7 November 2010 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork born Billy Twomey took a fifth place in the World Cup Qualifier competition at Verona’s five-star show in Italy today (Sunday), recording one of just seven double clear rounds in a 40-strong starting field. Riding Sue Davies’s mare ‘Tinka’s’ Serenade’, which he piloted to 11th place at […]
The R624 High Road/Lake Road Junction, Cobh (between Great Island Motors and Whartons Corner) will be closed to public traffic from 6.00pm Friday 5th November to 7.00am Sunday 7th November 2010. Alternative Routes are the L-2993 Tay Road, L2995 Ballynoe Road and Cobh Town Lower Roads. The purpose of the temporary closure is to facilitate […]
Cork City FC are delighted have announced that defender Gavin Kavanagh has signed a new contract with the club. The 22-year old, who has made 16 league appearances since signing for the club in June, says that he has enjoyed his time with the club and has high hopes for next season: “I’ve really enjoyed […]
In response to a recent Dail question, Cork East Fine Gael TD, David Stanton has learned that ownership of the site outside Carrigtwohill, where Amgen were to be located, has reverted to IDA Ireland. This 54 hectare site is currently being marketed by IDA Ireland for potential investors. “I was advised by the Minister for […]
UCC Sports Stars will be honoured this evening (Monday 1st November 2010) when in excess of 100 Sports Scholarships will be presented to students at the university. This year, 21 club sports are being recognised including Canoe and Show Jumping (Equestrian) for the first time with Men’s Basketball and Tennis making a welcome return. Mr […]
Labour Party Senator, Michael McCarthy, has welcomed the news that the Health Services Executive have purchased the former Teagasc building in Dunmanway for the purposes of housing the local Family Resource Centre. Senator McCarthy said, ‘The closure of the Teagasc office in Dunmanway was a big loss to the town. I am delighted that this […]
Cork Sinn Féin general election candidates Jonathan O’Brien and Chris O’Leary have claimed there is an alternative to the strategy of budget cutbacks and that the government’s policies will cost jobs and drive the economy further into recession. They were speaking as the party launches its pre-budget submission this morning. In a joint statement, […]
Socialist Party councillor Mick Barry this morning warned that the lengthy wait times for appointments with the Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) is playing into the hands of unscrupulous moneylenders in the runup to Christmas. There are currently 2000 people on MABS waiting lists with an average national wait time of 5 weeks for […]
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation, Batt O’Keeffe TD, today [Monday] begins a week-long trade mission to the Middle East with 45 Irish firms aimed at landing lucrative deals and creating jobs at home. The Enterprise Ireland trade mission to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates is the latest foreign trip led by […]
31 October 2010 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mick Murphy, the Green Party Spokesperson for Community Development today said “It is a sad reflection on Cork City Council that in the week that Ireland hosted a Web Summit… the former home of the father of computer science, Professor George Boole may be about to fall […]
By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 31 October 2010 Gardai in Carrigaline in Cork are investigating a 3 car fatal road traffic collision which occurred at Carr’s Hill, in Douglas at approximately 6.30am this morning – 31st October 2010. 2 males (believed to be in their mid 20’s) who were travelling in the same car were […]
Arguably the most toured production in Irish theatre history, Pan Pan Theatre’s individual take on the enduring myth of Oedipus is finally coming home with a highly–anticipated National tour, which kicks off at Cork’s Granary Theatre on Thursday 4 November and runs for just 3 performances before it continues on to Galway and Limerick. Oedipus […]