7 October 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie €409,800 allocated to Cork East Constituency under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme – Minister David Stanton Over €400,000 has been allocated to four projects in Cork East constituency under the Government’s Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2018, says Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State... Read More
3 October 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Stryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies, is celebrating its 20th year in Ireland. Stryker’s Ireland presence now includes six manufacturing facilities in Belfast, Limerick and Cork, including a state-of-the-art additive manufacturing facility, –as well as a global Innovation & Research & Development Centre. Over 3,000... Read More
29 September 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Property prices in Cork have risen by €10,000 in the last year, according to the latest MyHome.ie Property Report in association with Davy. The report for Q3 2018 shows that the median asking price for a property in the county now stands at €240,000. This is up €5,000... Read More
18 September 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie risoners at the 20th-century prison on Cork’s Spike Island were mostly from “blackspots of disadvantage,” according to finds as part of UCC-led archaeological excavations. A team led by Dr Barra O’Donnabhain of the Department of Archaeology in UCC documented graffiti associated with the modern prison, with parallels between... Read More
17 September 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Bringing together a diverse range of employers in Cork county, the SECAD Jobs Fair will take place on Thursday, 20 September at the Midleton Park Hotel, Cork. With job opportunities in engineering, coding, IT, hospitality and catering, tourism, project management, healthcare and retail, there is a role for... Read More
14 September 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tourism agencies Fáilte Ireland, together with Tourism Ireland, are this week showcasing a select number of top attractions in counties Tipperary, Waterford and Cork to a group of overseas media who are in Ireland on a ‘Discover Munster’ press trip to see what the area has to offer... Read More
7 September 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water and Cork County Council are working to resolve issues with the water supply in the Belvelly area where a Do Not Use notice remains in place for approximately 170 customers [65 properties]. This notice was imposed when an iron exceedance was recorded on the Scheme in... Read More
5 September 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, David Stanton, has congratulated local groups on securing funding for environmental preservation projects. As part of Fine Gael’s recent environment awareness campaign funding of €16,600 has been allocated to a variety of environmental initiatives... Read More
3 September 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Port of Cork is looking forward to welcoming the Disney Magic on her maiden call to Cobh on Tuesday 4th September 2018, as part of Disney Cruise Line’s new seven-night British Isles cruise. Capable of holding 2,713 guests and 950 crew, the Disney Magic is designed primarily... Read More
1 September 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water is halfway to its goal of a sewage-free Cork Lower Harbour, creating big opportunities for social, economic and amenity development in the area. When the Cork Lower Harbour Main Drainage Project started in 2015, the equivalent of 40,000 wheelie bins of raw sewage was discharged into... Read More
25 August 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie County of Cork have confirmed an additional sum of €620,000 will be invested in its ‘winter maintenance fleet’. This will assist in responding to severe weather events such as flooding, storms, snow and ice. The Counils fleet came under pressure last winter during both Storm Ophelia (High winds) and Storm... Read More