30 June 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie They were lucky enough to win, but perhaps the luck ran out when it came to keeping the ticket and checking the numbers? A lucky National Lottery player from Cork has less than one week to claim a EuroMillions prize worth €40,872 that they won on Friday April... Read More
30 June 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Carrigaline based Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Finance Michael McGrath has said consumers must now force a mortgage rate war by voting with their feet and following the best rate of interest. Deputy McGrath was commenting following Ulster Bank’s decision to cut its 2-year fixed rate to a... Read More
29 June 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Irish Water is appealing to customers across Cork to conserve water. Small measures by everybody will help to maintain supply. Due to the increase in the demand for water and the limited availability of raw water as a result of the current dry weather, reservoir levels have dropped... Read More
29 June 2018 By Byran Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Both the Munster and Leinster Senior Hurling Championship take place this weekend with Cork and Galway defending their titles against Clare and Kilkenny. BoyleSports are tipping up the Tribesmen and Rebels to retain their respective titles at 11/8 whilst Clare and Galway to come out provincial champions is... Read More
26 June 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water is appealing to the public to conserve water as a prolonged dry spell has been predicted by Met Éireann. In several areas around the country where water supplies were already under pressure, warm weather has exacerbated this situation. Demand for water is increasing while levels in... Read More
24 June 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has welcome the news that Cork schools are to get 83 more Special Needs Assistance positions this coming school year. This will bring the number of SNAs in primary and secondary schools in Cork to 1,898. There will be 15,000 Special Needs Assistants... Read More
21 June 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Minister with responsibility for Defence, Mr. Paul Kehoe visited Babcock Marine’s Appledore Shipbuilding Yard in Devon, United Kingdom to witness first hand the continued progress on the build of the fourth new OPV for the Irish Naval Service. The visit came as 11 members of the 56th... Read More
20 June 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The outgoing Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Declan Hurley met for the second time during his term with Minister Shane Ross to continue the discussion on much needed investment in Cork Roads. Top of the agenda was the requirement of transport infrastructure investment for Cork in... Read More
19 June 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Iberia Express Madrid to Cork service to operate twice weekly from Cork Airport Fáilte Ireland, in conjunction with partner Tourism Ireland, welcomed a group of Spanish media at Cork Airport, over the weekend. The Journalists were in Cork thanks to Iberia Express airlines; to explore Cork and Kerry... Read More
18 June 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The County Mayor’s Masquerade Charity Ball took place on Saturday. Ciara Dineen speaking on behalf of Special Olympics Munster, at the masquerade ball hosted by the Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr Declan Hurley, in aid of West Cork Rapid Response, Enable Ireland and Special Olympics Munster,... Read More
17 June 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Drawing crowds from all over the country, this year’s Cork Summer Show has been “a sell out success with more than 50,000 visitors over the weekend”, according to organisers. The show extended its hours on both Saturday and Sunday due to the good weather and numbers attending the... Read More
16 June 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Everyone dreams of the Royal treatment, and with Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla visiting Ireland this dream is more present than ever. With last nights’ launch of two luxury boutique collections; The Ellis and Tobin, the Oriel House Hotel are making this Royal treatment possible for... Read More
