22 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Africa Day is just around the corner and with that, a public engagement evening for Africa Day Cork 2020 is scheduled for today, Wednesday 22 January, in the Atrium at Cork City Hall from 6.30pm. The organising committee is now calling on members of the public to share their […]
21 January 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie “the change is small but will make a difference” says Green Party Cork City Cllr Oliver MoranThis general election will be the last time that voters on Grattan Hill in St Luke’s will have to walk past a polling station 200m from their homes to vote in one […]
20 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 2020 Vision Sees Grandons Toyota of Glanmire Team Up With Glanmire GAA 2020 brings the start of a new decade and with that a real sense of optimism. None more so than for Ken Grandon and his team at Grandons Toyota Glanmire, who are embarking on new and […]
20 January 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Picture an open air table on Grand Parade in Cork City centre. In those cold conditions on Saturday morning, a large number of people queued for up to 40 minutes to register to vote. The registration drive was organised by Cork Votes, a newly formed group established in […]
19 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie With effect from 1st February 2020, Cork City Council Litter Warden Service will be targetting illegal signage across the entire city (including the extended boundary areas of Glanmire, Douglas, Blarney and Ballincollig). Under Section 19 of the Litter Pollution Act 1997, a person who is not the owner, […]
17 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie At the annual Cork Person of the Year Awards Stephen Teap was named as Cork Person of the Year At the Cork Person of the Year Award at the Rochestown Park Hotel were Seated L to R., Eoin Ryan, RTE, Anne Cassin, RTE / Nationwide, Liam Kavanagh, John […]
17 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Hogan’s “LNG win-win” speech is representative of Fine Gael’s ‘greenwashing’, says Green Party’s Lorna Bogue A speech given by a former Fine Gael Minister for the Environment is ‘representative’ of the incumbent government party’s dedication to tackling the climate crisis, according to Green Party candidate for Cork South […]
17 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Peninsula marks Cork office opening with launch party Clients, local business leaders and dignitaries gathered together yesterday to celebrate Peninsula’s official Cork office opening. The glittering launch party marked the grand opening for the new office, situated in Cork’s central business district. Guests enjoyed a selection of locally […]
17 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Later today the ‘Cork Person of the Year’, and the ‘Honorary Corkman Award’ will be announced at a gala awards lunch in Rochestown Park Hotel. Also to be announced will be the newest inductee to Cork’s ‘Hall of Fame’, and a Special Award shall be given to Nationwide’s […]
15 January 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Cllr Kenneth O’Flynn has announced that he is to stand as an independent candidate in the forthcoming General Election for Cork North Central. “It has always been my intention to seek to represent the people of Cork North Central in Dail Eireann. The Fianna Fail party […]