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Category / AREA: NORTH CORK
15 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Independent candidate for the upcoming general election Cllr. John Paul O’ Shea has said “The next Government must support the Cork North West region which is heavily invested in the agriculture and the agri-food sectors. Agriculture in Cork North West plays a significant role in the lives of...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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12 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, Minister for Justice and Dublin Mid-West Candidate, Frances Fitzgerald TD, and Minister for Defence and Cork South Central Candidate, Simon Coveney TD, today (Friday) set out the party’s plans for ensuring a more effective and efficient justice system. Speaking at a party event...
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12 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Irish Medical Devices Association (IMDA), the Ibec group that represents the medical technology sector, today published an ambitious strategy for 2020: ‘The Global Medtech Hub’. During the recent economic crisis, the medtech industry continued to expand and experienced 7% export growth reaching €8.5 billion. This steady...
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9 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The All-Ireland final of Macra’s variety entertainment contest, the FBD Capers competition, took place in the Mallow Youth Centre, Cork, last Saturday night, the 6th February, hosted by Avondhu Macra. Donoughmore Macra, Muskerry, Cork took home the top title on the night thereby keeping the title in...
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8 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Two schools in Cork are among the first schools in Ireland to benefit from specialist teacher training in coding, aided by the donation of development boards by computing innovation world leader Intel. Teachers from St Colman’s College in Midleton and Coláiste Chraoibhin in Fermoy will be among...
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8 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has this week announced arts funding to over 130 arts organisations and individual artists in the County. Arts Grants totaling €154,000 were approved by Cork County Council at its meeting on February 8th. This year’s County Council Arts Grants allocations will support the work...
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