16 January 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Julie O’Leary to represent Fine Gael in Cork North Central in General Election Fine Gael has announced that Julie O’Leary will represent the party in the Cork North Central Constituency in the forthcoming General Election, along with Minister of State Dara Murphy TD. Julie O’Leary (25), who lives... Read More
15 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie John Looney from Togher, Cork City, has been named ‘Cork Person of the Year’, for enhancing the lives of ill children over the past 23 years. John founded and runs the Cork City Hospital Children’s Club, which organizes trips for sick children, giving them lifelong happy memories.... Read More
15 January 2016, 3.20pm By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Council have issued a statement confirming that salting crews have been engaged in salting the roads of Cork City every night since the current cold spell began. All the main traffic routes into the City are included in the salting routes. By day all available... Read More
15 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This afternoon at a Gala Awards Lunch at the Rochestown Park Hotel, the Cork Person or Persons of the Year will be announced. The winner will be chosen from the Cork Persons of the Month selected over 2015. Some 250 guests will attend the awards lunch, representing... Read More
15 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The new Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, Phillip Lane, has agreed to meet with a delegation from the Cork based ‘Ballyhea Says No’ group to discuss the issues arising from their long-running campaign (they have marched every week since March 6th 2011, 254 weeks and... Read More
14 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie More than 43 businesses from across the northside of Cork City have been nominated for the Northside For Business Awards. At the Northside for Business Awards event in the Kiln at Heineken Brewery Cork, businesses were shortlisted across a number of categories including Retail, Service, Hospitality, New... Read More
12 Janaury 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Has the recession ended? The price of the average three-bed semi detached house in Co Cork rose 1.25% to €121,500 in the last six months, a nationwide property survey has found. The REA Average House Price Survey concentrates on the sale price of Ireland’s typical stock home,... Read More
12 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie “I am concerned that there is a link between the condition of our roads and the spike in road deaths in the past 4 weeks” says Deirdre Clune MEP Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has called on County Councils across the country – including Cork County... Read More
11 January 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin General Election candidate, Cllr Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has called on the Government to end the Public Sector Embargo, saying that it has and will continue to restrict the Council’s ability to respond to flooding events. Speaking at today’s County Council meeting, Cllr Ó Laoghaire said; “The... Read More
11 January 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Speaking today, Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Deputy Jonathan O’Brien (Cork North Central) called on the Minister for Education to move quickly to address the issue of school admissions in advance of the election. The Cork North Central TD said; “Sinn Féin have met with a range of parents... Read More
11 January 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie House price inflation in 2016 will continue to be stronger outside Dublin and prices for the country as a whole are likely to rise by 5% according to the the latest house price survey from MyHome.ie in association with Davy. The recovery in property prices around the country... Read More
11 January 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork South Central TD and Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin has said Cork and the south-west will suffer hugely on a number of levels as a result of the government’s decision not to proceed with the Cork to Limerick motorway. Deputy Martin said: “There has been much public... Read More
