Renewed hopes of direct Cork Airport to USA flights

15 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie daa Chief Executive Kevin Toland has welcomed the news arising from today’s meeting between An Taoiseach Enda Kenny and US President Barack Obama that there is “no political impediment” to the granting of a US foreign carrier permit to Norwegian International Airways to enable it to commence flights... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

15th March, 2016

GAA legends launch Mercy Hospital Foundation Golf Classic

15 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie When and where: Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd April, 2016 – Fota Island Golf Club Swopping their hurlies for golf clubs, GAA legends Seán Og Ó hÁilpin and Tomás Mulcahy helped volunteer organisers Jack Lynch and Brian Dunphy launch this year’s Mercy Hospital Foundation Golf Classic, which... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS

15th March, 2016

Introduction of Milk Supply Measures at EU level could seriously impact Cork farmers

15 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork South-West Fianna Fáil TD Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has said milk supply controls from Europe have the potential to seriously impact on farmers in west Cork. France has been pushing heavily for the European Commission to introduce such supply management measures to deal with current dairy price... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

15th March, 2016

Christian Brothers College Cork win Irish ‘European Charlemagne Youth Prize’

15 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has congratulated students from the Christian Brothers College Cork who have emerged as this year’s Irish national winners of the European Charlemagne Youth Prize. The Charlemagne Youth Prize is organised jointly by the European Parliament and the International Charlemagne Prize Foundation in... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, NEWS

15th March, 2016

Some Cork businesses want to move to a cashless society

15 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New figures published today have shown that Cork City has taken the lead in embracing cash-free payment options following the successful rollout of the Cork Cashes Out campaign. The three-month pilot initiative, launched last November to promote Cork as Ireland’s first cash-free city, saw the number of contactless... Read More

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15th March, 2016

Supporting SME’s and the self-employed a key priority – Murphy O’Mahony

15 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The new Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South-West Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has said supporting the self-employed and small to medium sized businesses will be one of her top priorities in the months ahead. Deputy Murphy O’Mahony pointed out that Fianna Fáil has a detailed jobs plan which aims... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

15th March, 2016

Quality Hotel Clonakilty West Cork Rally 2016 finishes

15 March 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie History was made at the Quality Hotel Clonakilty West Cork Rally when Donagh Kelly became the first driver to win the event three years in a row. The Donegal driver who had Conor Foley on the notes this year led from the very start to record a very... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, SPORT

15th March, 2016

‘#1916 Fashions’ will feature at a Cork Charity Fashion Show #EasterRising

15 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This year EY employees, along with GAA stars, will hit the runway of the annual EY charity fashion show in styles inspired by the 1916 Rising. The hugely successful annual event is back for a 3rd year to raise much needed funds for Cork ARC Support House... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS

14th March, 2016

SOCCER: Preview: Cork FC v Longford Town

14 March 2016, 9am By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City will be looking to bounce back from Friday night’s defeat to Derry City, as they welcome Longford Town to Turner’s Cross on Monday night. A second half Ronan Curtis goal was the difference at the Brandywell, to consign City to their first away league defeat... Read More

NEWS, SPORT

14th March, 2016

Fota house and Gardens in East Cork are being promoted in Philadelphia

14 March 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tourism Ireland, together with tourism companies from around the island of Ireland, including Fota House, Arboretum & Gardens, is mounting a major presence at this year’s Philadelphia Flower Show, to target the growing number of Americans interested in visiting our gardens. The Philadelphia Flower Show is the... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

14th March, 2016

Out of Self – 18th BIS Anthology unveiled in UCC

14 March 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Each year the Business Information Systems (BIS) programme in UCC invites students to showcase some of their creative work, and to express those sides of themselves less visible in their academic work, in an annual anthology publication. This year’s Anthology, the 18th edition, titled ‘Out of Self’, which... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, NEWS

11th March, 2016

St Lappans Church, Little Island, Cork celebrates 150th Anniversary

11 March 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie St Lappans Church in Little Island is the Church of Ireland place of worship in Little Island and will celebrate its 150th Anniversary this year. Much has changed since it was built. In living memory it was surrounded by fields, but now industrial estates throb with economic activity... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS