13 July 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil members of Cork County Council have elected Councillor Seamus McGrath as the party’s new Group Leader on the Local Authority at a meeting in County Hall today. Councillor McGrath represents the Ballincollig-Carrigaline Local Electoral Area and was unanimously selected by the 16-strong Fianna Fáil team... Read More
13 July 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Anti Austerity Alliance councillor Mick Barry has welcomed the removal of nearly 6000 obsolete laws from the statute books – but has criticised the State’s reliance on JobBridge internships for the research that preceded the removal. The 1533 proclamation banning criticism of the marriage of Henry... Read More
13 July 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South West Jim Daly has claimed that West Cork is reaping significant rewards as a result of setting up a single utility company to manage and improve water services across Ireland. The local TD was speaking following confirmation he received from Irish... Read More
13 July 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ballincollig & District Vintage and Classic Car Club will host its Annual Vintage Show the car park of Ballincollig Shopping Centre on Friday 25th and Sunday 26th July, raising funds for the Mercy Hospital Foundation. The two day event will see the popular club, which caters for classic... Read More
13 July 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On Wednesday 15th July, Britain’s biggest cruise ship, P&O Cruises Britannia, will be making a highly anticipated maiden call into Cobh in the Port of Cork as part of her first ever British Isles cruise. The biggest ship designed exclusively for Britain, Britannia is P&O Cruises’ latest “modern... Read More
12 July 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Veronica Stuart has been named Cork Person of the Month. was nominated for the award by the Traditional Lace Makers of Ireland, to mark her contribution as a teacher, mentor and curator of the craft of lacemaking. Her outstanding achievements include the revival of the ‘queen’ of Irish... Read More
11 July 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie An Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D. officially opened the UCC Beaufort Building in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork today (Saturday). The 4,700m2 five storey building with state-of-the-art wave simulators, test tanks, workshops and offices provides Ireland with world-class infrastructure for renewable energy and maritime research to power the ‘blue economy’.... Read More
11 July 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie At a sitting of Fermoy District Court today (11/07/15), Gerard Rafferty, with an address in Armagh pleaded guilty to keeping for sale 30,000 unstamped cigarettes and 10kgs of roll your own tobacco. In a joint operation with An Garda Siochana, officers from Revenue’s Customs Service yesterday, (10/07/15),... Read More
6 July 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Taoiseach Enda Kenny, T.D. will officially open UCC’s Beaufort Building in Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork, on Saturday 11 July at 12 noon. The building received an investment of €15.2 million, coming from both the Irish State and private backers. It covers 4,700m2 on five floors and can accomodate... Read More
6 July 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Anti Austerity Alliance Cork City Councillor Mick Barry said this morning that not only should the planned pension rise for former Taoisigh and Government Ministers be blocked but that cuts should be made to the pensions they currently receive. Under the planned pension increases former Taoisigh Bertie... Read More
6 July 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Construction falls, but mood still optimistic Figures from the National Housing Construction Index for the first four months of 2015 show a sharp fall in activity in the residential construction sector in Cork when compared to 2014 but sentiment continues to remain positive. The latest edition of the... Read More
3 July 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork moves closer to London (in terms of ease of access) Cityjet will launch an 18-times weekly service between Cork and London City starting on October 1 2015. It will fly three-times daily on weekdays, once on Saturdays, and twice on Sundays. Chairman welcomes News Pat Byrne, Cityjet’s... Read More