Since 2005 the numbers of people being killed on Ireland’s roads has been decreasing year by year culminating in less than 200 people losing their lives in 2011, the lowest figure since records began in 1959. An Garda Síochána want to acknowledge the change in road user behaviour that has brought this trend about but... Read More
An Taisce’s National Spring Clean campaign is still going strong in County Cork and this week will see the campaign hit the halfway mark. Hundreds of clean up events have already taken place in Cork and there are still plenty more to come! The National Spring Clean campaign is Ireland’s largest anti-litter initiative organised by... Read More
A one-day regatta, one of the largest ever held in Ireland, is expected to draw thousands of spectators and crew-members to the* National Rowing Centre, Farran Wood* this *Sunday, 15 April beginning at 8am* with races taking place throughout the day. **** ** ** The Skibbereen Regatta, sponsored by eFlow, will attract 560 crews from... Read More
There have been no sightings of actor George clooney in cobh… despite rumours on social networks in recent days We asked these people on the streets if they had seen the Hollywood star 2012-04-11_12-59.wav
A motion at Bandon Town Council inviting Mr Declan Waugh to attend the May Town Council Meeting was passed at the April meeting. Declan Waugh will present the findings of his recent report titled “Human Toxicity, Environmental Impact and Legal Implications of Water Fluoridation” on May 8th 2012, at 6.30pm at the Council Chamber. The... Read More
Councillors in West Cork insist they are doing all they can to improve the N71. The national road is the main artery to the City from Bandon, Clonakilty, Rosscarbery, Skibbereen, and Bantry However, Cork County Council and Town Councils say their “hands are tied” and that the “N-R-A” are responsible for funding National Roads. Mayor... Read More
Cork City will be looking to get their first league win of the season tomorrow night as they face Monaghan United at Turner’s Cross.**** Monaghan are bottom of the table, level on points with City, going into the game, and City manager Tommy Dunne told *CorkCityFC.net* that his side will have to do the basics... Read More
Fine Gael TD Jim Daly, for Cork Southwest has said that the Credit Guarantee Bill 2012, which has been published by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, will make it easier for small and medium businesses across County Cork to access credit and create jobs. “Access to credit is the biggest single... Read More
26th March 2012 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mary O’Donovan who co-founded Scoil Mhuire, Wellington Road, Cork, sixty years ago, was presented with a Cork Person of the Month award to mark her unique contribution to education in Cork. At 88 years of age, she is still involved with Scoil Mhuire which must make her... Read More
23 February 2012 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Up to 70,000 people from are expected to visit Cork City for this years Saint Patrick’s Festival The highlight will be the Patrick’s Day parade on Saturday the 17th of March. There will be other attractions on Sunday the 18th and Monday the 19th, making it into a... Read More
Fine Gael Cork Senator Deirdre has today (Monday) welcomed the announcement from Minister Shatter that a review of legislation on prostitution is to commence shortly. The Minister has ensured everything that can reasonably be done to combat the exploitation of vulnerable persons through prostitution and human trafficking will be done. The law on prostitution is... Read More
Government continues to sit on Keane Report as mortgage arrears crisis deepens – McGrath Govt received Keane report on 28 Sept 2011 and still no strategy announced Fianna Fáil Finance Spokesperson Michael McGrath has said the latest mortgage arrears statistics published by the Central Bank today underline once again the lack of a decisive Government... Read More