12 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A group of top-producing travel organisers is visiting Cork and Ireland this week, as guests of Tourism Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and leading Dutch tour operator Buro Scanbrit – a tour operator specialising in tours to Ireland, Britain and Scandinavia. Independent travel organisers – who book travel packages... Read More
12 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister Creed announces €1,165,200 for the provision of Social Housing in Millstreet Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, Fine Gael TD for Cork North West Michael Creed T.D. has today confirmed that the Government is to provide funding to Cork County Council for the provision of six... Read More
8 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie open eir today announced the winners of its ‘High Speed High Street’ National Ploughing Championship competition. This initiative showcases Irish SMEs using high speed broadband to promote their business online, to sell product and to engage in new market opportunities. The competition saw SMEs across the country entering to win a coveted... Read More
8 September 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The pub and pub culture are vital to Cork’s tourism product—but fewer visitors from the UK will hamper growth, says new report The experience of an authentic Irish pub, a live trad session and a taste of real Irish beer and whiskey are top of tourists’ ‘to-do’ lists... Read More
8 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Expedia.ie have created a new website taking travellers on a journey across Historic Ireland – from Ireland’s most iconic sites to lesser-known spots. The new website, which launches on Expedia.ie (blog.expedia.ie/historic-ireland) this week unravels many of Ireland’s historical treasures throughout the ages and is ideal for curious travellers... Read More
8 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ESB has awarded funding of €50,000 to four Cork-based charities to mark the summer round of its Energy for Generations fund. The Next Step (recipients of €6,000 in funding), Love and Care for People (€7,470), Baile an Aoire (€16,000) and Field of Dreams (€21,000) attended a special event... Read More
7 September 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD (Fine Gael) has congratulated Cork North Central TD Dara Murphy (Fine Gael) on his appointment as Campaign Director for the European People’s Party (EPP), across the European Union, for the 2019 European Elections. The EPP is the largest party in the European Parliament. Fine... Read More
6 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The latest survey by Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) shows that Cork people are making progress against litter pollution but we need more community involvement to tackle the problem, said Cork based Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard. The latest IBAL survey shows improvements in cleanliness across the... Read More
6 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Fianna Fail Councillor John Sheehan – who is also a GP with a practice in Blackpool – has expressed his concern at what he called a campaign protesting the issue of the HPV Vaccine. Since it was issued by the HSE, over 220,000 women have been... Read More
6 September 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Fein’s refusal to engage in the parliamentary process is harming Ireland, a Cork Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Colm Burke said: “The European Union Withdrawal Bill starts to make its way through the House of Commons this week. Meanwhile seven Sinn Fein MPs stand idly by... Read More
4 September 2017, 10pm By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie At a special meeting of Cork County Council, elected members were briefed in full on the current status of the ongoing deliberations on the proposed alteration of the boundary of Cork City Council. The 2pm meeting was held ‘in committee’, meaing that no media or public were... Read More
4 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Declan Hurley has welcomed the announcements of six projects from Cork County Council shortlisted for the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards 2017. The projects shortlisted are: the Living Space Project Mallow; www.YourCouncil.ie; Dunmanway Community Garden; the Physicality... Read More
