top of page 28th March 2014, Friday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The surgeon who separated the conjoined Benhaffaff twins is being honoured in Cork tonight Doctor Edward Kiely was born in Cork, and has been a Consultant Neonatal and Paediatric Surgeon in London for the past three decades at the Great Ormond Street Hospital... Read More
top of page 28th March 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Students in UCC yesterday had the chance to inspect a new ambulance designed specially for Children. It’s called BUMBLEance, which is a play on words because it’s painted bright yellow like a bumble bee. The idea if to make a child feel like a... Read More
top of page 27th March 2014, Thursday Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Musgrave Park, the Cork home to Munster Rugby, is to be renamed Irish Independent Park, in a naming rights agreement with Independent News & Media. The partnership agreement which will come into effect next season is for a period of ten years. The naming rights... Read More
top of page 27th March 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The programme has been unveiled for this years Cork Choral Festival, which is celebrating it’s 60th anniversary Established in 1954 the festival is just over a month away, and will take place from a Wednesday to a Sunday; April 30th to Sunday May 4th.... Read More
top of page 24th March 2014, Monday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County and City Councils have announced a partnership allowing the two separate local authority’s to “speak with one voice” on a number of issues. It’s called “Cork Inc.” and the goal is to attract business, tourism, investment and people. Over the past... Read More
top of page 24th March 2014, Monday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@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... Read More
top of page 24th March 2014, Monday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@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... Read More
top of page 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... Read More
top of page 24th March 2014, Monday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@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... Read More
top of page 21st March 2014. Friday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@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... Read More
top of page 20th March 2014 By Tom Collins 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... Read More
top of page 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... Read More