5 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ISPCC) is delighted to award the first Shield Anti Bullying Flag to the first mainstream secondary school in Co. Cork yesterday. St Aloysius, along with Scoil Mhuire Naofa also based in Carrigtwohil and Bantry Youthreach centres are the... Read More
5 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie CAB Motors last evening unveiled the new Ford Mustang, available to customers in Ireland for the first time, and the new Ford Vignale. The launches coincided with the official opening of CAB Motors ‘FordStore’ at its dealership on the Monaghan Road. Star of several movies over the... Read More
5 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Daffodil Day 2016 in Cork City Centre will take place on the 12th of March and the local Cork City committee are calling for public support in advance of the day. With over 40,000 people now diagnosed with cancer in Ireland every year, Daffodil Day is vital in... Read More
4 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tourism Ireland’s 2016 series of ‘Jump into Ireland’ sales blitzes across the United States kicked off this week – taking in the key cities of Chicago, Boston and New York. A delegation of 20 tourism companies from Ireland and the United States – including Fota House, Arboretum... Read More
4 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Details of Volvo Cork Week 2016, were announced today [Friday the 4th of March] at an event onboard the L.É. RÓISÍN, in association with the Royal Cork Yacht Club. Held on a biennial basis, Volvo Cork Week is a Grand Prix sailing event and is renowned, worldwide,... Read More
4 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Pádraic Vallely has joined the not-for-profit philanthropic fund, Cork Foundation as the new CEO. With vast experience in fundraising, marketing and campaign management, Pádraic steps into his new role to drive the organisation’s funding and innovation strategies. Speaking about the new role, Chairperson of Cork Foundation Yvonne... Read More
4 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mods & Minis – children’s clothing company – are opening a new store in Ballincollig Shopping Centre on Thursday 10th March at 11am. The sixth store by this family orientated, Irish owned company, stock a range of clothing to suit all ages from the delicate newborn to 12... Read More
3 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Eoghan Ryan and Alasdair Fitzpatrick, a business coach and a doctor by profession, are two young men with a passion for their city; Cork City. Both have been named as Cork People of the Month for February. ‘Reimagine Cork’, was founded two years ago by Eoghan Ryan... Read More
3 March 2016, 12 noon By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie CityJet, the Irish European regional airline, has today been named Official Airline of the country’s largest and most successful rugby sevens event. CityJet is to partner the Kinsale 7s which takes place over the May Bank Holiday Weekend (30th April & 1st May) and is... Read More
3 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dell will host a charity casino night called ‘Ocean’s 16’ at Cork International Hotel on March 4th to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society. Dell is hosting the fundraiser as part of its longstanding partnership with the Society on Daffodil Day. The Hotel is located inside the... Read More
3 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Some 24 volunteers representing Cork attended the 46th National Volunteers Conference of Foróige, Ireland’s leading youth organisation, which took place recently. They were amongst the more than 220 Foróige volunteers from all over the country who took part in the conference, themed ‘Young People in 2016 – Shaping... Read More
3 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) is home to more than 1,100 international students from approx. 125 countries. It is a truly global institution! Yesterday International Student Day war marked on camput. It provides a unique opportunity for international students in CIT to showcase their various cultures and... Read More
