24th March 2014, Monday By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Plans to invite the Pope to visit Cork have taken another step forward A Former Deputy Lord Mayor of the City proposed the invitation two weeks ago, and an internal committee – the corporate policy group – have now approved the idea in principal. Fine Gael CITY […]
24th March 2014, Monday By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie A Cork City Councillor has suggested the establishment of a DN- database for dogs! It’s to try and trace the owners of pets which are fouling pavements, and green areas. Under the Litter Pollution Act 1997 it is an offence to allow a dog under your control […]
24th March 2014, Monday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A fundraising concert for a well known Cork Journalist will take place in City Hall on Easter Sunday. 43 year old Deirdre O’Reilly reported for the Evening Echo but suffered a massive stroke in December and needs intensive rehabilitation. She’s been left with paralysis of the right […]
24th March 2014, Monday By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie There are calls for more Garda FOOT PATROLS in Cork City Centre. It follows the daytime assault of a man on Winthrop Street over the weekend. The victim – understood to be in his 30s – was assaulted by a group of youths around 4.30 on Saturday […]
22nd March 2014, Saturday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A former Mayor of County Cork is calling for a “public vote” to establish if the City and County Councils should be merged. Fine Gael County Councillor Tim Lombard wants a “plebesite” – essentially a local referendum – for “one county, one authority” saying it would bring […]
![[Audio] Munster Rugby player visits former Bishopstown Primary School](https://www.thecork.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bananna-BjQrA0VIYAAE_Xd.jpg "[Audio] Munster Rugby player visits former Bishopstown Primary School")
21st March 2014. Friday By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Rugby’s Donncha O’Callaghan has visited his former primary school in Bishopstown to talk about efforts being made by UNICEF to eradicate polio in the next 4 years. The Munster and Ireland lock is a UNICEF ambassador and recently returned from a four-day fact finding trip to Nigeria. O’Callaghan was “in […]
20th March 2014 By Tom O’Sullivan tom@TheCork.ie Murphy’s Stout and Beamish Stout are pleased to announce a multi-year partnership with the Cork GAA Senior Hurling and Football teams under the title of ‘Proud Partner’. The relationship between the two stouts and Cork GAA initially goes back as far as 1891, when Murphy’s founder James J […]
![[Audio] EU gong for Munster MEP](https://www.thecork.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sean-kelly-mep-300x1991.jpg "[Audio] EU gong for Munster MEP")
19th March 2014, Wednesday 11am By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie An Irish politician has been named “MEP of the Year” Sean Kelly – who represents the constituency of “Ireland South”, which includes Cork – received the award in the “Digital Agenda” category. MEPs are chosen following a vote by their peers, and the awards took place […]
18th March 2014 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie A record 55,000 people lined the streets of Cork City today for the Cork St. Patrick’s Festival, which was led by the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Catherine Clancy and Grand Marshall Michael Flatley from an open top Ford Model T car. The parade, which was themed ‘Legends’ […]
18th March 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Motorists are advised that significant traffic management measures will be put in place on the Cork South Ring Road overnight. The temporary arrangements will affect N40 traffic heading west from the Kinsale Road Roundabout. The westbound slip road heading toward the Sarsfield Road Roundabout will be reduced to […]