Cork City Flood Assessment Team meets over Storm Frank

31 December 2015, 12 noon By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork City Flood Assessment Team met again this morning to review the ongoing situation with regard to continuing poor weather and flood risk. The Cork region experienced less severe weather overnight in the aftermath of Storm Frank. The Lee Catchment has suffered substantial and... Read More

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31st December, 2015

Who is the Cork Person of the Year for 2015?

31 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On January 15 2016, at a Gala Awards Lunch at the Rochestown Park Hotel, the Cork Person or Persons of the Year will be announced. The winner will be chosen from the Cork Persons of the Month selected over 2015. Some 250 guests will attend the awards... Read More

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31st December, 2015

Clonakilty Mayor invites people to ring in 2016 in Clonakilty town centre

31 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Mayor of Clonakilty Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin has issued an open invitation to all Clonakilty people and visitors to the town to a community ringing in of the New Year at the town-centre Asna Square tonight (Thursday 31st). People are asked to assemble from 11.45pm at Asna... Read More

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30th December, 2015

Bandon and Skibbereen residents feel let down says Cork County Cllr Murphy-O’Mahony

30 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil’s Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has criticised the Government’s lacklustre response to the latest flooding to hit large parts of West Cork. Cllr Murphy O’Mahony says that people feel completely let down by the Government as they are forced to fend for themselves against the latest storm.... Read More

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30th December, 2015

Irish Coast Guard in rescue off Cork coast

30 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Earlier today following a request from the UK Coast Guard, the Irish Coast Guard through its coordination centre at Valentia coordinated the airlift of a Spanish national crew member from the UK registered Fishing Vessel Brisan 120nm SSW off Mizen Head. The crew member was injured during severe... Read More

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29th December, 2015

Gardai investigate Cobh assault

29 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Gardaí are investigating all of the circumstances surrounding an incident in Cobh, Co. Cork on the 27th December 2015. At approximately 2.15am a 24-year-old male sustained head injuries during an altercation involving small number of people on High Road, Cobh. The man was taken by ambulance to Cork... Read More

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29th December, 2015

What’s happening with the Macroom bypass? Local Cllr fears plans have stalled

29 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil General Election candidate for Cork North-West Cllr Aindrias Moynihan has revealed that the Government has allocated less money to the Macroom Bypass for next year. When the Transport Infrastructure Ireland allocations were announced just before Christmas the Macroom Bypass was allocated €3.8m for 2016. This... Read More

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29th December, 2015

Cork Racecouse Mallow racing cancelled on Saturday 2nd January due to flooding

29 December 2015, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Turf Club has announced that the fixture scheduled for Cork on Saturday, 2nd January 2016 has been cancelled as the course is currently flooded. The decision to cancel the fixture at this stage comes in the wake of an adverse weather forecast for heavy rain... Read More

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28th December, 2015

‘A Sinn Féin Government would make an additional €30 million available for emergency accommodation’ says Cork TD

28 December 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork North Central Sinn Féin TD Jonathan O’Brien has stated that the scale housing crisis demands a genuine commitment to creating a better housing system, along with a commitment to tackle emergency homelessness in a pragmatic way. As part of a wider plan to tackle the housing crisis,... Read More

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27th December, 2015

INFOGRAPHIC: Flow from Inniscarra Dam, Cork to increase to 180 cumecs

27 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The ESB has advised that flows from Inniscarra Dam will increase to 180 cumecs (cubic metres per second) today, Sunday 27th December. This was the level of flow from the dam (180 cumecs) between 6 and 12 December following Storm Desmond. The ESB will continue to closely... Read More

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27th December, 2015

Irish Coast Guard completes 1,000 helicopter missions for the first time

27 December 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie During last night the Coast Guard’s Rescue 115 and Rescue 118 completed two helicopter missions which bringing the total number of completed helicopter missions to 1,000 in a single year; the first time since the Coast Guard’s helicopter service commenced in 1991. Many of the services were carried... Read More

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26th December, 2015

Walk off the Mince Pies – Coillte Forests in Cork are open

26 December 2015 By Bryan McCarthy bryan@TheCork.ie Coillte Ireland’s national forestry company, is encouraging people to take to the great outdoors this Christmas in Cork and make use of the Forest Parks and trail network in the county. Nationwide Coillte Forest Parks offer a wonderful array of facilities including children’s playgrounds, marked walking and cycling... Read More

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