top of page 4 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie What: Politician using Skype When: Wednesdays 8pm Where: Politician may be in Dublin, constituents will be in West Cork It will be recalled that in the year 2000 a Dublin Cllr – Eoin Costello – launched an ‘online clinic’. It was the height of sophistication using... Read More
top of page 4 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The second Cork Comedy Festival will take place 21st-24th September. Comedy heavyweights confirmed for the festival include: PJ Gallagher; Deirdre O’Kane; Kevin McAleer; Neil Delamere; Eleanor Tiernan; Karl Spain; Bernard O’Shea; Colin Murphy; Barry Murphy; Colm O’Regan; Gearoid Farrelly; Fred Cooke; Bec Hill; Joanne... Read More
top of page 4 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Two lucky players from Cork and Carlow woke up over the weekend to the news that they are the latest to strike it lucky with high Lotto wins. The National Lottery are advising players in the South and South East to check their tickets with... Read More
top of page 4 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Nine travel agents from leading Spanish Agency, Viajes El Corte Ingles, who have an extensive network of more than 500 branches throughout Spain, are in Ireland’s Ancient East to learn more about the brand with a view to selling more packages to Ireland. This... Read More
top of page 4 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Declan Hurley has welcomed the announcements of six projects from Cork County Council shortlisted for the Chambers Ireland Excellence in Local Government Awards 2017. The projects shortlisted are: the Living Space Project Mallow; www.YourCouncil.ie; Dunmanway Community... Read More
top of page 4 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Institute of Technology, which incorporates CIT Cork School of Music, CIT Crawford College of Art & Design and the National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI), will hold its Registration and Open Evenings for Continuing Education Programmes (Weekend & Evening Courses) from September 5th.... Read More
top of page 3 September 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A group of seven international journalists and bloggers with a combined audience reach of 3.5 million have arrived today for a showcase of all that can be found on the doorstep of Cork Airport. The journalists – hailing from Canada, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands,... Read More
top of page 2 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fota Wildlife Park have announced that one of their Asian lionesses has given birth to her first litter of cubs in what is also a first for Fota Wildlife Park. The three as yet unsexed Asian lion cubs, were born on the 13th August... Read More
top of page 2 September 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI were called out this morning (Saturday 2 September) to a tug with three people on board which had broken down north of Drowlaun Point off Sherkin Island in West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their all-weather lifeboat at 9.45am after they... Read More
top of page 2 September 2017, 11am By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A man in his 80s has died, and a man in his 40s has been injured, in a house fire in Buttevant, Co. Cork. Gardaí and fire services attended the scene of a house fire at Knockbarry Cottages, at approximately 9.30pm last night. The... Read More
top of page 2 September 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin’s annual Summer School returns to the Mills Inn in Bháile Mhúirne, Co Cork on Friday and Saturday the 8th and 9th of September 2017. This year’s event boasts an impressive line-up including broadcaster Vincent Browne, journalist and filmmaker Paul Mason, ‘Kill All Normies’... Read More
top of page 1 September 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Declan Hurley has launched Cork County Council’s new mobile library for West Cork. The launch took place at the Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway. The new West Cork Mobile Library will replace the well-known, 14 year old vehicle that... Read More
