14th June 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A “primary health care centre” has been officially opened in Schull. Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for Primary Care Alex White TD, travelled to West Cork yesterday afternoon. The Centre covers the Mizen Peninsula spanning Goleen, Crookhaven, Schull, Ballydehob, and Durrus. The... Read More
11 October 2012 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Clonakilty Town Mayor, Cllr. Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin responding to last night’s flooding of the town for the third time since the end of June, is calling on the Council officials to “get the finger out now and commence relief works”. The Town Mayor praised the swift response of... Read More
16 July 2012 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Editorial: Councils across Ireland are voting themselves out of existence as their race to become like the Seanad. Cork County Council already dumped its waste collection business. It will lose water to “Irish Water”, and now it has lost its role in waste collection permits. A QUANGO called... Read More
28 June 2012, 6am By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Parts of Cork city and county are under up to three feet of water this morning. Many places are without electricity as a result, and power should be reconnected by 8am the ESB say. It’s after heavy heavy rain and flooding overnight. Many secondary roads have surface... Read More
5 June 2012 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork businessman David O’Sullivan has launched an innovative travelling/mobile service for his role as a Commissioner for Oaths. The service makes life easier for anybody who needs to have legal documentation witnessed/executed. On the website, David wrote: “You may have a document that needs the signature from a Commissioner... Read More
30th May 2012 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ambassadors and representives from more than a dozen countries were in Cork today for the launch of The “Ireland Consular Corps” which is new organisation headquartered in Cork. It aims to facilitate communication between the 74 Honorary Consuls across Ireland, 14 of whom are located in Cork.... Read More
31st December 2011 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A campaign group in West Cork , opposed to the H.S.E`s proposed ambulance changes have completed a “stretcher push” from Skibbereen to Bantry. “West Cork SOS” is against the downgrading of Skibbereens ambulance service to a Rapid Response Vehicle. The H.S.E says it will improve the service... Read More
14 December 2011 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The man who built the model of Cork City which is the centrepiece in the Vision Centre on Northmain Street, Cork City passed away this week. Roy Tassell lived in Inchydoney, Clonakilty, West Cork and oversaw the creation of the 1 to 5000 scale model which is on... Read More
22 July 2011 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Dursey Cable Car, in West Cork, will remain open throughout the day on weekdays for the next six weeks on a pilot basis. The service will now operate continuously between 9.00am and 5.00pm weekdays, maximum of six passengers per trip. There is a midday break in service... Read More
22 October 2010 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 52 west Cork schools have been included in a new programme aimed at improving water conservation, according to Cork South West Fianna Fáil TD Christy O’Sullivan. The works will see funding of €9.75 million being spent around the country on measures to reduce the amount of water used... Read More