top of page 4 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland’s research centre for marine and renewable energy, MaREI, has secured €750,000 in funding from the NTR Foundation. The philanthropic investment will be used to identify and exploit the opportunities for Ireland, the economy and SMEs in relation to how we best meet our future... Read More
top of page 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... Read More
top of page 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,... Read More
top of page 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... Read More
top of page 1 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 1,575 people in Cork are eligible to vote in the upcoming Trinity College Seanad Election and their votes could have a major impact on the make-up of the next Seanad, according to Independent Senator Averil Power. She has released the figures to highlight the importance... Read More
top of page 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... Read More
top of page 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... Read More
top of page 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... Read More
top of page 23 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Tune in to Cork’s 93.1 LifeFM from Easter Sunday 27th March and go back 100 years to Easter 1916 and join us as the events of The Rising and of that fateful week unfold, performed as a modern day newscast. Each day during Easter week... Read More
top of page 22 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Laura Harmon will hold the Cork launch of her Seanad campaign today. Laura Harmon is the former president of the Union of Students in Ireland and led a campaign in 2015 which registered 30,000 new voters ahead of the marriage referendum. Date: Tuesday, 22nd... Read More
top of page 15 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has congratulated students from the Christian Brothers College Cork who have emerged as this year’s Irish national winners of the European Charlemagne Youth Prize. The Charlemagne Youth Prize is organised jointly by the European Parliament and the International Charlemagne... Read More
top of page 14 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Each year the Business Information Systems (BIS) programme in UCC invites students to showcase some of their creative work, and to express those sides of themselves less visible in their academic work, in an annual anthology publication. This year’s Anthology, the 18th edition, titled ‘Out... Read More
