8 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork based Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA), has announced a significant contract win with award-winning Turkish Airlines, to train its cadet pilots from AFTA’s base in Cork Airport. The Cadet Pilot Training agreement with Turkish Airlines, represents the first for an Irish company, which is regulated... Read More
8 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie If you have been flooded you may be able to get financial help from the Department of Social Protection’s Humanitarian Assistance Scheme. The means-tested scheme provides emergency financial assistance to households who are not able to meet costs for essential needs immediately following flooding. The scheme aims to... Read More
8 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The River Lee Winter Whiskey Club celebrated its inaugural session with a special masterclass recently entitled ‘Women & Whiskey’ led by female distiller Karen Cotter. Gathered with Cotter was a largely female audience who experienced a tasting flight of Ireland’s finest whiskeys on the night, including Redbreast 12... Read More
7 December 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Stobart Air, operator of Aer Lingus Regional, has announced a new route from Cork Airport to Leeds Bradford Airport. Flights go on sale on tomorrow, and the service will begin on 15 March 2016. Aer Lingus Regional will fly up to three times weekly on the route uoperating... Read More
7 December 2015 By Editor news@TheCork.ie Pat Ryan from Carrigaline, Co Cork wrote to us to comment about Cork Airport and the realistic prospects of a transatlantic route (to the USA), he feels that a link with Alicante should be higher on the agenda: Dear Editor Cork politicians are trying to rustle up some support in... Read More
7 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Travelling to Cork city to stock up on Christmas presents or socialise with friends and family over the festive period? Bus Éireann can take you there – and home again. Customers can choose from a number of value options, and leave the car behind. These include: ·... Read More
7 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, today announced that the European Commission has agreed and adopted Ireland’s new €241 million development programme for the seafood sector for the period up to 2020 co-funded by the Exchequer and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund. In... Read More
7 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Hope Foundation have announced that Amanda Neri will be performing at the HOPE Christmas Concert this December 10th, at the luxurious Fota Island Resort hotel. At this exclusive event, proudly sponsored by Ronan Daly Jermyn, guests will be welcomed with a mulled wine reception and seasonal bites, before... Read More
7 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie It can still take just one small problem to tip a family into a crisis. Cork St Vincent de Paul want to emphasise that they are here primarily to help people over a short term hard time and sometimes that is sufficient to ensure that they don’t slip... Read More
6 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur for 2015 / Best Start Up National Winner: Investment Prize: €50,000 (in addition to €20,000 for winning local LEO competition) Winner: James Foody, co-founder of Ayda, supported by Local Enterprise Office South Cork 24-year-old James Foody from Cork has been named as Ireland’s Best... Read More
6 December 2015, 6.23pm By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Billy Twomey (oroginally from Monkstown, Co Cork) produced two outstanding rounds with 18 year-old Tinka’s Serenade to finish third in the five-star Longines Paris Masters Grand Prix this afternoon (Sunday). The Corkman was one of 16 from a starting field of 45 to go clear in... Read More
6 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie In the immediate aftermath of the impact of Storm Desmond both the Chief Executive of Cork County Council, Tim Lucey and the Mayor of the County, Cllr. John Paul O’Shea have expressed their recognition of the deep frustration and anger of many communities of Cork County at... Read More
