27 June 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Cork City awarded prestigious honour of hosting UNESCO 3rd International Conference on Learning Cities Cork City will host the UNESCO (United Nations Educational,…
EDUCATION: Cork City to host UNESCO 3rd International Conference on Learning Cities
PROPERTY: Boutique Hotel and designer Hostel to be built near Cork City Bus Station – as City Council agrees to sell block of Parnell Place/Deane Street buildings to developer
27 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has agreed to the sale of 7-9 Parnell Place and 1-2 Deane Street to Tetrarch Capital Ltd. Tetrarch’s proposal for…
CIVIC HONOURS: Cork Person of the MONTH is North Cork nun – in recognition of mission nursing in Korea
27 June 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Sr. Philomena O’Sullivan, a Columban sister originally from North Cork, has been named June Cork Person of the Month in recognition of her…
PROMOTING CORK TOURISM: 130,000 passengers will read about Cork in Swiss inflight magazine
27 June 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Passengers on Swiss International Air Lines flights are reading all about Cork city and county this month – in a major article which…
CONFERENCE IN CORK: Cork City chosen to host ‘European Maritime Day’ 2020 – coincides with 300 year anniversary of the Royal Cork Yacht Club
27 June 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Cork City has been chosen to host European Maritime Day (EMD) in 2020. This is the first time that Ireland has been selected…
RE-ROUTE THE WILD ATLANTIC WAY?: Cork MEP will lobby new Tourism Minister to have ‘Seven Heads’ region included
27 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Related link: AUDIO FEATURE: TheCork.ie travelled all of the Cork section of the Wild Atlantic Way, listen here Ireland South MEP and member of…
AUTOMATION: Bank of Ireland to cease ‘counter services’ in rural town of Dunmanway
27 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork South West TD, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has said that “rural Ireland is being hollowed out, and that the Government’s inability to see…
SOCCER: Cork City FC sign Sean McLoughlin
26 June 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are pleased to announce the signing of Sean McLoughlin. The defender, who previously played with the club at underage level,…
WATER OFF: in Cork City from 11pm Tuesday to 7am Wednesday
26 June 2017 By Tom O’Sullivan tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water and Cork City Council plan to carry out essential maintenance and repair work on the water network supplying Cork city centre…
UNEMPLOYMENT: 1,348 young people in CORK unemployed for 6 months or more
26 June 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie 1,348 young people unemployed for 6 months or more Over 11,000 young people long-term unemployed nationally still far too high, says Youth Council…