13 November 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Homeowners in Cork are over two times more likely to have been denied home insurance as a result of past flood damage or increased flooding risk than the national average. In a survey of almost 9,000 AA members and home insurance customers, 0.37% of those surveyed had... Read More
7 November 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Macra members in the Seandun region have plenty to look forward to over the coming months as social officer Rita Dineen has been busy preparing a jam-packed few months ahead with something to interest every taste! First up on November 20th is a trip to The Workshop, Ballygarvan... Read More
3 November 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Do you have family who emigrated from Cobh? Cobh Heritage Centre in Cobh Co Cork is opening its doors for free on November 5-6 2016 to anyone whose ancestors departed from Cobh in the past. Cobh was once the biggest port of emigration from Ireland, with more... Read More
27 October 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie What: A Talk by the Historian and Broadcaster John Bowman: Ireland 1916-2016 Where: Ballymaloe Grainstore When: Thursday 17 November, 8pm Following the publication of his latest book, Ireland: The Autobiography – One hundred years of Irish life told by its people, the distinguished historian and broadcaster John Bowman... Read More
19 October 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A new fund to support projects that will contribute to the delivery of an accessible and sustainable, world class inland fisheries resource has been established. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) has announced an overall Capital Works Fund of €500,000 available for angling groups and clubs across the country who... Read More
15 October 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Youghal RNLI volunteer lifeboat crew were tasked to launch today at 11.30am to reports of a angler taken ill on board a chartered fishing vessel. The casualty a male was reported as conscious but pale, the volunteer lifeboat crew proceeded to the location approximately a mile and... Read More
15 October 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Senior industry representatives from the Construction Industry Federation’s Irish Home Builders Association (IHBA) will meet with local builders in Limerick next week to discuss blockages to housing supply across the southern region. Recent statistics from the department of Housing, Planning and Local Government show that only 1713... Read More
12 October 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fail Spokesperson Sport, Kevin O’Keeffe TD have said that they deeply disappointed and angry at the Government’s decision to cut funding to sport and recreational services for 2017 by 17%. “This is an incredibly regressive decision from the Government. It is one of the few funding cuts... Read More
12 October 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Labour TD and Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform, Seán Sherlock , has highlighted how thin the Government has spread the ‘fiscal space’ in the Budget announced yesterday. “The immediate aftermath of a Budget announcement tends to focus on top-line figures in the areas of Social Protection and... Read More
12 October 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie East Cork Early Music Festival 2016 will again bring the music of the Baroque Era to life in Cork City and County. An annual event since 2003, the four-day festival sees the world’s leading Baroque musicians performing in collaboration with Irish and Irish-based artists, offering everything from big... Read More
11 October 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin Deputy Spokesperson on Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Pat Buckley TD has called for the government to release a detailed and targeted plan to invest in delivering improvements to community based mental health services. He made his comments following the release of the Budget 2017, which... Read More
7 October 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A former Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork – Cllr Kenneth O’Flynn – has issued a statement in which he said “It has been brought to my attention that the former Amgen site in Carrigtwohill is to be visited by executives or representatives of Nissan Japan and Nissan... Read More
