1 February 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie There was excitement all-round as it was announced that €5 million was raised at Irish Greyhound Board stadia in 2015 for charitable organisations such as schools, clubs, healthcare charities & community projects. The money was raised through Fundraising / Benefit Nights hosted at the venues in conjunction with... Read More
1 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Attention all cinéphiles and Cork French Film Festival followers! The 27th Cork French Film Festival will light up the silver screen from March 6th to 13th,2016, with a programme bursting with creative vitality from a host of dynamic young French filmmakers. Festival Director, Nora Callanan, together with... Read More
1 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork based business process management company – Abtran – are recruiting 130 new staff to support Sky’s customer service operations. Abtran currently employs over 1,000 people in Cork. The contract announcement was made by Minister for Agriculture, Food and The Marine, Simon Coveney with JD Buckley,... Read More
31 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin has described Terry Wogan as “one of Ireland’s true ambassadors”. Deputy Martin has been paying tribute to the eminent broadcaster following the news of his death this morning. “Terry Wogan was a man of true talent. His success, both here and in... Read More
31 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Togher Castle, Togher, Dunmanway is to receive €9,000 for roof works and Bantry House will receive €7,000. The announcement is part of a national €2m Built Heritage Investment Scheme, which will benefit 340 heritage projects nationwide. The minimum amount of funding awarded under the scheme is €2,500... Read More
31 January 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This February, Douglas Court Shopping Centre will host “Coffee Mornings for Mums” – a series of informal discussions and chats over coffee, hosted by parenting experts and bloggers for mums and mums-to-be. Every Wednesday morning at 11am, mums are invited to go along and meet other like-minded women and... Read More
28 January 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon has announced Cork’s Red FM as the official media partner for 2016 marathon. To coincide with the announcement Red FM have officially launched their new charity initiative #RUNWITHRED which will help to raise vital funds for their chosen charity partners. “Red FM... Read More
27 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Minister Simon Harris, Minister of State at the Office of Public Works today (27 January 2016) marked the donation to the State of the Annes Grove Estate in Castletownroche, Co. Cork (Castletownroche being an area between Mallow and Mitchestown) The donation was made by the Annesley family... Read More
26 January 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 9 Fold Accumulator Defies 2,363/1 Odds A plucky Footie punter struck it big when their incredible 9-fold accumulator clicked and saw them take BoyleSports for over €23K. The bet, which was placed in one of BoyleSports County Cork shops, had a total stake of €10 and consisted of... Read More
26 January 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Four children from Cork are in with the chance of becoming this year’s overall ‘Doodle 4 Google champion’. This year, students were asked to design a Doodle on the theme ‘Ireland Is…’ with the winning Doodle appearing on the Google homepage on Easter Monday, 28th March 2016. The... Read More
21 January 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie UCC is hosting Accounting and Finance Bootcamps for Transition Years and 6th year students~ Transition year students considering a career in accounting will be delighted to hear that University College Cork is running its hugely popular Accounting Bootcamps again this year on February 10th, 24th and 25th. Organised... Read More
