28 February 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Today FM is celebrating the wedding day of Offaly couple Michelle Roche and Jimmy Kirwin, as they tie the knot in the beautiful surroundings of Inchydoney Lodge and Spa, West Cork this afternoon. Today FM has marked the big day by renaming the station ‘Your Day FM’ with... Read More
25 February 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has said that farmers are being driven out of business by over zealous and unaccountable inspectors. The Ireland South MEP said the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must include substantial reform of the current inspection system which is unfair and needlessly aggressive.... Read More
24 February 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Now in its 7th year, the Cork County Mayor’s Community Awards Scheme was introduced to acknowledge publicly the work of volunteers and to recognise communities working in partnership with the local authority and other agencies to better our communities. Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Patrick Gerard... Read More
19 February 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Not one project approved for Rural Regeneration & Development Fund Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has accused the Minister for Rural & Community Development of leaving communities in West Cork behind after failing to allocate any money to projects in the West Cork... Read More
17 February 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West Margaret Murphy O’Mahony says changes to SNA allocation is leaving schools and children behind. Parents of pupils at two Cork schools protested outside the headquarters of the National Council for Special Education over cuts to SNA numbers earlier this week. Deputy... Read More
12 February 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West Margaret Murphy O’Mahony says government policies aimed at easing the rental crisis are simply not working as prices in Cork continue to increase. Deputy Murphy O’Mahony was speaking following the publication of the latest Daft report, which found that rents in... Read More
10 February 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Murphy’s Service Station, Castletownbere, Co. Cork to host a grand opening on 14 February with fun filled day, great special offers and entertainment throughout the day Circle K (formerly Topaz Energy) has announced that Murphy’s Service Station, Castletownbere, Co. Cork has rebranded to Circle K Express, as the... Read More
8 February 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Port of Cork reports total traffic through both the Port of Cork and Bantry Bay Port Company reached 10.6 million tonnes in 2018, an increase of 3% compared to 2017. Total imports increased by 8% while exports increased by 5%. The most growth was seen in the... Read More
2 February 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Works get underway in the Bohonagh area, between Roscarbery and Clonakilty, to improve the reliability of the water supply. Irish Water, working in partnership with Cork County Council, is replacing 1.5 kilometres of problematic water mains to tackle the high levels of water leakage in the Bohonagh area.... Read More
1 February 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork South West Fine Gael T.D. and Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jim Daly, has today confirmed that €50 million has been allocated to Cork County Council for regional and local road works across the county. Speaking on today’s announcement Minister Daly said, “Minister Ross... Read More
30 January 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has recently been involved in a number of net recycling and fishing industry generated waste management initiatives. By providing segregated waste reception facilities the Council aim to make it easier for fishermen to help turn their retired fishing equipment and other waste into a useful... Read More
19 January 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister for Agriculture, Food & the Marine, Michael Creed T.D., recently announced Irelands Clean Oceans Initiative and called for the participation of the entire Irish trawl fishing fleet in the scheme by 31st December 2019. His ambition is to have all Irish trawlers at every pier and every... Read More
