Cork Institute of Technology should NOT be upgraded to University status, due to a side effect – says Cork Cllr

26 January 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Anti Austerity Alliance Councillor Mick Barry this morning said that it would be a betrayal both of workers’ rights and the interests of young people for the Labour Party to vote for the Technological Universities Bill currently being rushed through the Dail before the General Election is called.... Read More

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26th January, 2016

Civic Reception for Naval Service at Cork County Hall

26 January 2016 9am By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. John Paul O’Shea, held a Civic Reception for the Irish Naval Service in recognition of the tremendous humanitarian work undertaken by the LE Eithne, LE Niamh and LE Samuel Beckett on Monday at County Hall. The three Naval Service... Read More

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25th January, 2016

Confirmation of Skibbereen Flood Relief Scheme will be welcomed by residents and businesses

25 January 2016 By Elaine Murhpy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has said that the confirmation today (Monday) of the Skibbereen Flood Relief Scheme will be welcomed by residents and businesses alike. “The River Ilen Skibbereen Flood Relief Scheme has been confirmed today by Minister Brendan Howlin, on foot of... Read More

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25th January, 2016

Local Minister for Data Protection welcomes ‘Hortonworks’ and ‘Fortuity’ tech jobs for Cork

25 January 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Dara Murphy, Data Minister, welcomes further growth in Cork technology sector as global software brand Hortonworks, and indigenous cloud security firm, Fortuity, announce 60 new jobs over the coming 18 months. Dara Murphy, Minister for Data Protection, has welcomed the further growth in Cork’s booming technology sector today... Read More

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25th January, 2016

Shine Centre for Autism to hold black tie Valentine’s Ball fundraiser

25 January 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The tenth annual Shine Valentine’s Ball in aid of the Shine Centre for Autism (based in Carrigaline) takes place at the Maryborough Hotel & Spa on Saturday 13 February. All proceeds from the charity black-tie evening will go to the Shine Centre for Autism. More than €250,000 has... Read More

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25th January, 2016

50 jobs created by Tech firm ‘Hortonworks’ in Cork

25 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Software provider ‘Hortonworks’ has opened a ‘Centre of Excellence’ in Cork, and with plans to hire 50 people over the coming 18 months. Hortonworks is the Palo Alto-headquartered company driving adoption of Apache Hadoop, freely-downloadable software for storing, analysing and managing large amounts of data. Founded in... Read More

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23rd January, 2016

Irish Naval Service honoured for humanitarian work in Mediterrean

23 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. John Paul O’Shea, will hold a Civic Reception for the Irish Naval Service in recognition of the tremendous humanitarian work undertaken by the LE Eithne, LE Niamh and LE Samuel Beckett on Monday afternoon, January 25th 2015 at County Hall.... Read More

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21st January, 2016

Cautious welcome for new mortgage lender – from Carrigaline TD

21 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Finance spokesperson Michael McGrath (based in Carrigaline, Co Cork) has said he is cautiously welcoming the announcement that Pepper Asset Management is to begin offering new mortgages in the Irish market. Pepper already has a presence as they bought the loan book of sub-prime lender... Read More

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21st January, 2016

1916 Lecture organised by Cork Church of Ireland

21 January 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Professor Diarmuid Ferriter, Professor of Modern Irish History at University College Dublin, will deliver a lecture entitled “1916: New Perspectives; Old Rows” tomorrow evening, Friday, 22nd January, 2016 at 7.30 p.m. It is the first of a series of events organised by the Church of Ireland Diocese... Read More

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21st January, 2016

Why have operations been cancelled at Cork University Hospital today?

21 January 2016, 9.25am By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Anti Austerity Alliance Councillor Mick Barry this morning said “years of Government cutbacks” to the health service are ultimately responsible for this morning’s decision to cancel non-urgent elective procedures at Cork University Hospital (CUH). Cllr Barry slammed Junior Health Minister Kathleen Lynch for standing over health cuts... Read More

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21st January, 2016

Thinking of studying Accounting or Finance at college? UCC are offering a taster

21 January 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie UCC is hosting Accounting and Finance Bootcamps for Transition Years and 6th year students~ Transition year students considering a career in accounting will be delighted to hear that University College Cork is running its hugely popular Accounting Bootcamps again this year on February 10th, 24th and 25th. Organised... Read More

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21st January, 2016

A Cork City Cllr wants the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzterland to be cancelled!

21 January 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Workers’ Party in Cork have described the opening of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzterland as: “the annual outing of world leaders to receive their orders on how to run the world economy from the economic elite of conglomerates, multinationals and the super-rich.” Calling for disestablishment... Read More

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