20 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Something significant happened in Cork last Sunday. In the small village of Ballyhea – on the main Cork-Limerick Road – at 10.30am the 250th ‘Ballyhea Says No’ march took place. Organiser Diarmuid O’Flynn sent us a statement. Statement from ‘Ballyhea Says No’ organiser Diarmuid O’Flynn Last Sunday we... Read More
17 December 2015, 4.15pm By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Gardaí in Mallow, Co Cork are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision in Kanturk, Co Cork this morning. The collision occurred at Glen South, Naan, Kanturk at approximately 11.30am on the Kanturk/Banty to Cork Road between a car and a rigid truck. The female... Read More
17 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has awarded the contract for new state of the art Incubation Kitchens to leading food safety consultant. Mary Daly of the Food Safety Company has been awarded the contract to manage Cork Counties newest food incubation facility in Carrigaline. The Mayor of the County of... Read More
17 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork’s 364 Hackney drivers are now able to join the Hailo network, as Hailo announces that it is extending its current service and is recruiting regional SPSV Hackney drivers to supplement its nationwide service. Hailo has recorded over 10 million passenger journeys across the country since beginning operations... Read More
16 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The new HSE Service Plan will make grim reading for patients and frontline staff in our hospitals says Fianna Fáil Health spokesperson, Billy Kelleher. “Despite an ageing population and the plan’s admission that health needs increase as people get older and people over 65 years of age... Read More
16 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Speaking today during the debate on the Technological Universities Bill, Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Deputy Jonathan O’Brien said that his party were giving qualified support for the Bill to allow it to proceed, but wanted to see major changes for that support to continue. The Cork North Central... Read More
16 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork North West TD, Áine Collins, has said that in order to support patients and front line staff working in the Health Service, investment in health ICT systems is badly needed. “Investment in health communications and technology systems is badly needed to best serve patients... Read More
16 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Speaking at the launch in County Hall of plans for 1916 commemorations by the local authority, Cllr Frank O’Flynn Chairman of the Cork County 1916 Centenary Programme stated that Cork will play a central role in the 1916 centenary celebrations and this is as it should be as... Read More
16 December 1015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Members of Cork County Council recently adopted Draft Trails for Tourism, a policy to maximise the economic benefit to the County which was drafted by members of the Tourism Strategic Policy Committee. Through the promotion of trails, the policy aims to support rural regeneration, economic development and tourism... Read More
16 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Dara Murphy, Minister for European Affairs, has welcomed todays CSO report on Overseas Travel figures, for the period covering July -September 2015, indicating a strong growth in visitors to Ireland from mainland Europe and North America (both continents are up 14 per cent). The CSO survey also... Read More
16 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 35 companies have been selected as finalists, from 16 different counties, across seven categories. In total, three Cork based companies have been nominated for awards across three different categories. In the Food and Drink category sponsored by Bord Bia, Eight Degrees Brewing, the award winning Irish craft... Read More
14 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Speaking following reports on the potential introduction of student loan scheme following a government commissioned report on third level funding, Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Deputy Jonathan O’Brien said that saddling students with debt is not substitute for a decent grant system. The Cork North Central TD said: “Sinn... Read More
