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1 July 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland’s major motoring organisation and insurance provider is hiring qualified mechanics to join its fleet of roadside Patrols. But the AA’s recruitment drive has hit a roadblock (pun intended) in Co. Cork, coming against a shortage of qualified mechanics to fill their two roles on offer. “I...
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1 July 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie An exciting new exhibition on the role of the Royal National lifeboat Institution is coming to Camden Fort Meagher In Crosshaven and will be open to the public every weekend during July The bravery of RNLI volunteers who risked their lives to save others during the First...
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26 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Union Hall RNLI has rescued five men this evening (Friday 26 June) after their yacht was in danger of hitting rocks off the coast of west Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew was alerted shortly after 5pm following a report from the Irish Coast Guard that a 54ft...
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26 June 2015 By Tom Collins Tom@TheCork.ie This Saturday and Sunday, Cork Feminista will host a two-day conference on the topic of sexual wellness. The conference will consist of discussions, presentations, workshops, and performances. We will explore various topics such as disability, sex work, culture and pornography among others. Our ultimate aim is to create...
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26 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Depending on who you ask it’s the best thing since Noel Brown’s Mother and Child Scheme of the 1950s, or it’s terrible, the very thin end of the wedge marking the erosion of GPs earning potential. But, one way or another, 75% of GPs in Cork have...
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26 June 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Repairs have been completed on the submarine telecommunications cable to Sherkin Island following his representations to senior management in Eircom. This has been a challenging task for Eircom and their contractors waiting for the right combination of weather tides and wind to restore a full capacity service to...
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25 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Much has been written about Sinn Fein’s internal problems in Co Cork in recent days (one Cllr expelled from the party, and another suspended for a year). Now, Fianna Fail in Cork is experiencing its own crisis in the ‘rebel county’. The Mayor of Cork County Councillor...
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25 June 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie First, there was the Wild Atlantic Way, now a ‘West Cork Way’ is being planned. What is it? West Cork Fine Gael TD Jim Daly wants it to be a walking trail from Cork Airport to Mizen Head. The West Cork Way would consist of identifying a walking...
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25 June 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Writing about drinking water is nice. It is the most precious and wholesome product that exists. In an era of transparency water is where it’s at! However in recent years water has been controversial in Ireland. The supply of fresh drinking water – and conversely the removal of...
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25 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie West Cork is to receive 13 new Garda cars this year. 7 cars have been issued to West Cork so far this year with 6 due to be issued in the coming weeks. In addition to this 2015 allocation, €27.5 million was invested in new Garda vehicles...
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25 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The company behind Homestead is celebrating 110 years in business! If I said to you “One of the leading Cash and Carry & Foodservice Wholesalers in Cork”… you might say Musgrave, the Barry Group, or M&P O’Sullivan. For some reason Cork is home to a number of...
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23 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie €125,000 is available from the Coca-Cola Thank You Fund for projects “that reflect new ideas to get people more active, more often”. Cork athlete Derval O’Rourke, Coca-Cola ‘Thank You Fund ambassador’, said: “I’m hoping to uncover some fantastic community initiatives that make it possible for the public...
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