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

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

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

AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

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

AREA: NORTH CORK, FIANNA FAIL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS

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.

AREA: NORTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

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

AREA: SOUTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

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

AREA: CORK CITY, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

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

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, SPORT

22nd November, 2017

WEST CORK: Clonakilty lecture on JFK this Thursday

22 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie People are reminded that they should arrive well before the 8pm start time of the “John F. Kennedy: The West Cork Connection” illustrated lecture at the Clonakilty Parish Centre this Thursday evening 23rd November. Fachtna McCarthy of Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage will deliver the lecture, which happens to be... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

22nd November, 2017

CORK CITY HALL: Eco-friendly Fastnet Rock t-shirt to feature at Crafts and Design Festival

22 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Eco-friendly t-shirts of Cork’s Fastnet Rock, made from recycled plastic bottles and organic cotton, have been specially designed for the biggest-ever City Hall Crafts and Design Fair in Cork from Friday to Sunday (Nov 24-26). With 85 exhibitors, this year’s fair promises to be a bumper celebration of... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

22nd November, 2017

FARMING: Cork farmers in Brussels meetings with MEP Sean Kelly and Commissioner Hogan

22 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Seán Kelly MEP and Leader of Fine Gael in the European Parliament hosted a group of constituents from Ireland South, including a large group of farmers and IFA Members from Cork, in Brussels this week where they enjoyed a tour of the EU Parliament and Commission. The visitors... Read More

FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

21st November, 2017

Minister for Children must take action on HIQA Foster Care report – says Cork TD Sean Sherlock

21 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Labour spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs, Seán Sherlock TD, has expressed concern over the findings of a HIQA progress report on Tusla-operated foster care services in Cork. The return inspection, which followed a previous inspection, last February, identified major non-compliance with all four standards assessed, which the... Read More

HEALTH, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

21st November, 2017

TOWER: ‘Centra’ expands to become ‘SuperValu’ and creates 10 new jobs

21 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie SuperValu, the leading Irish grocery retailer, announced that 10 new jobs have been created at its store in Tower, Co Cork. SuperValu Tower, operated by local businessman Paddy O’Leary, has been redeveloped from an existing Centra store and will now occupy a footprint of 16,000 square feet after... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS