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13 July 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie FF Leader raises issue with Minister Ross during special Dáil debate Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin (Cork South Central TD) has warned that an ongoing dispute between the National Maritime College of Ireland and marine authorities is putting the livelihood’s of hundreds of families at risk. Deputy...
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13 July 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Speaking today, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Children & Youth Affairs and TD for Cork South-Central, raised concerns about the ever spiralling costs of sending children back to school. Deputy Ó Laoghaire said: “As we enter the summer months, the scrabbling and saving begins in the...
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12 July 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork North Central Deputy Jonathan O’Brien this evening called for tighter regulation of the charity sector during a motion on in the Dáil. Deputy Jonathan O’Brien said: “Like everyone else, I was shocked by the news that emerged from Console in recent weeks. I...
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4 July 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Staff at Cork city and county library services vote in favour of industrial action Staff in Cork city and county library services have voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute over plans to amalgamate the two library services. Their union IMPACT says the proposals would see...
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29 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Pictured at the signing of the ‘Model Agreement’ between The Diocese of Cloyne and Cork Education and Training Board are the Bishop of Cloyne, William Crean and Ted Owens, Chief Executive of CETB. The agreement sets out their joint roles in the management of the new post...
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29 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A cork-based collaboration between Dr Brian O’Flaherty from Business Information Systems (BIS) at UCC and Mary Byrne, CEO of Statistical Solutions, was awarded the ‘Research2Business Collaborative Impact Award’, at the annual Knowledge Transfer Impact Awards at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin recently. The ceremony celebrated successful...
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28 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Allmin Resources Ireland Ltd. has received the accolade of Bank of Ireland/ IGNITE Business of the Year Award 2016. Allmin Resources founder, Alpa Agrawal was recognised at the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme Awards and Showcase held at the Aula Maxima in UCC on Monday, 27th June. This...
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23 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie · UCC MEngSc graduate Xiufeng Yue landed the €1500 EirGrid award for his Master’s thesis · The UCC PhD candidate has continued his studies in the energy sector, focusing on energy system trajectories in Ireland towards 2050 University College Cork (UCC) Master’s graduate Xiufeng Yue was today...
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21 June 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This year, 11 new businesses are participating in the Greenshoots Emerging Entrepreneurs Programme in Macroom E Enterprise Centre in Macroom, Co. Cork. The programme is supported by Cork County Council and the Local Enterprise Offices in Cork. Now in its sixth year, Greenshoots works closely with selected entrepreneurs...
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17 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ireland’s oldest youth orchestra Est: 1958 Come and celebrate with the Cork Youth Orchestra and enjoy a superb night of music before their concert tour of Italy The Cork Youth Orchestra performs concerts twice a year in Cork’s City Hall to sell-out audiences. In the last few years...
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14 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie How can potential partners, investors, faculty and students know if an institution is really transforming science and technology and affecting the global economy? To answer that question, Reuters set out to find and rank Europe’s top 100 innovative universities, building a methodology that employs 10 different metrics....
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14 June 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Can data cure you? This was the topic under discussion in a recent research conference organised by the Health Information Systems Research Centre (HISRC) in UCC. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Gerard O’Callaghan, Chief Operations Officer at South/South West Hospital Group HSE. There were a number...
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