top of page 27 January 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The English Market, Ireland’s oldest indoor food market, have handed over a cheque for €1,717 to suicide prevention charity Pieta House, their nominated Christmas charity. The money was raised over the Christmas period as all the market traders came together to collect as much as... Read More
top of page 27 January 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork South Central Fianna Fáil TD Michael McGrath has said the government needs to press ahead with the National Broadband Plan following confirmation that 75,000 homes and businesses in Cork are without high speed broadband – and in many cases any broadband at all –... Read More
top of page 27 January 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Residents living in the Blackpool, Shandon and Farranree area are invited to attend a Community Safety Forum on Monday 29th January at Farranree Community Centre, Pophams Road, Farranree The Community Safety forum is aimed at making the area a safer and more pleasant environment and... Read More
top of page 26 January 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Strong Growth also recorded on Cork/Cobh & Cork/Midleton Commuter Services A total of 3.15million passenger journeys were recorded on the Dublin/Cork rail line in 2017, the highest figures ever figures recorded on the route. This represents a 6.5% increase on 2016. Strong growth was also... Read More
top of page 26 January 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Over-C, the Irish Internet of Things (IoT) technology company, today opened their new headquarters in Cork City, Ireland, and announced two new significant partnerships in Europe worth an estimated €20 million over three years. The new partnerships are with KPN, the largest Dutch telecoms company,... Read More
top of page 26 January 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The SFI Research Centre APC Microbiome Ireland, based in University College Cork, has secured €1.416,000 in competitive funding from the European Union’s Marie Sklodowska-Curie programme, to bring 20 senior international researchers to Ireland, through a new post-doctoral fellowship programme, APEX. The new programme will further... Read More
top of page 25 January 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Oyster Tavern had a solid first few months in business and has now kicked off 2018 with a bang by scooping the ‘Best Cork Vintners Federation of Ireland Pub’ award. The two-storey city centre venue beat off extremely tough competition on the Cork social... Read More
top of page 25 January 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie There will be significant improvements to pension outcomes for homemakers and carers in Cork City & County who were affected by rate band changes in 2012, a Fine Gael Cork North Central, Senator Colm Burke has said. The new Total Contributions Approach will calculate pensions... Read More
top of page 24 January 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Burger Fest 2018, Ireland’s first National Burger Festival, will take place across the country from January 22nd – 28th. Launching the festival, Michael Creed TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, joined Holly Conroy from Ballymaloe Foods (Festival Sponsor) and Ernest Cantillon of Festival... Read More
top of page 24 January 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Where: St Peter’s, North Main Street and Cork City Gaol, Sunday’s Well, Cork City When: Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th March 2018 Tickets available via fundit.ie: https://fundit.ie/project/cork-sound-fair-2018 Cork Sound Fair – a new, non-profit arts and music event is set to take place on March... Read More
top of page 21 January 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Duct Installation Works are continuing along the N40 Cork South Ring Road. Over the next couple of weeks, the Works will be concentrated on the area between Douglas East Overbridge and Bloomfield Interchange and we also intend to take advantage of upcoming tunnel maintenance closures... Read More
top of page 21 January 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A capital city such as Dublin has many foreign Embassies. A secondary city such as Cork has many Consulates. A Consulate can be headed by: a Career Consul (A civil servant from the sending country) an Honorary Consul (A resident of the receiving country, who... Read More
