5 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Venture Cup – the world’s longest, toughest and most prestigious powerboat race – is coming to Cork this July. Today the Vector Martini boat will be arriving to Cork for an exclusive one day event. Reaching speeds of over 100kmph, the Vector Martini crew will be... Read More
4 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Renewed price momentum in the first three months of the year indicates that the property market is set to rebound in 2016 but Dublin is likely to lag behind the rest of the country according to the latest house price survey from MyHome.ie in association with Davy.... Read More
4 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie University College Cork (UCC) scored top marks across the five core areas ranked in the world’s most comprehensive ranking system. The EU sponsored U-Multirank published today (April 4) judges university performance on 31 indicators marked from ‘A’ (very good) to ‘E’ (weak). The areas ranked include Teaching, Research,... Read More
4 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie MAZE is inspired by the true events of the infamous 1983 prison breakout of 38 IRA prisoners from HMP MAZE high security prison, which was to become the biggest prison escape in Europe since World War II. An Irish-Swedish co-production, MAZE has production funding from The Irish Film... Read More
4 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Works to resurface the N40 South Ring Road Cork between Junction 6, Kinsale Rd Interchange and Junction 9, Bloomfield, have commenced this evening. Works will entail resurfacing the section of the N40 eastbound carriageway between Vernon Mount and the Bloomfield interchange. 4th April to 30th April 2016. •... Read More
4th April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie More than 200 delegates attended the Annual Conference of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA Ireland) recently which celebrated the 90th Anniversary of the Institute with the theme “90 Years Accounting for Business”. The conference, which took place in Croke Park, was chaired by... Read More
4 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie European Movement (EM) Ireland is bringing its National Conversation series on the so-called ‘Brexit’ referendum to Munster for a public event at University College Cork from 12-3pm today. Speakers include Senator Jillian van Turnhout, as well as Dr Mary C Murphy of UCC and the Ireland South... Read More
3 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Show Racism the Red Card is calling on all schools and youth services in Cork to register for the Anti Racism Creative Competition 2016. The competition – which aims to address racism through education – involves young people developing creative messages about racism and integration, using written, visual... Read More
2 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City travel to The Showgrounds to face Sligo Rovers on Saturday, as John Caulfield’s side look to make it three wins in a row. City have three wins from their opening four games, notching wins against Bohemians (2-0), Longford Town (6-0) and Dundalk (1-0), with their... Read More
2 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie RTÉ has appointed Dee Forbes as Director General following a recruitment process overseen by its board. Ms Forbes is currently President and Managing Director of Discovery Networks Northern Europe, and will leave the role to become Director General of Ireland’s national public service media organisation. The Cork native... Read More
1 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork singer, performer, backing vocalist and Director at the Academy of Popular Music at The Cork School of Music, Dr. Trish Rooney, was appointed as the dedicated vocal coach for The Voice of Ireland. Now in series 5, Trish is working with The Voice contestants and celebrity... Read More
1 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Workers’ Party has concurred with outgoing Housing Minister Alan Kelly’s admission that the absolute right to private property in the constitution is a barrier to the rights of tenants but the party has said the clause in no way prevented the state from engaging in a massive... Read More
