Steven Heaney

Cork

Digital Journalist at Irish Examiner

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Articles

Clare athlete wins 2025 Cork City Marathon

6 days ago | irishexaminer.com | Ann Murphy |Steven Heaney

Clare athlete Chris Jeuken has won the 2025 Cork City Marathon, three weeks after winning the Limerick half marathon. The Derg AC athlete romped home in 2 hours 18 minutes and 55 seconds. He was welcomed at the finishing line by his girlfriend Olivia Gurnett, who ran the 10km marathon. He said the win is particularly special as he has only recently returned after a six-month hiatus because of an ankle injury. He plans to do the Berlin and Armagh marathons later this year.
Bord Bia Bloom: Sustainability is a winner at this year's festival

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Steven Heaney

Gardens highlighting the importance of recycling, repurposing, and the circular economy scooped two of the top prizes at this year's Bord Bia Bloom. All of the 21 show gardens showcased at this year's festival, which kicked off at Dublin's Phoenix Park from Thursday, were designed to incorporate environmental measures and with sustainability in mind.
Fiona Pender case: Second search operation in Co Laois concludes

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Steven Heaney |Imasha Costa

Gardaí investigating the disappearance of Fiona Pender have concluded a search operation in Co Laois, the second search since her case was formally upgraded from a missing persons case to a murder investigation earlier this week. Gardaí said the results of the searches, conducted on open grounds in the Slieve Bloom mountains area since Wednesday, are not being released for operational reasons.
West Cork students take first and second place at Young Engineers Award 2025

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Steven Heaney

A group of enterprising young West Cork students have won a prestigious engineering award for their potentially lifesaving water safety device. The six young scientists, all of whom are in third class at Barryroe National School, won the Engineers Ireland STEPS Young Engineers Award for 2025 for their invention — an innovative Water Safety Wristband.
Fiona Pender case: Searches conclude as gardaí continue to appeal for information

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Steven Heaney

Gardaí investigating the disappearance and murder of Fiona Pender have concluded a search operation at a location in Co Offaly. Ms Pender went missing on August 23, 1996, and was last seen at her apartment on Church Street, Tullamore, by her partner John Thompson. She was 25 years old and seven months pregnant at the time she went missing.
Nearly €3m worth of cannabis seized at Shannon Airport

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Steven Heaney

Customs officials have seized nearly €3m worth of cannabis at Shannon Airport. Some 149kgs of the drug were discovered within parcels at originating from Canada. Revenue officials say the parcels were destined for an address in Co Clare. The seized drugs have an estimated street value of €2,980,000. A Revenue spokesperson said their investigations into the matter are ongoing.
Woman, 80s, becomes fifth woman killed on Irish roads since Saturday

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Steven Heaney |Ann Murphy

A woman in her 80s has died after being struck by a bus in Co Louth, becoming the fifth person to be killed on Irish roads since Saturday. Gardaí have issued an appeal for witnesses to the collision, which happened in Dunleer at approximately 12.20pm on Monday. The woman was transferred by ambulance to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, where she was later pronounced dead. The road has been closed for a technical examination of the scene to be conducted and diversions are in place.
Kerry Fleadh Cheoil to feature new competition for people with disabilities or additional needs

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Steven Heaney

This year's Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí will, for the first time ever, feature a competition for people with disabilities or additional needs. The inaugural 'Cuimsiú' (inclusion) competition will take place this Saturday, May 24, at 1pm at Causeway Secondary School, and some performances will be open to the public.
Controversial 'robot trees' removed from Cork City centre

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Steven Heaney

The so-called 'robot trees' installed in Cork City centre nearly four years ago to help clean pollutants from the air have been removed. The five devices, which were erected in August 2021 as part of a local authority initiative to provide more greening of the city, were removed from their locations on St Patrick's Street and the Grand Parade early on Sunday morning. The hexagonal platforms on which they stood remain in place.
Garda injured, three women arrested in security incident at Shannon Airport

3 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Steven Heaney

A member An Garda Síochána has been hospitalised following an incident at Shannon Airport on Saturday afternoon. Gardaí say they responded to an incident of criminal damage at the airport just after 4pm. Three women, aged between 20 and 50, breached the perimeter fence of the airport and caused criminal damage to a parked plane. The three women were subsequently arrested at scene and are currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Garda stations in Co Clare.