WEST CORK: Clonakilty is “Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town” – TidyTowns Results

24 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This year’s SuperValu TidyTowns awards for the South West and Midwest region were presented today, Friday 24th November, at a prize-giving ceremony in the Woodstock Hotel, Ennis, Co Clare. SuperValu TidyTowns winners were presented with their awards by Minister of State, Pat Breen, T.D., and Niall O Callaghan,... Read More

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24th November, 2017

Cork’s Alternative Bread Company marks 20 years in English Market

24 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This coming Saturday 25 November, the award-winning Alternative Bread Company celebrates its 20th anniversary in the heart of the historic English Market on Grand Parade, and will be marking the occasion with a fundraising day for the Cork Simon Community. ABC will be donating the day’s profits to... Read More

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24th November, 2017

ALUMNI AWARDS: UCC to celebrate outstanding alumni

24 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The first visually-impaired athlete to complete seven marathons on seven continents in seven days, the founders of an initiative to engage girls in STEM, and the coach of Cork senior ladies’ football team during 10 All-Ireland wins are among those to be honoured at UCC today. UCC law... Read More

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23rd November, 2017

EDUCATION: Siún Milne named Best Masters Degree Student at CIT

23 November 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie

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23rd November, 2017

WEST CORK: Expanded SuperValu opens in Castletownbere

23 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie SuperValu, the leading Irish grocery retailer, today opened an expanded state-of-the-art, 15,000-square foot store at Castletownbere, West Cork. Murphy’s SuperValu is one of Ireland’s oldest and most established retail businesses, and has been in the same premises for the past 187 years. The same family has owned and... Read More

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23rd November, 2017

Prepare for the New Year with Newer, Fulfilling Traditions

23 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Crowded clubs, overpriced bottle service and dinners, outrageous taxi price hikes (if you’re lucky to even find one). It’s no wonder most of us welcome the idea of a New Year’s Eve celebration with more dread than excitement when preparing for a new year is so limited in scope,... Read More

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23rd November, 2017

ENTERTAINMENT: RedFM launch food series with top Kinsale Chef

23 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork’s RedFM have teamed up with the head chef at the award winning Ballinacurra House David Rice to launch a new online TV series called “Fed by Red”. The new 4-part food series features people from all over Cork who responded to a call out on the Neil... Read More

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23rd November, 2017

POLITICS: HSE consultants must accept that their priority should be public patients – says Cork Fianna Fail TD

23 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Health Spokesperson, Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central) has said he is deeply disturbed but not surprised following this weeks RTÉ Investigates programme that looked at a number of practices by private consultants in Irish public hospitals. “This is an issue that is having a very negative... Read More

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23rd November, 2017

PHOTO: NUI Galway Winter Conferring Ceremonies

23 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Over 1,600 students are graduating from across the five colleges at NUI Galway at the University’s winter conferring ceremonies, taking place from Tuesday, 21 November to Thursday, 23 November.

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23rd November, 2017

FARMING: New report is first step in sustainable future for Tillage Sector – Lombard

23 November 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A new report published by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, is the first step in sustainable future for Tillage Sector, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Cork based Senator, Tim Lombard, was speaking after the launch of the report this morning (Wednesday) in... Read More

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23rd November, 2017

CORK CITY NEEDS MORE CCTV: says Cllr Kenneth O’Flynn

23 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Cllr Kenneth O’Flynn says the value of community based CCTV schemes cannot be ignored in the debate on the future of these programmes. The Data Protection Commissioner has confirmed that the office will look into concerns which have been raised about the scheme. The Community Based... Read More

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22nd November, 2017

SPORT: Mardyke Arena (University College Cork) will host 2018 Basketball ‘FIBA Women’s European Championship for Small Countries’

22 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Basketball Ireland today announced the venue for next summer’s FIBA Women’s European Championship for Small Countries. The event will take place at the Mardyke Arena, University College Cork from June 26th to July 1st, 2018. “This is fantastic news for the Irish basketball community,” said Secretary General of... Read More

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