top of page 6 September 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Banks to appear before Oireachtas Finance Committee in coming weeks Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance, Michael McGrath TD has challenged a claim made by the Central Bank that 95% of the identified mortgage accounts affected by the tracker scandal have now been put on the... Read More
top of page 6 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Fianna Fail Councillor John Sheehan – who is also a GP with a practice in Blackpool – has expressed his concern at what he called a campaign protesting the issue of the HPV Vaccine. Since it was issued by the HSE, over 220,000... Read More
top of page 6 September 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Fein’s refusal to engage in the parliamentary process is harming Ireland, a Cork Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Colm Burke said: “The European Union Withdrawal Bill starts to make its way through the House of Commons this week. Meanwhile seven Sinn Fein MPs... Read More
top of page 6 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin Justice spokesperson Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has said the revelation that there are a further 500,000 false breath tests is a further indictment of the culture of An Garda Síochána and Commissioner O’Sullivan. Speaking this morning, Teachta Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central) said;... Read More
top of page 6 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork based political software business Ecanvasser – which is a brand under the umbrella company Vconnecta – has announced the agreement of a major pilot scheme with Europe’s third largest political alliance, the liberal-centrist Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group (ALDE). The licensing agreement... Read More
top of page 6 September 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The 2017-2018 Macra calendar will officially get underway this week as the Seandun regional competitions kick off. This Friday September 8th the Seandun bowling final will take place at the Leisureplex in Cork City, kicking off at 9pm. Competitive teams from the different clubs in... Read More
top of page 5 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Declan Hurley launched the West Cork Mobile Library from his home in Dunmanway last week. The new mobile library replaces a fourteen-year-old vehicle which served almost every locality in rural West Cork and ensures the continuity of... Read More
top of page 5 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie What: The International Service Design Experience When: 26th September 2017 Where: Fota Island Resort, Cork ‘The International Service Design Experience’ event is expected to attract in the region of 400 delegates, and is being organised by Cork County Council (CCC) and Cork Institute of Technology... Read More
top of page 5 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork PR business ‘Lucy O’Donoghue Consulting’ is celebrating 5 years in business this month. Lucy established the boutique agency to work on event management, public relations and project management. Commenting on the anniversary Lucy said, “Five years ago I wanted a new challenge so took... Read More
top of page 5 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport growth of +7.2% versus August last year makes it the fastest growing State airport last month New routes and extra capacity doing well and delivering more visitors to South of Ireland ·Strong tourism season with new USA and Swiss markets helping diversification... Read More
top of page 4 September 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The International Association for Plant Biotechnology Congress 2018 (IAPB 2018) was officially launched at an event in University College Cork today. The President of the IAPB is Dr Barbara Doyle Prestwich who is based in UCC. The congress will take place at the Dublin Convention... Read More
top of page 4 September 2017, 10pm By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie At a special meeting of Cork County Council, elected members were briefed in full on the current status of the ongoing deliberations on the proposed alteration of the boundary of Cork City Council. The 2pm meeting was held ‘in committee’, meaing that no media... Read More
