11 July 2016, Monday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Volvo Cork Week, is underway. It takes place from July 10th to 15th July, and is the biennial regatta hosted by the Royal Cork Club in Crosshaven, Co Cork. This year it was being preceeded by a Family Fun Day in Crosshaven Village on Saturday and an... Read More
10 July 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Ireland South MEP, Deirdre Clune, has welcomed an agreement reached at EU level with the US, which puts a framework on transatlantic data flows. The agreement, called Privacy Shield replaces the Safe Harbour data deal, which collapsed owing to an EU Court of Justice ruling, following... Read More
9 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are pleased to confirm the signing of Matthew Connor. The goalkeeper joins from Wexford Youths, and he told CorkCityFC.ie that he saw the move as a big opportunity: “I am delighted, it is one of the biggest clubs in the country, if not the... Read More
8 July 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The four- star, Flynn family owned, Imperial Hotel in Cork city centre has appointed a new Executive Head Chef. Nicky Foley, from Kilmeaden in Waterford will now oversee all of the food offerings at The Imperial Hotel which celebrates it’s 200th year anniversary this year and has just... Read More
6 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Dara Murphy, Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central and Junior Minister for European Affairs says the government’s ‘National Broadband Plan’ will provide online access for 1.8million people who have been overlooked by the commercial Telecoms Network Operators, and the faster internet speeds (30Mbps minimum) will now... Read More
5 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On a cold winter’s night two years ago, young Ballincollig mother Christina Chalmers posted on her Facebook “Please join me in helping Cork’s Homeless”. Some 60 volunteers responded and now, on an ongoing basis, they help those sleeping rough around the city with hot food, blankets, clothing... Read More
4 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Estonia have appointed an honorary consul in Cork. It is the first Estonian consulate in Ireland. The honorary consul is John Dennehy, whose consular region takes in the counties of Cork, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford and Kerry. John is known to many as the head of Assemblypoint Limited t/a... Read More
4 July 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Simon Coveney TD, today (Monday 04 July) launched Cork Simon Community’s Annual eReport for 2015. Speaking at the launch Cork Simon’s Director, Dermot Kavanagh described 2015 as the Community’s busiest year ever as more and more people were pushed into... Read More
4 July 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Staff at Cork city and county library services vote in favour of industrial action Staff in Cork city and county library services have voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute over plans to amalgamate the two library services. Their union IMPACT says the proposals would see... Read More
4 July 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Film In Cork’s popular Production Club series drew to a close on Friday, July 1st with a talk from Irish writer, director, producer, Alex Fegan, at RTÉ Cork. Best known for directing the hit documentaries ‘Older Than Ireland’ and ‘The Irish Pub’, both of which his company theatrically... Read More
4 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fáilte Ireland has appointed over 350 business owners, managers and staff to become Wild Atlantic Way Champions across the coastal route, including over 13 from Cork. The new ‘Champions’ all recently received an official certificate and specially commissioned badge to acknowledge their participation at special workshops for... Read More
3 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Voxpro, the well known Cork based call centre, has teamed up with the Royal Cork Yacht Club, Crosshaven to teach 40 Voxpro team members the art of sailing. The initiative is part of a fundraising drive to help raise vital funds for Voxpro’s charity partner Breakthrough Cancer... Read More
