Cork North West Election candidate Cormac Manning plants trees to reduce flooding

16 February 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cormac Manning, Green Party candidate for Cork North West, demonstrated Green Party policy on flood control this week by taking part in a project to plant native trees in the upstream catchment area of a river. “Latest research shows that the traditional approach of using flood barriers to... Read More

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16th February, 2016

Cork City FC and Cobh Ramblers awarded licences for 2016 season

16 February 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Following a meeting of the Independent Club Licensing Committee of the Football Association of Ireland, all 16 Premier Division licences and four First Division licences were awarded for the 2016 SSE Airtricity League season. The following 2016 licences were awarded: Premier Division: Athlone Town FC, Bohemian FC, Bray... Read More

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16th February, 2016

Cork City Football Club sign Eoghan O’Connell on loan from Celtic until July

16 February 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The 20-year-old defender has made five league appearances for Celtic, and he told CorkCityFC.ie that he was looking forward to playing for his hometown club: “I’m delighted to be back in Cork and I’m really looking forward to getting started and playing.” “My dad Damien and my brother... Read More

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16th February, 2016

Official launch of ‘Cork County Public Participation Network’ (PPN) website

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

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS

16th February, 2016

Role of Cork’s fishing communities under-utilised by Fine Gael – Murphy O’Mahony

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

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16th February, 2016

Kingsley Sutton appointed as new Church of Ireland Rector for Kilgariffe (Clonakilty, West Cork)

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

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16th February, 2016

West Cork election candidate Alan Coleman speaks about Farming

16 February 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie In Ireland being a Councillor is not a full time occupation for most; the salary doesn’t permit that luxury. So, most Cllrs have day-jobs. Auctioneering has historically been popular in rural areas, as has farming. General Election Candidate Cllr Alan Coleman (Independent) has a farm near Kinsale, Co... Read More

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16th February, 2016

27th Cork Film Festival launched

16 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Attention all cinéphiles and Cork French Film Festival followers: in March, Alliance Française de Cork will roll out the red carpet for the 27th Cork French Film Festival. This nationally acclaimed festival, supported by the Arts Council, Cork City Council, and Le Cordon Bleu, screens the best... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

16th February, 2016

Suicide awareness play “Bring Me Back Alive” to be performed in Firkin Crane Theatre, Cork City

16 February 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Shine A Light Suicide & Mental Health Awareness have announced their support for the upcoming performance of the play “Bring Me Back Alive” in the Firkin Crane Theatre, Shandon, on Friday the 26th & Saturday the 27th of February at 8pm. The Main Sponsors of the play... Read More

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16th February, 2016

New Lidl to open in Glanmire, Co Cork

16 February 2016, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Next Thursday, 25th February 2016, will see the opening of a new multi-million euro Lidl store in Glanmire, Co. Cork. The building is described by the German owned retail giant as ‘state-of-the-art ‘ and measures nearly 24,000 square feet and stands at eight and a half... Read More

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15th February, 2016

“Cork Chamber, stay out of Politics!” says a Cork General Election candidate

15 February 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork South Central CPPC (Peoples Convention Candidate) Diarmaid Ó Cadhla will not participate in the Town Hall Debate hosted by Cork Chamber of Commerce this evening, he has described it as “not addressing the needs of business in Cork”. In a statement Ó Cadhla added: “Cork Chamber have... Read More

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15th February, 2016

UCC Students hailed for achievements on placement

15 February 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie UCC’s College of Business and Law is set to host its Work Placement Awards ceremony this Wednesday, to recognise and reward exceptional student performance on placement. In 2015, over 500 students in the College of Business and Law successfully completed a Work Placement as part of the undergraduate... Read More

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