31 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ballincollig’s Daire Hickey was recently named by Forbes magazine as one of its international Top 30 aged under 30 business stars, a list of the world’s most powerful young people under the 30 threshold. Oscar-nominated actress Saoirse Ronan was the only other Irish person to make the... Read More
31 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Northside Fiànna Fàil Councillor Kenneth O’Flynn has welcomed the news that Cork Civic Trust will be placing a proposal before Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald offering to purchase the property known as Westview House on St Patrick’s Hill, the house that recently made headlines after the announcement... Read More
30 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie PhoneWatch, Ireland’s largest provider of monitored security systems has welcomed the national decrease in burglary, praising homeowners for their continued vigilance. The CSO’s 4th Quarterly National Household Survey for 2015 showed there were 26,426 reported burglaries in 2015 down slightly from 27,635 reported in 2014 (CSO 2016). However,... Read More
30 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D, has reminded all dog owners that new arrangements requiring all dogs to be both microchipped and registered on an authorised database will become compulsory at the end of March this year. Minister Coveney said “The dog... Read More
29 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Anti Austerity Alliance have chosen 27 year old financial services worker Fiona Ryan to replace Mick Barry TD as a councillor for the Cork City North Central ward on Cork City Council. Fiona Ryan will be put forward for co-option to the Council at tonight’s meeting of Cork... Read More
29 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Simon provides life-changing services for men and women who are homeless in Cork 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The number of people sleeping rough in Cork has grown from 38 in 2011, to an alarming 345 people in 2015. Through the annual Cork... Read More
29 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Leader of the Fine Gael delegation in the European Parliament and Ireland South MEP, Seán Kelly, will host a visiting European Parliament delegation in Cork tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday of this week (30-31 March). MEPs belonging to the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy will embark... Read More
29 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin will hold a protest on the issue of the housing crisis outside Cork City Hall this evening at 5pm. Members of the party’s team on Cork City Council will be available to the media for comment.
29 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Written by George Orwell, and adapted by Peter Hall, ‘Animal Farm’ will be performed at CIT Cork School of Music’s Stack Theatre on 7th, 8th & 9th of April 2016, at 8pm. “All Animals are equal… but some are more equal than others” Farmer Jones ruled Manor... Read More
29 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork RNLI stations take part in Easter 1916 centenary commemoration – charity’s role in maritime life-saving work recognised RNLI representatives from Cork lifeboat stations took part in the Easter Sunday 1916 centenary commemoration which saw over seven hundred members of the Irish emergency services taking part in a... Read More
25 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Innovation Academy, UCD Postgraduate Certificate in Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Enterprise Commencing 31st March 2016 Barry O’Driscoll, Cork GAA and Nemo Rangers footballer with the help of Martin Corkery, Enterprise Ireland; Joan Walsh, President of Network Cork and Siobhan Finn, Cork Innovates, showed their support in launching an exciting... Read More
24 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Is corporate giving good for business? Research and feedback from companies engaged in giving to good causes suggests the answer to this question is a resounding yes! But why is it good? How can greater participation in corporate giving be encouraged? What are the challenges in developing a... Read More