27th June 2014, Friday By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Good news for Corconians travelling to the nations Capital. Two well-known Cork pubs are to open Dublin branches in the coming weeks! An “rthur Maynes and a Sober Lane are to open in Dublin 4 Arthur Maynes is opening in Donnybrook today, and Sober Lane will open […]
23rd June 2014 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Tonight is Bonfire night, or Saint Johns Eve It’s expected to be the busiest night of the year for the fire services is tonight Last year there were almost 70 fire service call outs and fire-fighters put out 37 illegal fires Sinn Fein Cllr Chris O’Leary says rubbish, […]
18th June 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie (Copyright TheCork.ie) Next Monday – June 23rd – will be Bonfire Night, or “Bonna”. It’s the busiest night of the year for the Fire Services, and last year Cork City Fire Brigade was called out almost 70 times. There are unsupervised bonfires, and often the emergency services are […]
14th June 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie As a result of an ongoing operation targetting the sale and supply of Cocaine on the northside of Cork city, Gardai from the Cork City Divisional Drug Unit stopped and searched a car in Blackpool, Cork City on the evening of the 13th June 2014. During the search […]
14th June 2014 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie The man who could be the next Tanaiste was in Cork yesterday. Alex White is a Junior Minister at the Department of Health and is vying with Social Protection Minister Joan Burton for the Leadership of the Labour Party. Whoever wins the internal Labour vote after the postal […]
12th June 2014 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie The Annual Conference of Cork Chamber of Commerce takes place this morning. Seven speakers will tell the delegates about “Sales” and how skills can be taught and implemented in any business. From the background research to the first phone-call organisers say it’s about perfecting the skills that turn […]
12th June 2014 By Tom O’Sullivan tom@TheCork.ie A strategic motorway has to be built between Ringaskiddy-Carrigaline and the City. That’s the message from Cork Chamber of Commerce who are trying to convince the Government to invest 135 million euro in upgrading the N28. They’ve just released a report this week from Indecon consultants. The Port […]
8th June 2014, Sunday By David O’Sullivan http://twitter.com/david_osullivan Flowers, candles, and teddy bears have been placed outside the gates of a former Mother and Baby home in Cork. A ceremony took place at 3 o’clock at the entrance to Bessboro House attended by more than 100 people The Tuam Babies Scandal have brought the issue […]
6th June 2014, 10.00pm By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie There is a new Lord Mayor of Cork City Fianna Fail Cllr Mary Shields has been elected this evening, beating Anti Austerity Alliance candidate Lil O’Donnell by 26 votes to 4, with 1 abstention. Mary Shields received the chain of office from outgoing Lord Mayor Catherine Clancy […]
![[Audio] Cork City Marathon](https://www.thecork.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/CCM.jpg "[Audio] Cork City Marathon")
2nd June 2014, Bank Holiday Monday By David O’Sullivan http://twitter.com/david_osullivan The annual Cork City Marathon takes place this morning. Around 7,500 will take part, and twice that number, 15-thousand are expected to line the route to cheer on the entrants. There is a full marathon, half marathon, Team relay, and youth section and action gets underway at […]