4 to lead Fine Gael – and become Taoiseach

18 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The race is now on for the new leader of Fine Gael as Enda Kenny announced that he was stepping down on Wednesday evening. BoyleSports report support for Simon Coveney on Thursday morning and as a result, the Cork native is now 6/4 from 7/4 to be the... Read More

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18th May, 2017

POLITICS: LÉ Aisling sale must be investigated – says Cork opposition MEP

18 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called for an investigation into the sale of the LÉ Aisling naval vessel. The Ireland South MEP was speaking after the ship, which was sold to a Dutch buyer by the Department of Defence for €110,000 at auction in Cork, appeared... Read More

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17th May, 2017

POLITICS Potential new Taoiseach – Cork TD Simon Coveney – comments about resignation of current Taoiseach Enda Kenny as Fine Gael leader

Statement by Simon Coveney T.D., Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government on Party Leader, Enda Kenny T.D. 17 May 2017, 9pm By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Simon Coveney T.D., has today paid warm, personal tribute to outgoing Party Leader Enda Kenny, T.D. who announced today... Read More

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17th May, 2017

POLITICS: Cork TD Simon Coveney is NOT the bookmakers favourite to be Taoiseach

17 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Following the news that Enda Kenny will retire as Fine Gael leader effective from midnight tonight, BoyleSports can report that Leo Varadkar is the firm 2/5 favourite to succeed him as party leader. Cork TD Simon Coveney was a one-time favourite for the role, but is currently in... Read More

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15th May, 2017

‘Cork Training Centre’ celebrates 10th anniversary – providing Biopharma training at Carrigaline Industrial Park, Crosshaven Road

15 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Training Centre Biopharma facility is one of the two training centres run by Cork ETB. It is located in Carrigaline Industrial Park, Crosshaven Road, Carrigaline, Co. Cork within 20 minutes of all of the major Life Sciences manufacturers in Cork. The current building footprint is around... Read More

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15th May, 2017

EDUCATION: Ballincollig transition year students use industrial road roller in printmaking project

15 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Today an industrial road roller arrived at the gates of Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig, to do some serious, large scale Printmaking! Mary O’Mahony, Transition Year Art teacher, has never taken the easy road; she endeavours to set challenges for her student cohort; to have them delve into current art... Read More

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15th May, 2017

VIDEO: Cork based Musgrave Group – owners of SuperValu & Centra – rebrand with NEW LOGO

15 May 2017, Monday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie To help celebrate the anniversary of brothers Thomas and Stuart Musgrave launching the Musgrave business just over 140 years ago the Cork based Musgrave Group have unveiled a new brand identity – centering around a logo. The new logo is a modified version of the 1902 chairman’s... Read More

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14th May, 2017

HOUSING: Labour party holds public meeting about HOUSING CRISIS in Cork

15 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Labour Party will hold a public meeting this evening at 7pm in the Imperial Hotel to discuss the issue of housing in Cork, and around the State. Speaking ahead of Labour’s housing meeting in Cork, Ciarán Lynch former TD for Cork South Central and Chairperson of the Banking... Read More

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13th May, 2017

INSURANCE DENIED: If you can’t get a car insurance quote, then you are not alone

13 May 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie No one likes paying for insurance, but here in Ireland it is mandatory for motorists to have a privately purchased car insurance policy. New figures show a dramatic surge in the number of consumers who had to avail of the Insurance Ireland ‘Declined Cases’ facility having failed to secure... Read More

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12th May, 2017

CHARITY: KBC Bank offering free funding to social innovators in Cork

12 May 2017 By TomO’Sullivan tom@TheCork.ie KBC Bank Ireland today announced that as part of KBC Bright Ideas it has doubled its support fund to €200,000 and launched a new scheme for Ireland’s leading social innovators and entrepreneurs. KBC’s Business Bright Ideas will assist for-profit organisations in the business of having a positive impact on... Read More

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12th May, 2017

PHARMA: Cork IT students visit GSK Currabinny Cork

12 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie First year chemical engineering students from Cork Institute of Technology (CIT), this week visited GSK Cork’s manufacturing facility at Currabinny to help further their understanding of chemical engineering and its importance to pharmaceutical manufacturers and ultimately, to patients. The first year students from CIT were able to engage... Read More

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12th May, 2017

LOW PAY: Members of Irish Army and Navy forced to rely on Family Income Supplement (FIS) payments – says Cork TD

12 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for East Cork Pat Buckley has described the increasing difficult financial situation faced by many in the Defence Forces (which includes the Irish Army, and Irish Naval Sercice) as shameful. He was responding to information from the Department of Social Protection which revealed the number... Read More

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