29 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Race Day will be Saturday 9th December 2017 at 9am, and before that on Friday 8th December 2017 at 7pm there will be a series of Pre-Race motivational talks and a Q&A with Running Legends from around the world. Race start/finish from: The Quality Hotel, Clonakilty, West Cork Winter is upon... Read More
28 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Following the success of last year’s ‘Think Cork County’ campaign, which was brought to life by Cork County Council, the initiative is once again returning ahead of the festive season to encourage the residents of Cork’s many towns and villages to support their local businesses in the lead... Read More
27 November 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Today the Cork County Older Peoples Council held a celebratory event in the Westlodge Hotel in Bantry. Minister Jim Daly, Minister for Mental Health and Older People attended the event and spoke about issues affecting older people in the County. He also held a questions and answers session... Read More
27 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Applications Now Open for Cork County Council’s International Start-Up Accelerator Competition for Life Sciences, Medical Technology and Digital Health Companies Irish Entrepreneurs can now apply for the chance of a lifetime thanks to this morning’s official launch of Cork County Council’s ground-breaking start-up programme with Boston based MassChallenge,... Read More
27 November 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie “If you put your mind to it, you can achieve anything,” words immortalized by silver screen hero Marty McFly, and echoed throughout the corridors of St. Brogan’s College this evening at their ‘Back for the Future’ event. The first initiative of its kind, this careers evening took place... Read More
27 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Disability, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony TD (Cork South West) has said that she is very concerned at “reports that the Overage Age Exemption has been removed from the Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Scheme from September 2018″. Deputy Murphy O’Mahony was commenting after numerous... Read More
27 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Over 2,500 students register to vote across Cork as part of National Campaign The Union of Students in Ireland has hailed a massive effort across Ireland that has seen over 18,000 students added to the register of electors ahead of a number of referendums and a possible general... Read More
24 November 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This year’s SuperValu TidyTowns awards for the South West and Midwest region were presented today, Friday 24th November, at a prize-giving ceremony in the Woodstock Hotel, Ennis, Co Clare. SuperValu TidyTowns winners were presented with their awards by Minister of State, Pat Breen, T.D., and Niall O Callaghan,... Read More
23 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie SuperValu, the leading Irish grocery retailer, today opened an expanded state-of-the-art, 15,000-square foot store at Castletownbere, West Cork. Murphy’s SuperValu is one of Ireland’s oldest and most established retail businesses, and has been in the same premises for the past 187 years. The same family has owned and... Read More
23 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork’s RedFM have teamed up with the head chef at the award winning Ballinacurra House David Rice to launch a new online TV series called “Fed by Red”. The new 4-part food series features people from all over Cork who responded to a call out on the Neil... Read More
22 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie People are reminded that they should arrive well before the 8pm start time of the “John F. Kennedy: The West Cork Connection” illustrated lecture at the Clonakilty Parish Centre this Thursday evening 23rd November. Fachtna McCarthy of Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage will deliver the lecture, which happens to be... Read More
18 November 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Clonakilty lecture on JFK day after his anniversary “John F. Kennedy: The West Cork Connection” will be the title of Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage’s next illustrated lecture on Thursday 23rd November – the day after the 54th anniversary of the US Presidents assassination. The lecture will be held at... Read More
