Cork MEP says cuts to arts and heritage funding is ‘a threat to our culture’

3 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has questioned the Irish government’s commitment to Irish Culture and the Arts with the impending cuts laid out by the coalition to the sector. The Ireland South MEP said, “The Arts council is the national agency for funding, developing and promoting the... Read More

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3rd December, 2015

Issue of Cork homelessness raised in the Dail by Cork Sinn Fein TD Jonathan O’Brien

3 December 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Speaking in the Dáil last vening, Sinn Féin TD for Cork North Central Jonathan O’Brien said that the government have a real opportunity to address homelessness in Ireland and are failing to do anything of substance. Deputy O’Brien said: “This Labour and Fine Gael Government, and the previous... Read More

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2nd December, 2015

Deloitte Innovation Zone@UCC officially launched

2 December 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Professional services and consulting firm, Deloitte, and the Department of Accounting, Finance & Information Systems at University College Cork, have collaborated for an exciting partnership that saw them officially launch the Deloitte Innovation Zone@UCC on Tuesday 1st December. The Deloitte Innovation Zone@UCC will be used to facilitate an... Read More

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2nd December, 2015

Rubbish collections must be during daylight hours

2 December 2015, Wednesday By Tom Collins tom @TheCork.ie Cork Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has called for the enactment of local bye-laws to regulate the operating times of waste collection companies which, he said, have been causing a nuisance in many estates around the city with some reports of collection trucks arriving as early... Read More

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1st December, 2015

Back2Back Arth Exhibition at The Pigs Back Cafe, Douglas

1 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Back2Back artists Ber Murphy and Anne Browne’s second joint exhibition was recently launched in On The Pig’s Back Cafe, Douglas. There was a great buzz on the night, with delicious food and refreshments supplied by Isabelle Sheridan and the On The Pig’s Back team and music courtesy... Read More

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1st December, 2015

Cork County Mayor to receive $7,500 donation from Irish American Partnership on behalf of three Post Primary Schools in Mallow

1 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Mayor of the County of Cork Cllr. John Paul O’ Shea who this week leads a delegation from Cork to Boston to help foster Business, Culture & Tourism links will receive a donation of $7,500 on behalf of the three secondary schools in Mallow. Davis College,... Read More

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1st December, 2015

Fota wildlife Park rep attends launch of Tourism Ireland’s 2016 marketing plans in Dublin

1 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tourism Ireland has launched details of its marketing plans to promote Ireland overseas in 2016 and beyond, at an event attended by Tourism Minister Paschal Donohoe and tourism industry leaders from around the country. The organisation aims to surpass this year’s record performance in overseas tourism and... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

1st December, 2015

What shall we do with the Lord Mayors Pavilion in Fitzgerald’s Park, Cork

1 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Council are looking for proposal from creative/entrepreneurial/cultural individuals or groups to lease the Lord Mayors Pavilion, Fitzgerald’s Park, Cork as a cultural or creative space for a defined period. The individuals/groups proposals should seek to “animate” the pavillion and “engage” with the public and the park... Read More

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1st December, 2015

Ireland South MEP Sean Kelly launches CoderDojo Ambassador Initiative

1 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie CoderDojo began in 2011 with the launch of the first free community coding club (Dojo) for young people in Cork and within one year it had spread across the island of Ireland to the UK and then the USA. Today there are over 850 free and active... Read More

EDUCATION, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

1st December, 2015

‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Cork Arts Theatre

1 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The greatest Christmas classic of all time, ‘A Christmas Carol’, comes to life this December in a sparkling production at the Cork Arts Theatre. Dickens’ tale of the power of the Christmas spirit to soften even the hardest of hearts has been adapted and directed by renowned... Read More

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1st December, 2015

Cork Airport launch new website at CorkAirport.com

1 December 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Airport has launched its new website. The new site features a map on the homepage showing available destinations prominently. It replaces a site that has been in use since 2010, the design approach focused on creating a website that with clean modern design (i.e. plenty of whitespace) and... Read More

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1st December, 2015

Cork Chamber of Commerce welcomes GE Healthcare Carrigtwohill jobs

1 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Chamber today welcomes GE Healthcare’s announcement of a $40 million investment in its manufacturing facility in Carrigtwohill, East Cork, which will see the site’s manufacturing capacity double and the creation of 140 new jobs in medical manufacturing. Reacting to the announcement this morning, Barrie O’Connell, President... Read More

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