16 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council today announced that applications for funding are now being sought under the Community Tourism Initiative for the Diaspora. The initiative, launched in 2014, builds on the community involvement legacy of The Gathering 2013 and is a joint partnership between Cork County Council, IPB Insurance... Read More
16 February 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Following a meeting of the Independent Club Licensing Committee of the Football Association of Ireland, all 16 Premier Division licences and four First Division licences were awarded for the 2016 SSE Airtricity League season. The following 2016 licences were awarded: Premier Division: Athlone Town FC, Bohemian FC, Bray... Read More
16 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr John Paul O’Shea, officially launched the Cork County Public Participation Network (PPN) website on todayat 6pm in County Hall and also acknowledged the progress that has been made to date in establishing the Cork County PPN as a key resource... Read More
15 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Following a meeting of the Cork County Council 1916 Centenary Commemorative Committee last week, the 1916 Centenary Fund, is now receiving applications. Monies have been made available by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and by Cork County Council for the 2016 Initiative in the... Read More
15 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie To date, 160 children from Cork have had their wishes come through with Make-A-Wish® Ireland since the organisation started in Ireland in 1992. Each year, Make-A-Wish ensures that wishes are granted to children who are battling life threatening medical conditions such as cancer, brain tumours, cystic fibrosis, heart... Read More
15 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie With the general election campaign underway, Ibec Cork, the group that represents business in the region, today called for the next government to demonstrate much more ambition for investment and specifically for investment in the regions. Balanced regional development must be a key priority to ensure job... Read More
15 February 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie At an average of €23,410, Cork is the 7th cheapest county in Ireland to get married in. Social network website WeddingSocial.io has carried out a comprehensive study into wedding costs in Ireland. The cheapest county in Ireland to get married in is Offaly with weddings costing an average... Read More
14 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Hoteliers in Cork this week called on local candidates in the general election to commit to decisive action in support of continued recovery in Irish tourism. Darragh Brady, Chair of the Cork Branch of the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) said that, while tourism has made significant progress... Read More
14 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water has been advised that a boil water notice has been imposed on the Whitegate Regional Water Supply Scheme on the advice of the HSE due to high turbidity in the Dower spring source serving this area of east Cork. This public water supply serves a population... Read More
13 February 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie As part of an operation targeting the illegal sale and supply of controlled drugs in the Cork City area, Gardaí from the Cork City Divisional Drugs Unit assisted by the Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau have seized cannabis resin with an estimated value of €126,000, pending analysis. Cannabis... Read More
12 February 2016, Friday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Deputy Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Kevin O’Keeffe was joined by a very special visitor at today’s Water Safety Awareness Flag Ceremony in Castlelyons, Fermoy, Co Cork. Castlelyons Primary School recently completed their Water Safety Awareness Course with Caroline Casey, Cork County Council’s Water and... Read More
12 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie With less than two weeks to go until polling day, new data released by Facebook has revealed that Fine Gael are the most discussed political party on Facebook in Cork since November. Across the county, Sinn Féin were the second most discussed party while Fianna Fáil are... Read More
