top of page 30 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork may not be one of Ireland’s luckiest Lotto County per head of population, but it has still scooped 173 jackpots totalling over €251 million since Lotto started 30 years ago, new National Lottery data reveals. The “Luckiest Lotto Counties” data, using 2016 Census Population... Read More
top of page 29 July 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork Senator Tim Lombard has said he is delighted to have been selected as a party candidate for the Cork South-West constituency at the next General Election. Senator Lombard said: “I’m looking forward to continuing working hard for the constituency and campaigning in... Read More
top of page 25 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI carried out a medical evacuation this afternoon (Wednesday 25 July) from Cape Clear Island off the coast of West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their all-weather lifeboat following a request from the Irish Coast Guard at 1.42pm to provide medical assistance and... Read More
top of page 24 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Persistence is key is the message from Minister Jim Daly on the announcement of a funding stream being made available exclusively for greenways, a stream of funding that the Minister has been calling for since 2015. “Back in January of 2015, I raised the topical... Read More
top of page 24 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Less than 2 hours of PA support not enough to enable people with disabilities leave independent lives – Murphy O’Mahony Fianna Fáil’s Disability Spokesperson, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony (Cork South West TD) has said that the chronic lack of Personal Assistant Hours is limiting the ability... Read More
top of page 17 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork County Council recently hosted 3 award ceremonies for prize winners in the Divisional Anti-Litter Challenge Awards, 2018. Awards ceremonies were held in the Council Offices in Annabella, Mallow for prize winners in the Northern Division, in the Council Chamber in County Hall for villages... Read More
top of page 19 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Senator Tim Lombard had a productive meeting with his Fine Gael colleague, Minister for Finance & Public Expenditure and Reform, Pascal Donohoe, regarding his proposals to reduce the VAT on sun cream products. Senator Lombard said: “I had a very productive meeting with Minister Donohoe... Read More
top of page 15 July 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Well-known Cork Commissioner for Oaths David O’Sullivan has marked a decade in business, with the acquisition of the domain name www.Oaths.ie and has also been listed in the “20 Best Commissioners for Oaths in Ireland” page on GoldenPages.ie. UCC Graduate Mr O’Sullivan specialises in a... Read More
top of page 13 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A very special version of the Sam Maguire Everyone knows that most famous prize in Gaelic games, the Sam Maguire Cup, is awarded to the winners of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, but what do you know about the man himself, Mr Sam McGuire? He... Read More
top of page 12 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council continue to work with Irish Water to maintain water supplies through careful management of schemes and targeted leakage detection and repair. The continuing cooperation of the public in terms of water conservation is greatly appreciated. This, together with the national hosepipe ban,... Read More
top of page 10 July 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 41 West Cork towns, villages and 8 islands collaborate on 255 fabulous foodie and adventurer events. Billed as Ireland’s largest food festival, A Taste of West Cork Food Festival, which runs from 7th-16th September, has launched its wide-ranging programme of events at Castle Freke, Castlefreke, West Cork.... Read More
