4 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie
The River Lee wins Ireland’s Best 4-Star Hotel at the Hotel & Catering Review Gold Medal Awards 2019
3 October 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Central and elegant, The River Lee is set on a picturesque bend in the river just a short walk from Cork city centre. The River Lee has been entirely reimagined and the hotel’s ground floor now includes sleekly stylish spaces like The River Club Bar, Terrace & Grill... Read More
3 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Where: Various Locations, Cork City When: Friday 4th October – Sunday 6th October 2019 Cost: Free The fourth Open House Cork weekend takes place this weekend from October 4th to October 6th. Open House is a design festival which runs in 40 cities across the world, celebrating the... Read More
3 October 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Fianna Fáil ticket for the Cork East constituency has been completed following the addition of Cllr James O’Connor (who has the memorable domain ‘askoconnor.com’) Cllr. O’Connor will join sitting TD Kevin O’Keeffe in contesting the next General Election. The decision was taken following a meeting of the... Read More
2 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Minister of State at the Department of Health Jim Daly TD has confirmed that podiatry services provided at Bantry General Hospital are set to increase. Confirmation was provided to the Minister by the Chief Executive Officer of the South West Hospital group Mr. Gerry Dwyer, at a... Read More
2 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 01: The Main Event Guinness recently launched the full programme of events for the 42nd Guinness Cork Jazz Festival, which takes place over the bank holiday weekend from 24th to 28th October 2019. The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival is one of the biggest and longest-running events on the... Read More
1 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has signed a contract with TJ O’Connor & Associates, Consulting Engineers to carry out Design Consultancy Services for remediation works to the existing Weir in Fermoy and to construct a new permanent Fish Bypass Channel on the north bank of the River Blackwater. These contracts... Read More
1 October 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Pfizer’s Ringaskiddy site and Cork Simon Community recently unveiled the refurbishment of the Cork Simon’s Riverview apartments, Anderson’s Quay, Cork city. The refurbishment project, solely supported by Pfizer began in June and after months of work is now complete. The comprehensive renovation included a full refit of the... Read More
30 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is currently preparing a new Corporate Plan. This document, which will be approved by elected members, will run for 5 years and will contain the aims and actions which will inform and guide the Council’s activities during this time. The Council is seeking the views... Read More
29 September 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork300 was launched last night with more than 300 guests, including An Tánaiste Simon Coveney and sailors from all over the world at the Royal Cork Yacht Club. In 2020, the Club in Crosshaven will celebrate its 300th anniversary with an exciting series of events on and off... Read More
29 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A national healthy eating audit of school canteens should be carried out to ensure students have healthy choices at school, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Colm Burke said: “A study conducted by UCD and DCU researchers which looked at canteens in a select number of schools,... Read More
29 September 2019, Sunday By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Mary Elmes bridge, a pedestrian and cycle bridge linking Merchants Quay and St Patrick’s Bridge, was officially opened by the Lord Mayor of Cork on Friday. The €5 million bridge will be used by up to 11,000 people each day. It was named in honour of... Read More