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18 June 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Charity night cycle Dusk ‘til Dawn has kicked off with registration now open to thrill-seeking cyclists who want to saddle up for the night-time cycle that runs from Cork to Crosshaven on Friday, July 8th. The unique adventure cycle, which is organised by FitzGerald Solicitors to raise money...
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17 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ireland’s oldest youth orchestra Est: 1958 Come and celebrate with the Cork Youth Orchestra and enjoy a superb night of music before their concert tour of Italy The Cork Youth Orchestra performs concerts twice a year in Cork’s City Hall to sell-out audiences. In the last few years...
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16 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie CrowdSound.co, a crowdfunding start-up, has recently assisted Cork singer-songwriter, Colm Fitzpatrick, in raising money for the recording of his 5 song EP ‘If’, with 30% more than the original target raised in just a few weeks. Colm’s was the first project launched by website, CrowdSound.co, and reached its...
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16 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Seven Irish food companies have been chosen to participate on the Bord Bia and Compass Group Ireland ‘Food Heroes’ programme that seeks to help small and medium-sized companies develop their foodservice business. Local man Peter O’ Sullivan from Ballincollig’s O’Keeffe’s Bakery is among the lucky seven. The “Food...
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15 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 150 staff are balloting for industrial action in a dispute over plans to amalgamate Cork city and County library services. Their union IMPACT says the proposals would see services in the two areas managed by one local authority, threatening the specialised services currently provided to users in urban...
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14 June 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie One of the most dramatic changes to the city’s streetscape last year, the creation of pop-up park adjacent to Reardens on Washington Street, is set to reopen again this coming Friday, 17th of June. “Little Cross Street” is the name of the small side street that seperates the...
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14 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Local Cork cancer survivor, Joanie Hanley, has raised €21,000 to date and counting in her fundraising fight against cancer. Joanie Hanley, Fermoy-based mother of five and grandmother of four, practiced as a nurse in Cork until she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2013. During her treatment, Joanie...
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14 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie What: Fudraiser concert for Marymount Where: Triskel christchurch When: 24 June 2016, Friday The Friends of Marymount Hospital & Hospice have announced that the June 24th performance of the award winning Pulses of Tradition at Triskel christchurch will be devoted to a fund raising event for their...
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14 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie How can potential partners, investors, faculty and students know if an institution is really transforming science and technology and affecting the global economy? To answer that question, Reuters set out to find and rank Europe’s top 100 innovative universities, building a methodology that employs 10 different metrics....
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14 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie What makes cheese blush? Pink discolouration affects many cheeses throughout the world, leading to significant financial loss for the industry. Despite decades of research, the cause of this defect has remained elusive. Now researchers, led by Dr Paul Cotter and Dr Diarmuid Sheehan, using high throughput DNA-sequencing...
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14 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Comedian Alan Shortt and Irish Race Walker, Alex Wright put on their walking shoes to help launch the 4th annual ‘Make Your Mark on Cancer’ charity walk, which takes place from the The Viaduct to Bandon on Sunday, July 17th, in aid of The Mercy Cancer Appeal. The...
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14 June 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Explore Cork City, Fota Wildlife Park, and Cobh with Bus Éireann’s open top hop-on hop-off summer service which runs until the 31st of August. The tour is a great way for both domestic and international visitors to explore the attractions Cork has to offer, it departs Cork Bus...
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