top of page 18 November 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Green Party has strongly criticized the appropriateness of appointments made by Minister Simon Coveney to a group set up to review the recommendation to merge Cork city and county. The group, set up by the minister last month, is to review recommendations made last... Read More
top of page 17 November 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie “There will be no reduction of core services in Cork city as a result of the budget adopted by the City Council this week”, its Chief Executive, Ann Doherty, has stated. “This Budget approved by Council will have no adverse impact on services for... Read More
top of page 17 November 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The 61st Cork Film Festival will hold a new flagship Documentary Industry Day on Friday (November 18) at The River Lee hotel, to be presented in partnership with Bord Scannán na hÉireann/ Irish Film Board. Doc Day will bring Irish and international industry leaders... Read More
top of page 17 November 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Today Clonakilty Food Co., home of Clonakilty Sausages and the famous Clonakilty Blackpudding, announces a renewed partnership with 2016 FAI Cup champions Cork City FCcentred around a new schools programme as part of the club’s City in the Community work. The programme, to be launched... Read More
top of page 15 November 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie United Technologies Research Center (UTRC), the innovation engine of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), celebrated the opening of a new Power Electronics laboratory in Cork, Ireland, by United Technologies Research Centre Ireland, Limited (UTRC Ireland) further expanding the company’s technical capabilities within the country. The... Read More
top of page 15 November 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Dr. Seamus O’Mahony has been announced as November ‘Cork Person of the Month’ to mark his brave and thoughtful book ‘The Way We Die Now’. His book gives us a rare glimpse into the world of death and dying from the vantage point of... Read More
top of page 13 November 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A new public art work by artist Tom Doig and funded by Cork City Council is to be erected on Cork’s Historic Spine next to Northgate Bridge at 62 Shandon Street. The exciting artwork will be in a pivotal location visible along the River Lee,... Read More
top of page 13 November 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Homeowners in Cork are over two times more likely to have been denied home insurance as a result of past flood damage or increased flooding risk than the national average. In a survey of almost 9,000 AA members and home insurance customers, 0.37% of... Read More
top of page 7 November 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Macra members in the Seandun region have plenty to look forward to over the coming months as social officer Rita Dineen has been busy preparing a jam-packed few months ahead with something to interest every taste! First up on November 20th is a trip to... Read More
top of page 6 November 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Retailers and their suppliers across Cork continue to work together to be at the forefront of driving customer excellence in Ireland with some of the county’s leading stores and ecommerce provider StudioForty9 recognised at the Retail Excellence Ireland Awards 2017 in association with Barclaycard. Following... Read More
top of page 4 November 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Hall and the Radisson Hotel Little Island saw what is, with forty five countries represented, perhaps, the largest gathering of Ambassadors and Diplomats outside Dublin, descend on Cork to attend the DIPLOMAT Dinner 2016. The event founders, John X Miller and Michael... Read More
top of page 3 November 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish film is in the spotlight at this year’s Cork Film Festival, with the European premiere of I Am Not a Serial Killer among the highly acclaimed homegrown productions to be screened from 11-20 November. The psychological thriller directed by Cork’s own Billy O’Brien, produced... Read More
