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21 December 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A Cork punter won €13,200 from their racing double that clicked at Kempton on Tuesday. The bet had a total stake of €100 and was on two selections, Washington Blue in the 4.10 and Lord Cooper in the 4.40 at Kempton. The punter availed of the tasty SP’s of...
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21 December 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Mayor of Clonakilty and members of the Clonakilty Mayoral Council (Cork’s only grouping of Town Mayors) have organised an event to welcome home emigrants at a “Community Christmas Gathering” this Friday 23rd December at 7pm at O’ Donovan’s Hotel. The issue was decided at their recent...
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20 December 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This morning in an intelligence led operation on the Northside of Cork City, Revenue officers carried out a series of searches under warrant of a number of private dwellings. Detector dog Harvey assisted in the searches, during which 10,000 unstamped cigarettes and 10 kilos of unstamped tobacco were...
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20 December 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie €150,000 in funding is to be given to support the development of an Angling centre at Innsicarra lake. Commenting on the allocation Minister Creed said; Agriculture Minister Michael Creed TD (Fine Gael) said: “This funding is provided through the 2016 REDZ (Rural Economic Development Zones) initiative part...
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20 December 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Billy macGill, Frederic Pascale, and Stephen Murray on behalf of Lodge No3 Wolfe Tone, Cork presenting a cheque to Aileen Spitere of the Samaritans.Cork Samaritans is a 100% voluntary organisation, with no paid staff. The organisation is not Government Funded and relies solely on donations and fundraising initiatives. All...
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20 December 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Clune calls on social media companies to introduce minimum standards on their platforms to protect teenage users 25% of Irish 14-17 year old school children say they have sent nude pictures of themselves online * Fine Gael Ireland South MEP, Deirdre Clune, has welcomed moves by Facebook to...
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19 December 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork North West, the Minister for Agriculture Food & Marine, Michael Creed has welcomed the provision of funding from the Department of Education & Skills to Scoil Mhuire Kanturk for the development of new classroom facilities Commenting on the allocation Minister Creed said;...
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19 December 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital today, 19th December, officially launched its new Education Centre at the Old Blackrock Road, Cork. The centre, which is linked with University College Cork, will cater to over 1,000 people each year, including medical and nursing students and hospital staff. The newly-renovated...
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19 December 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Recuperation from knee surgery, such as arthroscopy or knee replacement, can take some time, varying from three months to one year depending on the patient. A new ‘smart knee’ device could improve and accelerate recovery from knee surgery, thanks to scientists at Tyndall National Institute and German-Serbian...
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19 December 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Swap your Sunday drive for a run, walk or jog as the 2017 Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon launched today with a new race date of Sunday 4th June announced. After a decade of participants marking the end of their June Bank Holiday weekend crossing the finish line...
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17 December 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Castletownbere’s Lifeboat was tasked last evening to go to the aid of a 36 metre vessel which had experienced mechanical difficulties north of the Bull Rock off the coast of West Cork. The lifeboat, under command of Deputy Coxswain Sean Bawn O’Sullivan, was launched within minutes and...
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17 December 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ho Ho Ho! Heading out for Christmas parties, festivities or late night shopping, why not use Bus Éireann’s late night services at weekends in the run-up to Christmas from Cork city to Carrigaline, Ballincollig, Blarney, Midleton, Carrigtwohill, Innishannon and Bandon. The services will operate from Cork city...
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