14 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Simon Coveney TD will today (14 March, 2017) be joined by Cllr Derry Canty, Deputising for the Mayor of the Cork, in visiting Cork County Council’s Turnkey Housing Scheme in Castletreasure, Douglas. The visit will mark the handover of 16... Read More
12 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has called upon the Government to explore the prospect of bringing some of the 198,000 vacant properties in the state back into use in order to alleviate some of the pressure that has resulted in both a housing and homeless crisis. The... Read More
10 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork Foundation, which connects Cork people globally to help Cork people locally recently held a number of diaspora training sessions. As part of the partnership between Cork County Council and Cork Foundation, the aim is to get communities active and engaged with their diaspora. Further training... Read More
10 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government Simon Coveney TD (elected for the Cork South Central constituency), will represent the Government at the St. Patrick’s Day events in Ottawa and Toronto, Canada, this weekend. This morning, Minister Coveney will deliver the Keynote address at the... Read More
9 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Stresses need for Special Economic Status for NI and continuation of CTA Fianna Fáil Leader, Micheál Martin has said that there is a strong consensus among the seven liberal Prime Ministers, and leaders of ALDE parties, that the negative effects of Brexit must be mitigated against. Deputy... Read More
9 March 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Nine Cork city and county retail outlets are seeking the public’s vote to help them win the Go Green with Green Angel Skincare Challenge – a nationwide search to find Ireland’s most creative shop window. The competition challenges Green Angel stockists to produce the country’s best St Patrick’s... Read More
9 March 2017, Thursday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On Monday 6th March new pharmacy technicians enjoyed their graduation ceremony from a comprehensive two-year course, which is delivered and administered by the Irish Pharmacy Union. The course prepares pharmacy technicians to “assist pharmacists in ensuring the delivery of a high quality pharmacy service efficiently and... Read More
6 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Convention Bureau has published its 2016 Yearly Review. Some of the highlights include details of the €11.5 million value of conferences and events facilitated by the Cork Convention Bureau, the exciting and busy 2017 calendar and acknowledgement of the wonderful honourees at the Cork Ambassador Awards 2016.... Read More
6 March 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The fifth show of the National Lottery’s Winning Streak for this season, presented by Marty Whelan and Cork’s Sinead Kennedy, took place in RTÉ Studios on Saturday 4th March 2017. Five players from Leitrim, Cork, Kerry, Waterford and Sligo won prizes to the value of €180,000. The biggest winner... Read More
6 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland has joined forces with 7 of its EU counterparts to lobby the EU Commissioner, El¿bieta Bieñkowska, to take immediate action on the introduction of new technologies in car manufacturing that could save thousands of lives on EU roads every year. This comes on the back of Garda... Read More
5 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Seandun Macra na Feirme One Act Drama final took place in Ringaskiddy Hall on Sunday February 26th. Three teams contested the final. On the night Glanmire performed ‘Bloody Actors’, Whitechurch ‘Exit Right, Running’ while Kinsale performed ‘Victor’s Dung’. The standard was incredibly high and judge Tony... Read More
3 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Port of Cork’s Deepwater Capabilities Come to the Fore Overseas Heavy Transport Ship ‘Albatross’ moves to Port of Cork’s Ringaskiddy Deepwater Berth for Ballasting Operations Three new, ship-to-shore container cranes manufactured in Ireland by Liebherr and assembled in Cork Harbour are scheduled for delivery to Crowley Puerto Rico... Read More