Crosshaven RNLI to open its doors for special reading of children’s Christmas book

25 November 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Christmas is coming early to children in Crosshaven, Co Cork, with the RNLI hosting a special reading of their children’s Christmas story at Crosshaven Lifeboat Station tomorrow Thursday 26 November from 10am. Approximately 90 children are expected to come to the lifeboat station to enjoy three readings of... Read More

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25th November, 2015

Clonakilty and Cobh in the running for Fáilte Ireland Tourism town awards

25 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Anticipation is building ahead of the 2015 Fáilte Ireland Tourism Towns awards with the top ten towns from across the country all firmly in the running for this year’s crown. Two overall winners, Best Large Town and Best Small Town, will be announced at a ceremony in the... Read More

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24th November, 2015

Nando’s opens restaurant on Academy Street in Cork City Centre

24 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Nando’s, home of the legendary flame-grilled PERi-PERi chicken, is set to ‘turn up the heat’ (if you’ll excuse the pun) in Cork with the opening of its second restaurant today. The Academy Street city centre location will bring more than 50 full and part-time jobs to the... Read More

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24th November, 2015

Is Ireland’s oldest business in Cork?

24 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie While the business community has recently been buzzing with lots of startup activity, ThinkBusiness.ie is calling on counties in the Republic of Ireland to help it with its list of Ireland’s longest-established businesses. ThinkBusiness.ie provides Irish business owners and managers with information and resources on a range... Read More

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24th November, 2015

Cork’s economy is recovering faster than rest of Ireland

24 November 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A new economic analysis has shown that the South West has enjoyed a stronger rebound in employment than the national average. The Economic Briefing event, which was hosted by RTE Media Sales, Hopkins Communications and the Clarion Hotel, saw David Murphy, Business Editor at RTE News, chair an... Read More

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24th November, 2015

Cork Sinn Fein Cllr says ‘Nurses Strike Highlights Chaos in Health System’

24 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féín General Election Candidate Cllr Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has said that he decision by Nurses to take industrial action illustrates the total failure of the Government to get to grips with the crisis in the Health System He said; “Our Healthcare system is increasingly going from... Read More

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24th November, 2015

Hundreds of Cork Families under threat of Homelessness – warns Cork St Vincent de Paul

24 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The threat of homelessness faced by low income families struggling with ever increasing rents and greatly increased living costs is even bigger than the current homelessness crisis. The Society of St Vincent de Paul has spent in excess of €6.2 million assisting people throughout Cork in the past year. “Most... Read More

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24th November, 2015

13th Cork Wine & Craft Beer Fair

24 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie O’Donovans – the Cork Wine Merchants – are proud to announce details of the forthcoming 13th Cork Wine & Craft Beer Fair taking place on Thursday 26th November 2015 from 4-9pm in the Kiltegan Suite of the Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork. 400 Wines from a worldwide network... Read More

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24th November, 2015

Murphy welcomes launch of public consultation on OPW proposals to deal with Blackpool flooding

24 November 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central, and Minister for European Affairs, Dara Murphy, has today (Tuesday) welcomed the launch of proposals by the Office of Public Works (OPW) to deal with the flooding problems in Blackpool. Minister Murphy said there will be an opportunity for members of... Read More

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24th November, 2015

Information meeting for school secretaries and caretakers in Cork tonight

24 November 2015, 12pm By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland’s largest public sector trade union – IMPACT – will host an information meeting tonight at the IMPACT trade union office, Fr. Matthew’s Quay, Cork at 7pm to provide information to school secretaries and caretakers paid from grant funding to schools. A recent arbitration finding has recommended... Read More

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24th November, 2015

Cloyne nursing home wins dementia care award

24 November 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Oaklodge Nursing Home is celebrating after winning a national award at the Nursing Homes Ireland Care Awards 2015 on November 12th at Double Tree by Hilton Hotel, Dublin. The Social Care Team from the nursing home in Cloyne, East Cork, was honoured with the Nursing Home Innovations in... Read More

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24th November, 2015

Heineken Sound Atlas brings a taste of Brooklyn to Cork

24 November 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This Friday, November 27th, Brooklyn comes to Cork’s Havana Browns courtesy of HEINEKEN Sound Atlas, the campaign that is ‘your passport to music and cultural experiences from around the globe’. Taking inspiration from one of Brooklyn’s most iconic institutions, ‘The Barber Shop’, the venue will be transformed... Read More

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