5th December 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 400gms of cocaine, with an estimated street value of €28,000 were seized yesterday (04/12/14), at a house in Cork City. The drugs which originated in South Africa, were concealed in a shipment of sandals. A 22 year old Nigerian female were arrested and is currently detained under drug... Read More
5th December 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie With the imminent retirement of the School Traffic Warden, parents have expressed concern that the area on Knockpogue Ave in Farranree which has one Secondary School and 2 Primary Schools and is subject to very heavy traffic at school time will be left without a School Traffic Warden.... Read More
5 December 2014, Friday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The man who is credited as putting Clonakilty on the map through the founding and promotion of the now world-famous Clonakilty Black Pudding, has been honoured posthumously. At 11.30am today a street nameplate was officially unveiled in Clon. Last January the then Town Council voted unanimously... Read More
4th December 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Various towns across Co Cork have parking fee relaxations for the Christmas period. Confusingly each is different, conspiracy theorists will say this is purposeful by officials who will next year suggest a blanket County wide parking policy and will cite Christmas confusion as a reason. TheCork.ie has compiled... Read More
2nd December 2014 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie As a result of routine profiling, officers from Revenue’s Customs Service seized a large consignment of over 2,000 pairs of counterfeit ‘Nike’ runners in Cork with an estimated retail value of over €292,000. The runners were discovered in a container which originated in China and are believed to... Read More
2nd December 2014 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie It was RedFM’s Biggest Giveaway Ever. In association with Keary’s Motorworld, Cork’s no.1 radio station gave away a brand new 151 Nissan Juke The stations Patrollers were travelling up and down Cork city and county and leaving the car in different locations each day. Every day the KC... Read More
2nd December 2014 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has given in to pressure from local elected Councillors again. Officuals have already relaxed parking for Christmas in Douglas, Kinsale and Bandon and now Cobh. Cobh Municipal District Council has announced that there will be Free Parking in Cobh Town from Monday 8th December, 2014... Read More
2nd December 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Anna Geary, Captain of the Cork Senior Ladies Camogie Team and Briege Corkery, Captain of the Cork Senior Ladies Football Team received Cork Persons of the Month Awards to mark their All-Ireland wins this year. The girls’ names now go forward, together with the other Persons of Month... Read More
1st December 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Christmas season is underway in Cork, and with it various collections for charities have begun. One novel initiative this year is 50 pubs across Cork City aiming to raise 50,000 euro before the 25th of December. The money will go to Saint Vincent de Paul and... Read More
1st December 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie People interested in the history of Cork City and Harbour have the chance to view historic maps, charts and plans this week. A free exhibition with rare maps from the 1700’s onwards has gone on display at the “Ivan Wolfe Gallery” in Monkstown. The exhibition includes rare... Read More
29th November 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Who? Mr Noel Clehane, Chairman of the Brussels Branch of European Movement (EM) Ireland, was elected today to the Board of the prestigious European Movement International organisation. A Cork native, Mr Clehane, works with BDO International and has led the Brussels branch of EM Ireland in a voluntary... Read More
21 November 2014, Friday 3pm By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Taoiseach was in Cork today for a number of official engagements for positive announcements In the morning our reporter had the details of the Taoiseach’s busy schedule The Taoiseach started off in the Clarion Hotel where he turned the sod (across the river) on... Read More
