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25 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie SIRO, the ESB-Vodafone joint venture which is delivering Ireland’s first 100% fibre-optic broadband network to 50 towns nationwide, has today unveiled Carrigaline as Cork’s first SIRO-powered town. The announcement was made at an event in the Carrigaline Court Hotel in association with Cork County Council and the...
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25 September 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ibec, the group that represents Irish business, today urged the Government to address the critical need for infrastructure investment in the Cork region. At a recent meeting between Ibec’s Regional Executive Committee and elected representatives in Cork, a number of key challenges facing business in Cork were identified....
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23 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The average rent for all dwellings in the private rented sector in Co. Cork in Quarter 2, 2015, and which were registered with the Private Residential Tenancies Board (PRTB) was €794. This was up €11 when compared to the average rent in Q1, 2015, when the amount...
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23 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) in Cork has called for the upcoming Public Capital Programme to address some significant infrastructural bottlenecks in the Cork region. N28 Carrs Hill Cork to Ringaskiddy (and Carrigaline) road Conor O’Connell, regional Director of CIF in Cork stated that: “The N28 and...
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21 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork’s only senior Minister Simon Coveney TD this morning attended the Naval Service Commissioning Ceremony of the 53rd Naval Service Cadet Class at the Naval Base, in Haulbowline, Co. Cork. Conveney is one of the local TD’s in the Harbour area and attended in his capacity as...
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18 September 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie At its Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 17th of September in Clonakilty, Cork Regional Chambers elected Ms. Maura Hunter of Mallow Chamber as Chair for the coming year. Speaking after her election Ms. Hunter expressed her thanks to outgoing Chairman Brian Curtis of Cobh and Harbour Chamber...
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18 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring TD, today launched a new €3.5m phase of the Wild Atlantic Way with further development for the touring route’s 188 designated Discovery Points. With the intention of bringing each site to life and encouraging visitor engagement, it...
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15 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork based Musgrave Group, which is behind the SuperValu and Centra franchises, has expanded into offering Car and Home insurance policies. This follows on from the launch of Travel insurance in November 2014. Listeners to RTE Radio 1 this week will have heard an advert for...
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14 September 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Over a quarter of parents in Ireland (28%) are expected to pay more than €200 per child in primary school voluntary contributions, new research by Bytek Managed Print Specialists, in association with Epson, has revealed. As parents many struggle with the costs of sending their children to school...
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14 September 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Giving blood then takes only around 8 to 15 minutes. The total volume of blood taken is 470ml, which is less than a pint. After making a donation* (*in Ireland givers are not paid) you will then be advised to rest for a short period before going to...
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11 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Often silent and symptomless, the Irish Heart Foundation (IHF) warned that half a million adults in Ireland don’t know they have high blood pressure and run the risk of a life threatening event such as heart attack or stroke unless they get it checked. The warning came...
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11 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie As part of a national intelligence led operation, Revenue seized over 111,000 cigarettes and 67.5kgs of unstamped roll-your-own tobacco yesterday (10/9/15) in Cork and Dundalk with a retail value of approximately €86,400*. Officers carried out searches, under warrant, of premises on the North side of Cork City...
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