11 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD and Justice spokesperson Jonathan O’Brien has said that it is incredible that in 2017, one third of Garda stations do not have internet access or access to the PULSE network. Deputy O’Brien said that it was telling of the Government’s commitment to rural Ireland that the... Read More
10 April 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Iceland announces €12 million investment in 9 new stores in Ireland – 3 of which will be in Cork 2017 is set to be the biggest year yet for Iceland Ireland, with nine stores announced for Tallaght, Galway, Cork (Douglas, Fermoy, Ballincollig), Letterkenny, Limerick, Shannon, and Gorey... Read More
10 April 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Preparations for Summer Exams being hampered Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Aindrias Moynihan has said that 3rd level students are having their preparations for the summer exams disrupted and disturbed by the ongoing Bus Éireann strike. Deputy Moynihan was commenting as the strike entered its 18th... Read More
10 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie More than 1,000 Irish couples undergo donor egg treatment annually Waterstone Clinic will host a free patient information seminar on egg donation with renowned American clinic, Shady Grove Fertility. The seminar is on Saturday, April 29th at 11am, at Cork Fertility in Lotamore House, one of Waterstone Clinic’s... Read More
10 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie In the English language a portmanteau is “a large travelling bag, typically made of stiff leather and opening into two equal parts”, but more importantly in this context it is “a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others”. A fine recent example in... Read More
10 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The official Cork launch meeting of the newly-named Solidarity will take place tonight in the Metropole Hotel (8pm) and will be addressed by one of the Dail deputies at the centre of the water charges controversy Paul Murphy TD. More than a dozen public meetings will be held... Read More
10 April 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Minister Simon Coveney visits new wastewater treatment plant at Shanbally to mark commencement of operations and 50% reduction in raw sewage flowing into harbour Irish Water today marked a key milestone in the €117 million Cork Lower Harbour Main Drainage Project with the official announcement that the Shanbally... Read More
10 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Senior Footballers Mark Collins, Tomás Clancy and Ian Maguire, along with Senior Hurler Conor Lehane, joined Ruairi O’Connor, General Manager of the River Lee Hotel at the launch of the Lee Valley Golf Classic in aid of Breakthrough Cancer Research. The Lee Valley Golf Classic will... Read More
10 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On Easter Monday Cork City Council will host a number of events for Cruinniú na Cásca, the national culture day. The programme for the day in Cork allows people to discover and experience Cork City’s heritage buildings. This new country wide event is organised in partnership with... Read More
8 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Classically elegant Jessica O’Gara has been unveiled as the celebrity judge of Most Stylish Sunday at Cork Racecourse Mallow during Mallow’s three day Racing Home for Easter Festival on April 15th, 16th and 17th. In a fresh departure for the 2017 event, Cork Airport and Cork International Hotel... Read More
8 April 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork North West TD, Aindrias Moynihan has said the reduction in the number of Irish speakers in the Cork Gaeltacht is a direct result of the failure of Fine Gael over the past five years to invest in these communities, and to support the Irish language. Deputy Moynihan... Read More
7 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Anam Cara is a national voluntary support organisation set up in 2008 by bereaved parents to support bereaved parents throughout Ireland Anam Cara Cork’s annual ‘Lunch to Remember’ took place in The Clayton Hotel in Cork today to raise vital funds to support bereaved parents in Cork... Read More
