Tourism up by 12 percent in Ireland – Cork based European Minister Dara Murphy

16 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Dara Murphy, Minister for European Affairs, has welcomed todays CSO report on Overseas Travel figures, for the period covering July -September 2015, indicating a strong growth in visitors to Ireland from mainland Europe and North America (both continents are up 14 per cent). The CSO survey also... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

16th December, 2015

Cork Airport ‘Gears Up’ for Christmas

16 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport is preparing for one of the busiest times of year as it gets set to welcome over 100,000 passengers on 700 flights this festive season. The terminal has been given a seasonal makeover to ensure that those arriving at Cork Airport are greeted with a traditional... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

16th December, 2015

Mental Health care a priority in Sinn Féin’s new health plan -says East Cork Cllr Pat Buckley

16 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin General Election candidate Cllr Pat Buckley has commended his party’s plan for universal health care, launched today, by welcoming the prioritisation of mental health care within the policy Speaking following the launch, Cllr Buckley said; “Sinn Féin has today outline a comprehensively researched costed plan... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

16th December, 2015

Coveney secures €131m in quotas for Irish Fishermen

16 December 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Increase in whitefish value for third consecutive year The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney T.D. early this morning (Wednesday) announced that he has secured 36,886 tonnes of whitefish quotas for Irish fishermen at today’s EU Fisheries negotiations. This is a 10% increase on last... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

16th December, 2015

A County Cllr in Cork has challenged the Chair of the Oireachtas Health Committee to a debate

16 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin General Election Candidate for Cork South Central has challenged the Chair of the Oireachtas Health Committee, Jerry Buttimer, to a debate on Sinn Féin’s Universal Health Plan. Speaking following the launch of Sinn Féin’s comprehensive Health Policy yesterday, Cllr Ó Laoghaire said that as it stood,... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, FINE GAEL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

16th December, 2015

‘Ring of Cork’ tourism group holds AGM

16 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Established in 2013 to promote the tourism opportunity in South and East Cork, the Ring of Cork held its AGM this week in Fota and reported the success of the organisation to date. Tourism figures have increased in the towns on the Ring of Cork, from Cobh,... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

16th December, 2015

Cork MEP calls for EU solidarity fund to be made available after floods

16 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called for the EU to make the Solidarity fund available to Ireland immediately. Speaking in the European Parliament this week in Strasbourg, Ms Ní Riada said, “The way the emergency services met the recent storms must be commended. Without their... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

16th December, 2015

Three Cork Finalists Announced in the ‘SFA National Small Business Awards 2016’

16 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie 35 companies have been selected as finalists, from 16 different counties, across seven categories. In total, three Cork based companies have been nominated for awards across three different categories. In the Food and Drink category sponsored by Bord Bia, Eight Degrees Brewing, the award winning Irish craft... Read More

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16th December, 2015

Carbery Man wins Macra Welding Final

16 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Carbery man, Patrick O’Leary, from Kilmeen Macra has won this year’s final of the Macra na Feirme All-Ireland Welding competition, sponsored by Griffin Welding and Engineering Supply Centre (Midleton, Co. Cork). Philip Dennehy, Sliabh Luachra Macra, Avondhu, Cork was awarded 2nd place. In 3rd place was Darren... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

14th December, 2015

Christmas opening hours for The English Market, Cork

14 December 2015, 5.20pm By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City’s ‘English Market’ is the perfect spot to sip hot chocolate and pick up a range of gifts and Christmas nibbles, like the famous spiced beef or smoked salmon, and not forgetting the essentials like turkey and ham. Christmas gift vouchers are also now available from... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

14th December, 2015

Student loan system would eradicate the grant scheme by stealth says Jonathan O’Brien TD

14 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Speaking following reports on the potential introduction of student loan scheme following a government commissioned report on third level funding, Sinn Féin Education Spokesperson Deputy Jonathan O’Brien said that saddling students with debt is not substitute for a decent grant system. The Cork North Central TD said: “Sinn... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

14th December, 2015

Discharge at Inniscarra Dam, Cork to remain at 150 cumecs

14 December 2015, 2pm By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The ESB advises that the discharge at Inniscarra Dam remains at 150 cumecs (cubic metres per second) as of today Monday 14 December. The heavy rain during Storm Desmond increased water inflows significantly into the Lee Dam reservoirs at Inniscarra and Carrigadrohid. This level of flow... Read More

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