18 August 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie More than 40 students of the National Learning Network (NLN) in Bantry have been honoured for their “inspirational efforts”. The certification ceremony, held in the Bantry NLN centre on Thursday afternoon, was attended by West Cork based Junior Minister Jim Daly TD (Fine Gael). It recognised “the dedication […]
18 August 2017 By Tom O’Sullivan tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Sport, Kevin O’Keeffe has said Ireland risks a future without international sporting or athletic success unless children at primary level learn the fundamental skills of throwing, running, catching, kicking and jumping. Deputy O’Keeffe was commenting following the release of initial data from a major […]
18 August 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Tony Fitzgerald will open a Book of Condolence at 3pm today in The Atrium, City Hall following yesterdays terror attack in Barcelona. Cork City Council are inviting people to call in and sign the book of condolence in memory of those who […]
18 August 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie St. Matthias COI Church in Ballydehob, West Cork will be ablaze with colour this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, 19th & 20th August, when it hosts a floral festival to celebrate the reopening of the church following extensive repairs to the roof and internal structures carried out over the […]
17 August 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Cork registrations up 13 percent year-on-year, Munster registrations up 16 percent, according to latest dot ie Domain Profile Report 112 new .ie domains registered every day in first half of 2017 More than 230,000 .ie domains now registered 1,698 new .ie domains were registered in Cork in the […]
17 August 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Web hosting company Blacknight has confirmed that it has renewed its sponsorship of the Blacknight Festival Centre at the IndieCork festival, to be held in Cork in October. It’s the second year that the independent film and music festival is to have an official centre, envisaged as a […]
17 August 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie This year’s Ballincollig Business Association (BBA) Annual Golf Classic is taking place on Thursday, 14th September. The event will take place at the Lee Valley Golf and Country Club. All proceeds from this year’s event will be used to set up a specific Town Development Fund, which will […]
16 August 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie TELUS International, a leading global business process outsourcing (BPO) provider, announced today the acquisition Voxpro, a provider of beautiful customer experience, technical support and sales operations solutions with locations in Ireland, the United States, Romania, and the Philippines. Voxpro powers the customer operations of the world’s leading technology […]
16 August 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie West Cork based Minister of State Jim Daly, has today called on Irish Water to improve their methods of communication around the turning on and off of water supply in rural areas. Commenting on the planned shutdown of water in Innishannon, Minister Daly said, ‘Irish Water need to […]
16 August 2017 By David O’Sullivan david@TheCork.ie Glanmire’s success at the Tullamore show in the Macra/FBD Farmskills competition means the Stephen Cullinane Cup passes to the Seandun Region of Co Cork for 2017. The Macra/FBD Farmskills title will pass from Caheragh, Carbery to Glanmire, Seandun but will remain in Cork for 2017 after Glanmire fought […]