13 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Deirdre Forde is proud to announce the upcoming Annual Mid-Summer Charity Ball which will take place at Rochestown Park Hotel, on Friday June 9th. This year’s ball is in aid of two worthy causes, St. Luke’s Home & Cork City Missing Persons... Read More
12 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie PepsiCo confirms €127 million expansion at Little Island facility PepsiCo, a global food and beverage leader, is nearing completion on a €127 million investment at its Little Island manufacturing facility, which will see the opening of additional manufacturing capacity and further investment in its R&D campus. PepsiCo currently... Read More
11 May 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A Munster Fine Gael senator has accused well-known Cork brand ‘Jameson’ of selling its Irish produced whiskey in Russia Tipperary Senator Garret Ahearn secured photos of Jameson whiskey, complete with Russian labelling showing the bottling date of December 16th last, “openly on sale in Russia this month”. Senator... Read More
9 May 2023 By Bryan McCarthy Bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork Senator Tim Lombard has been appointed Fine Gael Spokesperson on Agriculture, Food, Forestry, Fisheries and the Marine. The Minane Bridge/Carrigaline based Senator – who is also a Farmer – has been the party’s Seanad Spokesperson on Agriculture, Food, Forestry, Fisheries and the Marine since 2020,... Read More
6 May 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Oireachtas News The Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann, Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD, and the Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann, (Cork based) Senator Jerry Buttimer, offer His Majesty King Charles III warmest congratulations on his Coronation and look forward to continuing friendship between our two countries and the Irish and... Read More
25 April 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Michael Creed TD has today issued a statement in which he said: “Last night I informed the Fine Gael Cork North West Constituency Executive that I have decided not to contest the next general election. “I will always be grateful to the people of Cork North West for... Read More
19 April 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Independent TD for Cork South-West Michael Collins has once again highlighted the ongoing legal and financial plight of O’Donovan’s Hotel in Clonakilty as its owners battle with actions being taken by the credit management and debt purchase company Everyday Finance. This is the third time Deputy Collins has... Read More
7 April 2023 By Mary Bermingham Mary@TheCork.ie Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Deirdre Forde joined CBA President Kevin Herlihy on a walk-about the city centre to visit some of the winners of the recent CBA Cork Business of the Year Awards 2023. The walkabout began with a visit to estate agents ERA Downey McCarthy on... Read More
30 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Children in every primary school in Cork, and indeed all of the Country, will receive hot school meals by 2030 if not sooner as part of a landmark plan announced by Government. Carrigaline based Senator Tim Lombard also welcomed plans for the Hot School meals Programme to be... Read More
26 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork and Ireland South MEP, Deirdre Clune, has been appointed as a lead negotiator for the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health & Food Safety Committee in ensuring the adoption of the new legislative proposals contained within the recently agreed Windsor Framework. MEP Clune, who represents the EPP Group,... Read More
25 March 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Time to reconsider European Parliament vote to scrap seasonal clock changes – says Farmer and Senator It’s time to reconsider the European Parliament vote to scrap seasonal clock changes, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Tim Lombard said the bi-annual time change brings winter in overnight and... Read More
20 March 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Broadband outages should be restored with the same urgency as electricity outages and all broadband service providers should provide latest performance and accessibility updates to service users in real time, a Fine Gael TD has said. Cork East TD, David Stanton, said: “When electricity supplies are disrupted, ESB... Read More