5 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Construction Industry Federation, Cork Branch, will host a discussion on the future of the construction sector in the Cork region on the 6th April in the Radisson Hotel, Little Island, Cork at 9.30am. Leading experts from the CIF will present their views on the work of the... Read More
5 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Dr. John C. Lechleiter, chairman, president, and CEO, Eli Lilly and Company, announced today that the company is set to invest €35 million in delivering a new high-tech manufacturing facility at its Kinsale campus, “using pioneering technology that has the potential to transform how medicines are made... Read More
5 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The 2016 SuperValu TidyTowns competition is open for entries from today 5th April 2016. This year marks the 25th anniversary of SuperValu’s sponsorship of the competition. Now in its 58th year, the competition is administered by the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government and is... Read More
4 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The first female TD in West Cork congratulates the first female Director General of RTÉ Cork South West Fianna Fáil TD Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has offered her congratulations to Dee Forbes on her appointment as the new Director General of RTÉ. The Drimoleague native is also the... Read More
4 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Renewed price momentum in the first three months of the year indicates that the property market is set to rebound in 2016 but Dublin is likely to lag behind the rest of the country according to the latest house price survey from MyHome.ie in association with Davy.... Read More
4 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On Saturday, UCD Sailing Team, powered by Ireland’s leading independent renewable energy provider Energia, won the 2016 Colours Sailing Championships in Dun Laoghaire. Baltimore sailor Cliodhna Connolly was among the victorious crew. The annual UCD Vs TCD Colours Championship was held in Dun Laoghaire on Saturday 2nd April.... Read More
4 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Zadie Smith, John Banville, Christina Lamb and Louis de Bernières are just some of the guests expected at the renowned West Cork Literary Festival which runs at various venues in Bantry, West Cork, from July 17th to 23rd. Poetry is also well represented this year with T.S.... Read More
4 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Cllr Michael Creed has today (Monday) welcomed the confirmation that the OPW have allocated €22,500 to Cork County Council to undertake minor flood relief works in Ballingeary. Commenting on the allocation Cllr Creed said: “I warmly welcome this much needed funding for flood relief works... Read More
4 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Works to resurface the N40 South Ring Road Cork between Junction 6, Kinsale Rd Interchange and Junction 9, Bloomfield, have commenced this evening. Works will entail resurfacing the section of the N40 eastbound carriageway between Vernon Mount and the Bloomfield interchange. 4th April to 30th April 2016. •... Read More
4th April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie More than 200 delegates attended the Annual Conference of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA Ireland) recently which celebrated the 90th Anniversary of the Institute with the theme “90 Years Accounting for Business”. The conference, which took place in Croke Park, was chaired by... Read More
2 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Mayor of Cork County Cllr. John Paul O’ Shea has today, 2nd April 2016, urged the people of Cork to sign up and support Organ Donation. Organ Donor Awareness Week 2016 takes place over the next week (2nd -9th April) and is organised by the Irish... Read More
2 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie RTÉ has appointed Dee Forbes as Director General following a recruitment process overseen by its board. Ms Forbes is currently President and Managing Director of Discovery Networks Northern Europe, and will leave the role to become Director General of Ireland’s national public service media organisation. The Cork native... Read More
