12 December 2023 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Frank O’Flynn welcomed the Munster Rugby team to a civic reception at Cork County Hall, last evening, to mark their triumphant victory in the United Rugby Championship over reigning champions, The Stormers. The final, which took place on the 27th of May... Read More
11 December 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Local Fianna Fáil TD Pádraig O’Sullivan, has welcomed €3.2m in funding for Munster Technological University Cork (MTU Cork) to respond to the growing demand for apprenticeships in the higher education sector. An overall package of €17m will be dispersed across four Technological Universities and one Institute of Technology... Read More
11 December 2023 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Oppenheimer Star Among Three Irish Nominees For Best Actor Cillian Murphy has been installed as the odds-on 10/11 favourite with BoyleSports to beat the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio and Bradley Cooper to a Golden Globe after nominees for the new year awards ceremony were revealed. Oppenheimer (eight) trailed... Read More
10 December 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Christmas FM is back to sprinkle Christmas joy and cheer across Cork – broadcasting in Cork City, Part County on 106.7FM and Cork North, Part County on 87.7FM. The much-loved station, which marks the start of the official Christmas season for many, plays round-the-clock Christmas hits, spreading an abundance... Read More
9 December 2023, 4.18pm By David Lynch david@TheCork.ie Gardaí are currently at the scene of a single vehicle fatal road traffic collision involving a motorcycle, which occurred between Junctions 9 and 10 on the South Ring Road (N40 Eastbound), Cork city, at approximately 10.10am this morning, Saturday 9th December 2023. The male driver of the... Read More
9 December 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Did you know around 40,000 new cars pass through RIngaskiddy each year? but storing them takes much land The Port of Cork Company (PoCC) is exploring a significant strategic partnership opportunity with two key customers – Euromed Ireland Logistics Ltd. (EIL) and National Vehicle Distribution (NVD), to develop... Read More
8 December 2023 By David Lynch daivd@TheCork.ie 18 branded ‘First Stop’ and ‘Fast Fit’ depoits located in Cork as well as Dublin, Galway, Drogheda, Waterford and Wexford are involved in the transaction Atlas Autoservice, a leading tyre and car servicing group, today announced a significant expansion of its business with the acquisition of Bridgestone’s 18... Read More
8 December 2023 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Blackwater Motors Group are running a food drive appeal in support of Cork’s oldest charity, Cork Penny Dinners across their dealerships in Cork city and county with the help of Audi Cork Brand Ambassador, Peter O’Mahony. This year marks the 3rd year of the food drive from the... Read More
7 December 2023 By David Lynch david@TheCork.ie ALDI’s 27th store in Carrigaline is located West of the existing Collins SuperValu – it means that Carrigaline now has a SuperValu, Dunnes Stores, Lidl, and an Aldi ALDI’s new store in Carrigaline, Co Cork opened today, creating 30 new permanent jobs. It continues ALDI’s nationwide expansion and... Read More
6 December 2023 By David Lynch david@TheCork.ie Hibernia Star & McCarthy Developments Awarded Planning For Major Development for Cork at Jacobs Island, Cork An Bord Pleanála has granted full planning permission to Hibernia Star for a new 165-bedroom hotel, and more than 10,600m2 office buildings overlooking Cork harbour on the Douglas Estuary at Jacob’s Island,... Read More
6 December 2023 By David Lynch david@TheCork.ie Munster Rugby are delighted with today’s announcement of an additional Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Grant allocation of €1.2m for the Cork Centre of Excellence at Musgrave Park. This brings the total LSSIF funding for the project to €2.7m and we would like to thank all Government departments involved... Read More