top of page 18 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health, Billy Kelleher TD (Cork North Central) said that the revelation in today’s news that the Department of Health does not have the resources needed to complete a number of key infrastructure projects is proof positive that this Government cares more... Read More
top of page 18 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Do you have the jingle bells to jitterbug with Santa Claus? If so get ready for ‘Dancing with the Elves’ as Santa Claus needs your help at Beyond at Fota Island Resort Now in its fifth year, the gorgeous woodlands at Fota Island Resort are... Read More
top of page 17 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Basketball Ireland Super League round-up “We stole one, basically,” admitted UCC Demons Head Coach, Colin O’Reilly, as his side managed to hold on to a narrow two-point win over Garvey’s Tralee Warriors in Cork on Friday evening in the opening game of the 2017/18 Basketball... Read More
top of page 17 September 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called on the EU Institutions to sufficiently finance programmes for the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018. The Ireland South MEP made the call for investment in the Cultural Heritage Sector ahead of next year’s inaugural event. “Culture... Read More
top of page 17 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Public asked to suggest names for the twin cubs Fota Wildlife Park has unveiled twin Red Panda cubs born to mother Bonnie, aged 6 and father Pete aged 8. The male cubs, born on the 27th June, have only just started to venture out of... Read More
top of page 17 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mr Edwin Lee, Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco will lead a delegation of over 80 from the Golden Gate City to Cork. The delegation represents a wide cross section from the business, political, education, government and art and culture sectors.... Read More
top of page 16 September 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie In a report carried out by the Policing Authority it has emerged that only 9 of the recommended 50 reforms contained in the Changing Policing In Ireland report have been implemented to date despite senior management in the Gardaí claiming all 50 recommendations had been... Read More
top of page 16 September 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork South Central TD, Michael McGrath has said that the high percentage of successful appeals made in respect of Domiciliary Care Allowance applications suggest that many applicants are being unfairly stopped from getting their payment in the first place, and that the decision making process... Read More
top of page 16 September 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie If you are aged from 18 to 35 and have an existing business or business idea with real commercial potential, then the IBYE 2018 competition is for you. The search is on to find Cork’s best and brightest young business people, with €150,000 up for... Read More
top of page 16 September 217 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Gardaí have arrested 3 men, following a number of incidents in the Ballineen area earlier today. The 3 men (2 in their 30s, 1 in his 20s) were arrested in the early hours of Saturday 17th September following reports of 2 burglaries and a number... Read More
top of page 16 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie What: inaugural Blackrock Village Festival. When: Saturday 16th September 2017, from 2-6pm. It is just a short three months since the Blackrock Harbour Renewal Project was completed and formally opened. Cork City Council has invested over €2.5 million in upgrading the harbour and the... Read More
top of page 15 September 2017, Friday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Declan Hurley, is encouraging the people, communities and businesses across Cork to have their say on the boundary alteration proposal put forward by Cork County Council under Section 29 of the Local Government Act 1991. “The... Read More
