30 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie For the last nine years, Jennifer Dowler founder of the Irish Dogs for the Disabled, Dripsey, Co. Cork and Summerlea House, Togher Road, Cork City has been providing dogs to children and adults with physical disabilities. She has now received the April Cork Person of the Month... Read More
29 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Gardaí are seeking witnesses to a hit and run traffic collision on Lower Glanmire Road, Cork City today at about 2.05pm. A pedestrian, man in his 30s, received serious injuries when he was struck by a car that failed to remain at the scene. The Lower Glanmire... Read More
29 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie West Cork Literary Festival July 17th – 23rd, Bantry, West Cork. Taking place in an inspiring setting on the Wild Atlantic Way, the West Cork Literary Festival will host a series of workshops, from song writing to playwriting, memoirs to travel writing, where experts in their field... Read More
29 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork North West T.D. Michael Creed has welcomed the inclusion of five schools from the Cork North West Constituency in the Summer Works scheme for 2016. Freemount Mixed National School, Scoil Abán Naofa, Baile Mhic Ire, Scoil Naomh Eoin Baiste, Ballincollig, Scoil Naisiunta Naomh Mhuire Farran, and... Read More
29 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City have their third home league fixture in a row on tonight, as they welcome St. Patrick’s Athletic to Turner’s Cross. City have won back-to-back home ties, against Finn Harps and Shamrock Rovers, which has seen them move up to third place in the table. The visitors... Read More
29 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Public Lecture Series is to be hosted by the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, UCC. Lectures will take place every Wednesday in May at 6.00 pm in the same venue. Lectures are free and open to the public. The misfortune of the Irish?... Read More
29 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West Magraret Murphy O’Mahony says farmers in her constituency will be disproportionately affected in trying to access the Low Input Permanent Pasture (LIPP) measure within the GLAS scheme, due to the presence of heather on their land. “The GLAS programme is a... Read More
29 April 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Highlights for the weekend Cork’s largest festival, the 62nd Cork International Choral Festival, is in full musical swing. Headline act The Real Group from Sweden played to a packed audience in the Cork City Hall last night, Thursday 28th April The city is hosting 5,000 national and international... Read More
29 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Tyco hosted a CEIA Business Briefing at One Albert Quay this week. Vice-President and General Manager of Tyco Ireland, Donal Sullivan addressed members of the CEIA (Cork’s Technology Network) at their April Business Briefing. It was held in Tyco’s Global Business Services Centre at its global headquarters in... Read More
28 April 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie On Saturday the 23rd of April, on a beautiful sunny Clonakilty day, the Mayor of the County of Cork John Paul O’Shea officially open the Michael Collins House Museum. The master of ceremonies for the day was Helen Collins the grand niece of Michael Collins, Helen was joined... Read More
28 April 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today, the Minister for Defence, Mr. Simon Conveney, T.D., announced that L.É. Róisín will depart the Naval Base, Haulbowline on Sunday, 1st May 2016, to assist the Italian authorities in the search and rescue activities in the Mediterranean. Earlier this month the Government approved the despatch of... Read More
28 April 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. John Paul O’Shea, held a Civic Reception for the Irish Road Bowling Association (Bol Chumann na hÉireann) in recognition of their work over their 62 year history. The Association’s Executive was joined at the reception by the 29 bowlers of the... Read More