15 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Manus O’Callaghan, organiser of the Cork Person of the Year awards scheme over the past 23 years, is calling for the new Government to establish a state backed Honours System for Ireland. Many countries have a government backed national honours scheme to recognise outstanding achievement and I... Read More
14 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The census will take place on Sunday, 24 April, giving the people of Ireland the chance to make their mark on the future. Everybody who spends the night of Sunday April 24 in Ireland must be included on a census form. Speaking at the launch of Census... Read More
12 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A new Atlantic 85 class lifeboat has gone on service at Youghal RNLI. The lifeboat which arrived at the east Cork lifeboat station yesterday evening (Monday 11 April), replaces Patricia Jennings, which has been used to save lives at sea in East Cork since 2002. Volunteer lifeboat... Read More
7 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Wish Day will take place this Friday (8th April) in Cork with a large number of volunteers and supporters involved in activities throughout the city and county, to celebrate and support the work of Make-A-Wish Ireland. Make-A-Wish volunteers in Cork City Centre, Ballincollig, Fermoy, Macroom, Mahon Point,... Read More
6 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This weekend Cork’s Red FM are kick starting their bid for 1000 people to run with them at this year’s Cork City Marathon. As the official radio partner to the Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon 2016, Cork’s RedFM officially launched a new charity initiative #RunWithRed at the Clarion... Read More
5 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Construction Industry Federation, Cork Branch, will host a discussion on the future of the construction sector in the Cork region on the 6th April in the Radisson Hotel, Little Island, Cork at 9.30am. Leading experts from the CIF will present their views on the work of the... Read More
5 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The 2016 SuperValu TidyTowns competition is open for entries from today 5th April 2016. This year marks the 25th anniversary of SuperValu’s sponsorship of the competition. Now in its 58th year, the competition is administered by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and is... Read More
5 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Venture Cup – the world’s longest, toughest and most prestigious powerboat race – is coming to Cork this July. Today the Vector Martini boat will be arriving to Cork for an exclusive one day event. Reaching speeds of over 100kmph, the Vector Martini crew will be... Read More
4 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Renewed price momentum in the first three months of the year indicates that the property market is set to rebound in 2016 but Dublin is likely to lag behind the rest of the country according to the latest house price survey from MyHome.ie in association with Davy.... Read More
4 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Works to resurface the N40 South Ring Road Cork between Junction 6, Kinsale Rd Interchange and Junction 9, Bloomfield, have commenced this evening. Works will entail resurfacing the section of the N40 eastbound carriageway between Vernon Mount and the Bloomfield interchange. 4th April to 30th April 2016. •... Read More
2 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Mayor of Cork County Cllr. John Paul O’ Shea has today, 2nd April 2016, urged the people of Cork to sign up and support Organ Donation. Organ Donor Awareness Week 2016 takes place over the next week (2nd -9th April) and is organised by the Irish... Read More
1 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 1,575 people in Cork are eligible to vote in the upcoming Trinity College Seanad Election and their votes could have a major impact on the make-up of the next Seanad, according to Independent Senator Averil Power. She has released the figures to highlight the importance of voting in... Read More
