27 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Anthony McDermott was installed as the new Mayor of Clonakilty on Thursday evening 9th June at a pleasant ceremony attended by a large crowd at Asna Square. At 8pm, the Mayoral Council members led by the outgoing Mayor Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin, arrived on foot from O’Donovan’s Hotel... Read More
27 June 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Announcement made at the first day of the 2016 Cork and Kerry Food Forum which was attended by more than 5,000 people in Cork Producers on the Food Academy Programme supporting 900 jobs 281 Food Academy producers are selling their product SuperValu stores 37 Food Academy producers exhibited... Read More
28 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has expressed his delight with confirmation of plans by Cork County Council to enhance and maintain the condition of the “Halfway” roundabout. Halfway is a small village, so named because it is Halfway between Cork City and Bandon.... Read More
28 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Route 202: Apple Campus – Hollyhill – City Centre – Mahon Point Shopping Centre, new timetable effective 26th June, 2016 During 2012, Bus Éireann in conjunction with the National Transport Authority (NTA) carried out a review of their services in Cork city and introduced an enhanced public... Read More
26 June 2016, Sunday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Reigning champion Francis Connors closed the gap on league leader Paul Beecher, with victory in the seventh round of the Connolly’s RED MILLS Munster Grand Prix league at Charleville in Co Cork. Connors’ win came with Hilda Anthony’s hugely consistent mare Uskerty Diamond Lady, adding to another... Read More
25 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Last evening Cork City got a new Lord Mayor, his name is Des Cahill, Cllr Des Cahill. Below is his maiden speech A Chomhairleoirí, Táim fíor, fíor buíoch daoibh as ucht an onóir iontach atá bronnta ormsa anocht anseo i Halla na Cathrach,Cathair Chorcaí. Rugadh agus tógadh mé... Read More
25 June 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ken Wardrop’s MOM AND ME opens at Triskel Christchurch Cinema Saturday 16 July and runs until Wednesday 20 July. Wardrop will visit Cork Wednesday 20 July to do a live post screening Q&A session. Speaking on the upcoming release, Director Ken Wardrop said “I’m delighted to have the... Read More
24 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City return to league action after the mid-season break tonight, as they travel to Dublin to face Shamrock Rovers. City go into the game having recorded eight consecutive league wins, rounding off the first part of the season with a win over Dundalk at Turner’s Cross... Read More
23 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Originally home to a merchant prince of Cork, the Montenotte Hotel has been completely refurbished to assume its rightful place as a leading boutique hotel in the heart of Cork city. The vision of hotel developer, Frankie Whelehan, to transform Cork’s third largest hotel into a superior 4... Read More
23 June 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Automation Technology company Pilz Ireland has recently finalised the purchase of a site adjacent to its existing facility from the IDA in the Cork Business & Technology Park, Model Farm Road, Cork. Pilz Ireland is the Irish subsidiary of Pilz GmbH & Co KG, a leading international automation... Read More
23 June 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Clarion Hotel Cork have welcomed back to Cork, Conor O’Toole as General Manager. As a result of Dalata Hotel Group Plc acquiring the Clarion/Choice hotel portfolio in Ireland, there has been some internal company movements. Garret who was GM of the Clarion Hotel Cork has taken over... Read More
23 June 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie · UCC MEngSc graduate Xiufeng Yue landed the €1500 EirGrid award for his Master’s thesis · The UCC PhD candidate has continued his studies in the energy sector, focusing on energy system trajectories in Ireland towards 2050 University College Cork (UCC) Master’s graduate Xiufeng Yue was today... Read More
