22 February 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council will host a high profile trade delegation visiting from Xuzhou, China next week. The delegation will include senior representatives of a number of large, influential companies based in the city of Xuzhou and the wider Jiangsu Province in China. The centrepiece of next week’s visit... Read More
20 February 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie General Election candidate, and former Mayor of County Cork, Cllr Alan Coleman has strongly criticised the priority by the Irish Government to police fishermen over drug importers. Along the West Cork and Kerry coast Cllr Alan Coleman states that there is just one Customs officer – based in... Read More
19 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Three new jobs will be created and a suicide awareness initiative rolled out at Cork Life Centre, following a €120,000 donation from the unique philanthropic fund Cork Foundation. Two new counsellors and one teacher will join the two full-time staff and 70 volunteers at the Sunday’s Well... Read More
18 February 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) – which represents youth organisations working with over 380,000 young people nationwide – has called on the next Government to invest in the growing youth population in County Cork City & County. NYCI is asking all parties and candidates to commit... Read More
18 February 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Wild Atlantic Way (WAW) Passport initiative will be launched in May of this year in time for the busy summer tourism season. The Wild Atlantic Way initiative has been a massive success for tourism growth in South West Cork and it contributed to what was a record... Read More
17 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Skibbereen Credit Union will kick off its 50th birthday celebrations next week with a special event on Friday 26th February in Credit Union House. Skibbereen Credit Union which has become a pillar of the local Skibbereen and surrounding region since 1966 has been the go to organisation... Read More
17 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada, from the Muskerry Gaeltacht in Co Cork, this week addressed a delegation of Cork IT Students in the European Parliament discussing the importance of being politically aware and making informed decisions on election day. Speaking afterwards, Ms Ní Riada said, “I was... Read More
16 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council today announced that applications for funding are now being sought under the Community Tourism Initiative for the Diaspora. The initiative, launched in 2014, builds on the community involvement legacy of The Gathering 2013 and is a joint partnership between Cork County Council, IPB Insurance... Read More
16 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr John Paul O’Shea, officially launched the Cork County Public Participation Network (PPN) website on todayat 6pm in County Hall and also acknowledged the progress that has been made to date in establishing the Cork County PPN as a key resource... Read More
16 February 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New Dáil candidate says Fianna Fáil will strengthen economic capacity of seafood industry Cork South-West election candidate Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has said the government is under-utilising the economic capacity of Cork’s fishing and coastal communities. Councillor Margaret Murphy O’Mahony says Fianna Fáil’s proposals will deliver a strong, sustainable... Read More
16 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Church of Ireland Bishop of Cork, the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton, has announced that, following meetings of the Board of Nomination, the Reverend Kingsley Sutton has been appointed as the new rector of Kilgariffe Union of Parishes (centred on the West Cork town of Clonakilty). The... Read More
