4 July 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Business News Trigon Hotels has announced the appointment of Jan Mitchell as the Deputy General Manager of The Metropole Hotel in Cork. Jan has extensive experience in hospitality, conferences and banqueting. The Cork native spent many years working in the Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector before moving... Read More
4 July 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune – who lives in Blackrock, Cork City – is reminding parents to be aware of the marketing of unhealthy food towards their children over the summer holidays. As young people take a well earned break, more free time can mean more exposure to... Read More
4 July 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Possible overnight outage as Irish Water continues to progress with the Ballyvolane Water and Wastewater Project Irish Water wishes to advise that water main connection works on the Ballyhooly Road, Cork city, may cause a disruption to supply for homes and businesses from 7pm on Tuesday, 5 July... Read More
29 June 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are delighted to announce the signing of Louis Britton. The 21-year-old English striker joins having spent the first half of the season on loan at Waterford, where he has scored 10 league goals in 18 appearances. Speaking to CorkCityFC.ie, Britton said: “I am delighted to... Read More
29 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Major reforms to Community Employment, Tús and the Rural Social Scheme will extend eligibility criteria for Cork participants and provide additional flexibility to local supervisors when it comes to recruitment, a Cork North Central TD has said. Deputy Colm Burke said: “These schemes support a range of vital... Read More
28 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork City Council, is undertaking water network improvement works on the Blackrock Road to improve the water supply network in the area. Irish Water wishes to advise customers on Blackrock Road, Barringtons Avenue, Lisnalee Drive, Sunnyside, Temple Gardens, Rockliffe Terrace, Rockliffe Village,... Read More
27 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Business News A well-known Hotel on Mac Curtain Street is celebrating 125 years at the centre of Cork life. In an earlier era before the establishment of 5-star Hotels, the Metropole Hotel welcomed Oscar-winning actors, producers and directors, Nobel laureate writers and grammy award-winning singers. It was... Read More
24 June 2022 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It was an afternoon of well-deserved celebration for three Cork stores – O’Leary’s Centra Douglas Road, Ross’s Centra Watergrasshill, and Hegarty’s Centra in Ballinspittle as they were honoured for their commitment to excellence in food safety at the recent Musgrave Retail Food Safety Awards. Throughout the course of... Read More
24 June 2022 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cllr Deirdre Forde becomes Lord Mayor for the 12-month period of 24th June 2022 – June 2023 The new Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Deirdre Forde was elected this evening at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Cork City Council. The Douglas-based Fine Gael councillor was... Read More
24 June 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Property prices in Cork have mirrored the national trend by rising during the quarter, according to the latest MyHome.ie Property Report. The report for Q2 2022, in association with Davy, shows that the median asking price for a property in the county is now €265,000. This means prices... Read More
23 June 2022 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie “We are Generation Rent” is the theme of this year’s annual Tenant Sentiment Survey 2022 carried out by Threshold, Ireland’s national housing charity Threshold uses this survey to give a voice to the experience of its clients, of Generation Rent, their aspirations and frustrations. The term may conjure... Read More
23 June 2022 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Bonfire Night, or Bonna Night as it is known in parts of Cork City, is celebrated on June 23rd. It involves many communities burning bonfires across the City on the night. The tradition is an old pagan Celtic celebration to honour the goddess Aine. As with many pagan... Read More