top of page 7 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The last meeting of 2015 for the Cork City Joint Policing Committee Will take place today (7th December 2015) at 2 pm in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Cork. The JPC is a forum where Senior Gardai interact with elected City Councillors. Routine reports... Read More
top of page 7 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It’s the most wonderful time of the year! (Christmas) For festive fun in the run up to Christmas; we can recommend heading to Cork City for Glow, A Cork Christmas Celebration, which runs until December 20 2015. Alas it is true that we – here in... Read More
top of page 7 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie It can still take just one small problem to tip a family into a crisis. Cork St Vincent de Paul want to emphasise that they are here primarily to help people over a short term hard time and sometimes that is sufficient to ensure that... Read More
top of page 7 Dcember 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Over 100 pupils from fourteen Cork secondary schools went head-to-head in a friendly EMC VEX Robotics tournament at St Colman’s Community College in Midleton last Friday (the 4th), ahead of the EMC VEX Robotics 2015/16 season finals in January. The pupils’ robots competed in a... Read More
top of page 6 December 2015, 9.36pm By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Green Party candidate for Cork North Central, Oliver Moran, tonight expressed his concern for all affected by Storm Desmond and condemned Labour and Fine Gael’s approach to climate change. Mr Moran told TheCork.ie “The EPA is the state body responsible for environmental protection.... Read More
top of page 6 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur for 2015 / Best Start Up National Winner: Investment Prize: €50,000 (in addition to €20,000 for winning local LEO competition) Winner: James Foody, co-founder of Ayda, supported by Local Enterprise Office South Cork 24-year-old James Foody from Cork has been named... Read More
top of page 6 December 2015, 6.23pm By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Billy Twomey (oroginally from Monkstown, Co Cork) produced two outstanding rounds with 18 year-old Tinka’s Serenade to finish third in the five-star Longines Paris Masters Grand Prix this afternoon (Sunday). The Corkman was one of 16 from a starting field of 45 to... Read More
top of page 6 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Simon Harris, Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works today outlined the current position on the flood relief scheme for Bandon, West Cork. Works will be performed in the “2016-2018 period”. The river in #Bandon as red flood warning... Read More
top of page 6 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie In the immediate aftermath of the impact of Storm Desmond both the Chief Executive of Cork County Council, Tim Lucey and the Mayor of the County, Cllr. John Paul O’Shea have expressed their recognition of the deep frustration and anger of many communities of... Read More
top of page 6 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Minister for Defence, Mr. Simon Coveney T.D. (Cork South Central) has today extended his congratulations to the Naval Service who on behalf of Óglaigh na hÉireann, were awarded a People of the Year Award last night. Commenting on the award the Minister said ‘I along... Read More
top of page 6 December 2015, Sunday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton, T.D. officially opened two new Department of Social Protection Intreo Centres in Cork city on Friday. The Intreo Centres are located at George’s Quay (in Abbey Court House), and Hanover Street (in what is colloquially... Read More
top of page 6 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil General Election candidate for Cork South West Cllr Margaret Murphy O’Mahony is to seek an “emergency meeting” with Minister for the OPW Simon Harris and Minister for Environment Alan Kelly following severe flooding in Bandon this weekend. Cllr Murphy O’Mahony pointed out that... Read More
