top of page 23 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Central Bank analysis a wake-up call for the Minister – McGrath Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance Michael McGrath TD has expressed concern at the findings contained in a Central Bank report published today. The report assesses the impacts on the public finances from a decline... Read More
top of page 23 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 13,296 burglaries in Cork over past decade 13,296 burglaries have occurred in Cork over the past decade, according to new analysis carried out by PhoneWatch. This is equivalent to one in every 14 homes or businesses in the county experiencing a break-in during this time, which... Read More
top of page 22 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The National Lottery has this morning appealed to Lotto players in Co. Cork to check their Lotto tickets after one lucky ticketholder scooped last night’s Lotto jackpot worth €5,325,592. The winning numbers are: 06, 08, 13, 15, 21, 30 and bonus number is 17. This... Read More
top of page 22 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Green Party has said Cork should aim to be the electric bike capital of Europe in 10 years The party will propose a 15% increase in Local Property Tax, ring fenced in a two-to-one ratio between what it says are strategic cycle infrastructure for... Read More
top of page 22 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 6-year house price run is at an end In Cork City, prices in the third quarter of 2019 were 3% higher than a year previously, compared to a rise of 5% seen a year ago. The average house price is now €281,000, 71% above its... Read More
top of page 21 September 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie This week’s Prize Bond Star Prize of €50,000 goes to lucky Prize Bond number AJI 499276 held in County Cork. The lucky bond was purchased in 2017. There were over 4,800 prizes awarded in this week’s Prize Bond Draw, amounting to over €306,000. In addition... Read More
top of page 21 September 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Spike Island lends itself to highlighting just how isolating life can be for people who are homeless or in danger of falling into homelessness. Shine A Light Night 2019, proudly supported by Bord Gais Energy is only four weeks away with the Business Leaders Sleep... Read More
top of page 21 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Irish-owned construction company, MMD Construction, has announced the creation of 100 new jobs. The news comes as Tánaiste Simon Coveney officially opens MMD Construction’s new fourth-generation office building at the Cork Airport Business Park. The new jobs will be created in a number of specialities... Read More
top of page 21 September 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Tourism Ireland, together with a delegation of 13 Irish and Canadian companies – including Sheenco Travel (based in Goleen), has been undertaking a three-city sales blitz to Canada this week. They’ve meeting with group tour organisers and travel agents in the cities of London (south-west... Read More
top of page 20 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie In the first half of 2019 there were 232 electric and 1011 hybrid cars licenced in Cork – accounting for 2.5% and 10.8% respectively of new private car sales. Experts at Insuremycars.ie say that sales are increasing at a slow and steady pace, a progression... Read More
top of page 19 September 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Working in partnership with the BRIDE Project Cork County Council has recently commissioned JBA Consulting to carry out an Invasive Plant Species Survey along the River Bride. The aim of the project is to map non-native invasive plant species which occur along the river bank, and it... Read More
