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3rd December, 2015

LED lighting introduced on Cork Islands

3 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Council is changing the Lights on its islands Cork County Council has instructed its Public Lighting Maintenance Contractor, Airtricity, to upgrade the public lighting on the seven inhabited islands within the greater Cork area to Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), which are the most up to date technology in... Read More
AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS
3rd December, 2015

Cork Minister Simon Coveney speaks at Peacekeeping Training Centre in Ghana

3 December 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Minister for of Defence, Mr. Simon Coveney, T.D., today (3rd of December 2015) addressed delegates at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Accra. The Centre which was established in 2003, is a Centre of Excellence for training, education and research in African peace and security... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS
3rd December, 2015

Clocked cars are a problem across Europe – says Cork MEP Deirdre Clune

3 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mileage fraud is undermining confidence in our second hand car market and consumers need more protection from cars that have been tampered with Speaking at a workshop on the second hand car market in the European Parliament yesterday, Ireland South MEP and member of the EU transport... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS
3rd December, 2015

Carrigaline TD wants Government to create a ‘Rainy day fund to cushion any future downturn’

3 December 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Booming corporation tax receipts must be deployed for long term benefit – McGrath Fianna Fáil Finance spokesperson Michael McGrath (based in Carrigaline, Co Cork) has said a long term strategic approach is needed in how the State uses the unexpectedly strong corporation tax receipts received to date... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS
3rd December, 2015

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
AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN
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
AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN
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
AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, NEWS
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
AREA: NORTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS
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
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