20th April 2014, Easter Sunday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin say their party is in a “strong position” for the Local and European elections. Sinn Féin spokesman for Agriculture and Fisheries Martin Ferris TD was in Cork City this afternoon delivering an main oration at the parties annual “Easter Rising commemoration” In a speech... Read More
20th April 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth & Elaine Murphy bryan@TheCork.ie & elaine@TheCork.ie Sometimes in News saying nothing is the way to make the headlines. Fianna Fail Cllr Kenneth O’Flynn has suspended his local election campaign for the Easter Holidays. The Northside Cllr issued a press release where he said the... 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
16th April 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Acting Garda Commissioner Noirin O’Sullivan says she is “very confident” that people trust in the force can be rebuilt. Commissioner O’Sullivan was speaking in Cork today where she visited a number of community initiatives on the Northside of the City in Knocknaheeney and Gurranabraher She admitted... Read More
16th April 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie “The national Government are to blame for the length of the housing list in Cork City” That’s according to Cllr Mick Barry The Socialist Party and Anti Austerity Alliance member has looked at figures for the number of Council houses built nationally in previous decades, versus in Recent... Read More
15th April 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Concern has again been raised over the status and appearance of iconic “Shakey Bridge” off the Mardyke, to the West of Cork City. The 160-foot white structure is an important gateway for tourists walking from Fitzgerald’s Park to the old City Gaol in Sunday’s Well. But there... 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
11th April 2014, Friday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today marks the 102nd anniversary of the Titanic arriving into Cork Harbour, and anchoring off Roches Point. To mark the occasion a new Memorial Garden has been officially opened in Cobh. It’s at Cove Fort, in the East of the Town, next to the the Port... Read More
11th April 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Former Lord Mayor is encouraging people to view, and make submissions on, the new Development Plan for Cork City. Fine Gael Cllr John Buttimer (pictured above) says recent controversial issues like the cycle lanes on Washington Street, Popes Quay, Parnell Place were in previous plans which... Read More
10 April 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Work on building a new 4-point-5 million euro public park in Cork is set to begin in September 2014. “Marina Park” will be located on an area of land around Pairc Ui Chaoimh. The 32 hectare park will be 5 times bigger than Fitzgerald’s Park. It will... Read More
7th April 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Labour MEP who was spat at while in Cork last week has revealed more details about the assault, The incident happened around 6pm last Wednesday when Phil Prendergast was walking in Turners Cross on her way to a funeral home. An unidentified man in his late... Read More
7th April 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Former Lord Mayor of Cork is making preparations to fly to he UK to take part in the official visit of President Michael D. Higgins to Britain. Labour Cllr Michael O’Connell was Lord Mayor of Cork when Queen Elizabeth visited Ireland in 2011. Now, Cllr O’Connell will head in... Read More