14 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has called on Cork City Council to replace trees removed as part of works along the Ballyhooly Road. About 30 trees along one side of the formerly tree-lined road between Dillon’s Cross and Ballyvolane Cross have been removed by the city council as... Read More
14 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announces joint SFI-Rockley investment of €3.4m in Washington DC An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, announced today that Rockley Photonics plans to establish an Irish R&D Centre at Tyndall National Institute, Cork. The Centre will support Rockley’s growing global activities, in particular, their Silicon Photonics research... Read More
14 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council, in conjunction with Transport Infrastructure Ireland, is seeking to place new public lighting, which takes inspiration from Cork’s former tramway, on the refurbished St Patrick’s Bridge. The three lighting columns and lanterns are needed to ensure sufficient lighting on the bridge for road traffic. As... Read More
13 March 2018, Tuesday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Tuesday is the best day for a meeting, late in the morning, but keep it less than 35 minutes. €1,123 is the cost of tardiness to meetings per employee per year and remote working is becoming the new norm in a mobile-first world according to new research... Read More
13 March 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Record trolley figures are absolutely deplorable – says Cork opposition TD Billy Kelleher Fianna Fáil Health Spokesperson Billy Kelleher (A Cork North Central TD) has described the latest INMO figures, which reveal that there are 714 people on trolleys this morning, as “absolutely deplorable”. The figures are the... Read More
12 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City welcome Shamrock Rovers to Turner’s Cross tonight, as they look to bounce back quickly from Friday’s defeat to Dundalk. Friday’s defeat saw City drop points for the first time this season, having recorded three consecutive wins prior to that. City’s sole outing at Turner’s Cross up... Read More
12 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Presidents of CIT and IT Tralee Welcome Crucial Step in the Creation of the Munster Technological University On Thursday 8th March 2018 a very significant milestone in Irish higher education was reached with the enactment of the Technological Universities Bill into legislation. The importance of this legislation is... Read More
11 March 2018, Sunday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The English Market, welcomed hundreds of fans of The Young Offenders TV series as Ireland’s oldest indoor food market hosted the season finale premiere last night, Saturday 10th March. Stars of the series Alex Murphy, Hilary Rose and PJ Gallagher, along with the show’s cast and crew,... Read More
6 March 2018 Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The appointment of Professor Thia Hennessy as Dean of Cork University Business School (CUBS) comes at a very exciting time for everyone associated with CUBS. Already a globally renowned centre for teaching, learning and research, CUBS is actively pursuing an accreditation strategy that will see the Business School recognised... Read More
5 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council is pleased to announce the launch of our annual Anti Dog Fouling Awareness Campaign. The campaign, now in its third year, is organised and run by the Dog Fouling Awareness Sub Committee of Council in conjunction with the Litter Management Section of Cork City Council... Read More
5 March 2018 By Mary Bermimgham mary@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork South Central Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has said that the frontline staff, who kept emergency and essential services going during Storm Emma. He also said that we now need to gear up for the danger of flooding. “Severe Weather events can be dangerous, and... Read More
