10 January 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Kearys BMW were delighted to preview the all new BMW 3 series at a special event in Brown Thomas Cork with customers, friends and special guests Paolo Alves, Managing Director, BMW Ireland and brand Ambassadors Pippa O’Connor Ormond and Keith Barry. Speaking on behalf of Kearys BMW, Bill... Read More
10 January 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Business, Enterprise & Innovation Billy Kelleher says he is concerned that by the lack of urgency with which the government is activating contingency plans to protect exposed businesses from a hard Brexit. A series of Parliamentary Question replies reveal that the government has yet... Read More
10 January 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Nationally 128,996 people have benefitted from the telephone support allowance (TSA) in 2018 since it was returned by the Fine Gael Government. The TSA was announced during Budget 2018 and has been in effect since June, and provides amounts to up to €130 a year to assist with... Read More
9 January 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Sea Box Group, a leading modular and offsite heating solutions provider has launched two online ecommerce companies in Ireland. They will be based from Cork and will create 20 jobs over the coming years. These are the first websites of their kind to launch in Ireland. They... Read More
9 January 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Social Innovation Fund Ireland have put the call out for Cork-based education projects to apply to the €450,000 Engage & Educate Fund. The fund, which was set up by Social Innovation Fund Ireland and Mason Hayes and Curran, is supported by the Department of Rural and Community Development... Read More
9 January 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City Council is set to take over the operations of the Homeless Persons Unit from the Department of Social Protection this month. Brian Geaney, Director of Services, Housing and Community has today confirmed that Cork City Council’s Housing Directorate is set to take over the operation of... Read More
9 January 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Whiddy Island disaster, which occurred 40 years ago this week was a dark day in the history of West Cork, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Cork Senator Tim Lombard said: “The Whiddy Island disaster, which happened in Bantry Bay four decades ago, has left an indelible... Read More
9 January 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council’s Civic Amenity Sites providing Free Christmas Tree Drop-off Services in January All of Cork County Council’s Civic Amenity Sites are drop off centres for Christmas Trees. Trees are free of charge up to January 31st 2019. Where to take your old Christmas tree Macroom Civic... Read More
8 January 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Green Party has called on Cork City Council to take action against cars blocking bus and cycle lanes in the city. The party says a “change in culture” is needed if the city is to implement ambitious public transport plans being finalised by the National Transport Authority.... Read More
8 January 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South-West, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has called on the Minister for Agriculture to immediately lift the ban on spreading slurry and to allow farmers to make use of the unseasonably mild and dry weather which Ireland is experiencing at present. Echoing the calls made... Read More
7 January 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A geologist from Co. Cork has got his New Year off to a great start by unearthing a €42,000 fortune on the National Lottery Winning Streak game show last Saturday (5th January 2019)! Luke Holland, (24) from Bandon, was in a pub in Cork city catching up with... Read More
7 January 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie New laws which require owners of drones in Ireland that weigh more than 250 grams to register the device will come into effect this year. Previously it was only drones over 1KG that had to be registered. For the first time ever, Europe-wide rules for the registration and certification... Read More