Kearys Hyundai sponsor Cork Constitution FC

23 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Pictured (L-R) Ryan Foley and James Murphy. Kearys Hyundai Cork are delighted to announce their continued sponsorship of Cork Constitution FC senior team for the coming season. Kearys are one of Ireland’s largest motor groups, with a number of state of the art dealerships around Cork city... Read More

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23rd September, 2015

Planning granted for Bandon ‘Community Hospital’ extension

23 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Planning permission has been granted by Cork County Council this week for an upgrade of Bandon Community Hospital with construction on the new state of the art facility due to begin in the coming months. The new facility will be built on the existing site and will... Read More

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23rd September, 2015

West Cork will get its fair share of national €30m investment in ‘Village and Town Renewal’

23 September 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie One of the two Fine Gael TD’s in Cork South West, Noel Harrington, has welcomed the €30 million Village and Town Renewal Scheme announced this morning by the Taoiseach, saying that it creates great opportunities in West Cork. “Fine Gael is keenly aware of the impact the economic... Read More

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22nd September, 2015

CIT Careers & Employability Fair takes places next week

22 September 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The annual CIT Careers & Employability Fair, hosted by the CIT Careers Sevice, will be held next Tuesday, (29th September) in the Student Centre on the Bishopstown Campus. The fair supports all CIT students exploring their options for, during, and after their studies, whether this includes graduate employment,... Read More

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22nd September, 2015

Revenue swoop on West Cork €225,000 illegal cigarettes

22 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Revenue officers, with assistance from An Garda Síochana, seized 445,000 cigarettes yesterday in Cork with a retail value of approximately €222,500*. Following an indication by Harvey, Revenue’s sniffer dog, approximately 42,000 unstamped ‘NZ Slim’ cigarettes were seized at a commercial premises in Cork city by Revenue officers.... Read More

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21st September, 2015

Cork Minister attends Naval Commissioning Ceremony

21 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork’s only senior Minister Simon Coveney TD this morning attended the Naval Service Commissioning Ceremony of the 53rd Naval Service Cadet Class at the Naval Base, in Haulbowline, Co. Cork. Conveney is one of the local TD’s in the Harbour area and attended in his capacity as... Read More

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20th September, 2015

Cork Lord Mayor is against merger of City and County Councils

20 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork City has taken the unusual step of writing an ‘open letter’ to the people of Cork. We have reproduced it below in full. Open letter to the people of Cork by the Lord Mayor of Cork Sinn Fein Cllr Chris O’Leary As... Read More

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18th September, 2015

Cork Regional Chambers elect Maura Hunter as Chair

18 September 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie At its Annual General Meeting held on Thursday 17th of September in Clonakilty, Cork Regional Chambers elected Ms. Maura Hunter of Mallow Chamber as Chair for the coming year. Speaking after her election Ms. Hunter expressed her thanks to outgoing Chairman Brian Curtis of Cobh and Harbour Chamber... Read More

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18th September, 2015

50 Tech jobs announced at Asystec Ballincollig

18 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Minister for European Affairs and Data Protection, Dara Murphy TD, today announced the creation of 50 new highly skilled jobs over 3 years at the Data Management Solutions Company, Asystec. The Minister made the announcement at the official opening of the new Asystec Cork offices in Ballincollig,... Read More

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18th September, 2015

35 Cork Wild Atlantic Way Points receive Govt funding

18 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring TD, today launched a new €3.5m phase of the Wild Atlantic Way with further development for the touring route’s 188 designated Discovery Points. With the intention of bringing each site to life and encouraging visitor engagement, it... Read More

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18th September, 2015

New tech jobs at eSentire Bishopstown

18 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Labour Minister for Trade Promotion, Seán Sherlock TD celebrated the opening of the new eSentire Inc. European-based headquarters and Security Operations Center (SOC) in Cork today and announced the first bursary for the Department of Computing at the Cork Institute of Technology (CIT). Speaking at the event... Read More

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18th September, 2015

Daughter of Tip O’Neill meets Cork Lord Mayor and County Mayor

18 September 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Rosemary O’Neill, daughter of Tip O’Neill, the late Speaker of the U.S., Congress, paid a courtesy visit to the Lord Mayor of cork, with a delegation from Mallow, the ancestral home of the O’Neill family. She will attend the Thomas Kent funeral in Cork this weekend and a... Read More

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