top of page 27 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City has been chosen to host European Maritime Day (EMD) in 2020. This is the first time that Ireland has been selected by the Council of the European Union to hold this flagship two-day conference which since its creation has become one of... Read More
top of page 27 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Related link: AUDIO FEATURE: TheCork.ie travelled all of the Cork section of the Wild Atlantic Way, listen here Ireland South MEP and member of the EU Tourism Taskforce Deirdre Clune has met with and is supporting campaigners in Cork whose are lobbying to include the Seven... Read More
top of page 27 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork South West TD, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has said that “rural Ireland is being hollowed out, and that the Government’s inability to see past the M50 risks destroying rural communities in West Cork”. Deputy Murphy O’Mahony was commenting after it was announced that Bank of... Read More
top of page 26 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are pleased to announce the signing of Sean McLoughlin. The defender, who previously played with the club at underage level, joins after a successful spell with UCC and he told CorkCityFC.ie that he hopes to make an impact in the near... Read More
top of page 26 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water and Cork City Council plan to carry out essential maintenance and repair work on the water network supplying Cork city centre and surrounding areas on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, due to the location and nature of this work, it will be necessary to shut... Read More
top of page 26 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 1,348 young people unemployed for 6 months or more Over 11,000 young people long-term unemployed nationally still far too high, says Youth Council The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) – whose members work with over 380,000 young people nationwide – has highlighted concerns... Read More
top of page 26 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The price of the average three-bed semi in Cork city has risen by 2% to €311,000 in the last three months, a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance has found. The REA Average House Price Survey concentrates on the actual sale price of... Read More
top of page 26 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New funding has been announced for female entrepreneurs living in Cork and Limerick. The Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network (WREN) project will see more than €330,000 in funding, provided by the Department of Justice and Equality and the European Social Fund, allocated to promote entrepreneurial skills... Read More
top of page 26 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sexual Violence Centre Cork has launched its Annual Report for 2016. The Centre provides services to victims of sexual violence, their families and friends, in addition to supporting professionals and community / voluntary organisations to assist victims. Services were availed of by victims of rape, sexual... Read More
top of page 26 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Back in March of this year the Political party ‘Renua’ announced it was becoming a pro-life party, as is dropped a previous policy of affording a free vote to its elected officials on ‘matters of conscience’. Cork Renua Ireland will be holding a pro-life public... Read More
top of page 26 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Damien English, T.D, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Renewal and Minister Thérèse Coffey M.P, UK Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, opened the annual meeting of the OSPAR Commission in Cork today, 26th June. The 2017... Read More
top of page 26 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Rob Heffernan, World Race Walking Champion launched ‘CUH Charity and Bishopstown GAA Wheel4Life 2017’ today. Wheel4Life takes place on Sunday 27th August from the Bishopstown GAA Club, with three routes, all starting and finishing from Bishopstown GAA. The 100Km challenge goes to the beautiful... Read More
