19 December 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The HSE has 11 Injury Units now in place across the country with three located in Cork, which have been open since 2012. By the end of October 2018, 26,536 patients have been treated at the Injury Units in Cork. These include: Bantry Injury Unit (opened in July... Read More
18 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A massive 20-foot container has been filled with food contained in 150 boxes for three Cork charities, following an appeal earlier this month. It has been announced today that this will be be an annual event. The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Mick Finn launched the first ever... Read More
18 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council welcomes the allocation of €500,000 from the Department of Rural and Community Development under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme 2018 for the Youghal Eco Boardwalk. This amount is the maximum amount available under this scheme. This funding will enable Cork County Council to continue this... Read More
18 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie One of Europe’s leading technology research centres, Tyndall National Institute at University College Cork, will be involved in 4 key industry projects worth several million following the recent announcement of the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Funding. Tyndall teams, in collaboration with industry partners, will be driving disruptive innovation on... Read More
18 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie San Paula in Sunday’s Well is Cork’s biggest one-off sale of 2018 The sale of San Paula on Orchard Road (a small road between Victoria Cross and Dennehys Cross, which links to College Road) is the largest one-off property transaction recorded in Cork so far this year. Data from... Read More
17 December 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Clonakilty Hospital is set for a €5 million extension, according to Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jim Daly. A planning application has been submitted to Cork County Council for an extension of the Community Hospital which is expected to cost in the region of €5... Read More
17 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie At separately held SGMs, the shareholders of North Cork Co-operative Creameries (Kanturk, Co. Cork) and Newtownsandes Co-operative (Located in Moyvane, Co Kerry) have resoundingly approved the merger of the two Societies, which had been unanimously recommended to members by their respective Boards. The merger will be completed in... Read More
16 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Local Fianna Fáil TD, Aindrias Moynihan has raised the very serious issue of traffic queueing for the off-ramps at Poulavane and Greenfields on the Ballincollig Bypass with the Minister for Transport, Shane Ross in the Dáil this week “I raised this issue directly with the Minister during a... Read More
15 December 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD, Aindrias Moynihan has said that clarity is needed with regard to the use of Leap Cards on the Expressway service from Macroom to Cork City. Deputy Moynihan was commenting after recent charges to Leap Card scheme which extended its use to Macroom. “I have been... Read More
14 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Collapse of Qudos the latest example of failure of regulation in other member states In the wake of the collapse of the Danish-regulated Qudos Insurance, Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance Michael McGrath has written to the European insurance regulator raising concerns about the exposure of Irish consumers as... Read More
13 December 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Nineteen (19) Irish tourism businesses – including Hayfield Manor – joined Tourism Ireland in Cannes recently, for the annual International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM). ILTM is an invitation-only event for the global luxury travel industry – attracting more than 1,500 influential travel agents and decision-makers working in the... Read More
12 December 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Nothing says Christmas quite like Cork City Centre and in an effort to spread the good word, Cork Business Association and Cork City Council have launched a Christmas shopping marketing campaign to drive footfall into the unique city centre and boost trade throughout the festive season. The second... Read More
