11th September 2014, 4pm By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Fine Gael think-in may be about National and International issues, but every year it takes place in a different County which adds it’s own flavour. One Cork TD used the opportunity today in his opening address to openly ask the Transport Minister if Cobh could... Read More
5th August 2014 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie All practicing Doctors will be have to have full insurance under a new bill being backed by a Cork Senator. At the moment there is no requirement for medical practitioners to have adequate indemnity insurance cover; meaning that a patient might not compensated in the event of malpractice.... Read More
12th July 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Former Lord Mayor of Cork City has been elected chairman of the HSE South Regional Health Forum. The forum is a place where elected Councillors from across Munster have the chance to put questions to HSE officials. Many topical issues are raised throughout the year including: progress... Read More
28th May 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The MEP who is a former President of the GAA was delighted that the count centre was in Nemo Rangers GAA campus. Following election he was held aloft by some of the Nemo U21s who happened to be training outside (a still of this appears in today’s... Read More
20th May 2014, Tuesday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Photo: Charleville, Co Cork Minister for Finance Michael Noonan canvasses with Senator Deirdre Clune who is running in the European Elections. The Minister for Finance has welcomed an improvement in Ireland’s credit rating. Moody’s announced just before the weekend that it is moving the state up by... Read More
20th May 2014, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Details of a new state backed bank will be revealed later in the week. It will offer small and medium size businesses access to 800 million euro in low interest loans, which can be paid back over longer periods. Business Group ISME has welcomed the news,... Read More
14th May 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Barry Keane, Fine Gael election candidate for Cork City Council has been following up on an issue he raised months ago. Here is a statement from Mr Keane: Shandon’s famous clock still has not been repaired six months after I first noticed that it was stopped. The fault... Read More
12th May 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP, Sean Kelly, has welcomed An Bord Pleanála’s decision to grant planning permission to Cork County Council to completely transform the toxic Haulbowline site into a public park. “This news will come as an enormous relief to the people of Cobh who have quite rightly feared... Read More
2nd May 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Good news for jobseekers in Cork. VoxPro in Mahon and Blackrock are recruiting. 350 positions in their call and contact centre. VoxPro handles phone calls and internet based customer support for organisations including Google and Nest. The Taoiseach visited the Cork headquartered company earlier to make the... Read More
2nd May 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan was in Skibbereen, West Cork this afternoon to view construction works on the new building for the West Cork Arts Centre, due to open in 2 months time. Established 20 years ago the WCAC has outgrown it’s current... Read More
17th April 2014, 7am By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie More meetings will take place today about the shedding of 50 jobs in the company which publishes the Irish Examiner “Landmark Media” is also behind the Evening Echo and several regional newspapers It employs 560 people but says investment in new editorial production, advertising and finance systems... Read More
14th April 2014, Monday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Councillors have formally agreed to call on the Government to “open up” the National Asset Management Agency by making it subject to the Freedom of Information Act. At today’s local authority meeting in COUNTY Hall a number of elected representatives said they were reaching... Read More