Joanne O’Riordan Presented with Outstanding Contribution to Technological Empowerment Award

30th October 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This year’s coveted eir Spider Grand Prix has been awarded to NewsWhip; the global social media monitoring company that created a technology platform called Spike to track activity across a range of channels, in an effort to determine what stories are generating the most online discussion. The eir... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

30th October, 2015

Cork MEP wants more women TDs, Senators and MEPs

30 October 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada – from the Muskerry Gaeltacht on the Cork/Kerry border – has said society must do more to increase women’s representation in government. Speaking after a meeting of the Countess Markievicz Circle of Women for Election in Brussels, Ms Ní Riada said, “The... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

30th October, 2015

Cork Pub that doesn’t sell crisps wins Michelin award

30 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The last two times I was in the Bulman pub in Summercove, Kinsale (down the hill from Charles Fort) I was starving, and asked for crisps, only to be told they don’t sell them, but I could have nuts instead. But that’s no surprise because the Bulman... Read More

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30th October, 2015

Cork Lord Mayor to meet Cork City FC players

30 October 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork City will meet with players, management and backroom staff in advance of Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup decider. Cork City FC will take on Dundalk FC in the 2015 Irish Daily Mail FAI Cup Final at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday, November 8th... Read More

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29th October, 2015

Play by well known Cork Court Reporter opens in Everyman theatre

29 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Written by Court Reporter Liam Heylin and directed by Donal Gallagher (Love All, The Chronicles of Oggle) it stars Laura O’Mahony (RTÉ’s Storyland & Comedy Bites) and Shane Casey (Republic of Telly, Love, Peace & Robbery). It runs from Monday 2nd – Saturday 7th November 2015 at... Read More

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29th October, 2015

Cork web firm merges with Dublin outfit

29 October 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Two of Ireland’s leading web development and digital marketing agencies, Cork-based Granite Digital and Enhance Multimedia of Dublin, are teaming up to provide web design, development and digital marketing services nationwide, in a partnership worth €2m in turnover. Granite Digital has signed an agreement with web firm, Enhance... Read More

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29th October, 2015

Macra na Feirme Annual Rally in Rochestown Park Hotel was a success

29 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A successful weekend was had at the Rally in the Lee Valley last weekend. Hosts, Muskerry Macra, organised a fantastic weekend of entertainment, competitions and the annual young farmers conference alongside sponsors Coopsuperstores.ie. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minister Simon Coveney announced a top up payment for... Read More

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29th October, 2015

Hairdresser sponsors Womens Football Club

29 October 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Women’s F.C. have announced a sponsorship partnership with Just Cuts For Ladies, part of the Jeff Devine Hair Group. The Agreement was launched at Just Cuts for Ladies store in Wilton Shopping centre where owner Jeff Devine met with Cork City W.F.C. players Saoirse Noonan, Barbara... Read More

NEWS, SPORT

29th October, 2015

Cork County Council Bike Ride raises almost €3,000 for charity

29 October 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cllr John Paul O’Shea, Mayor of the County of Cork, on a beautiful autumnal morning, ably led out this year’s participants in the Big Bike Ride 2015. The event, which aims to promote a healthy lifestyle for Cork County Council staff while also highlighting the Cork County Council... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

29th October, 2015

How much is the state pension? Only 20% of young adults in Cork know

29 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A national survey, commissioned by the Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) and conducted by IReach, sought to examine retirement planning in Ireland and whether people are being realistic as to their expectations for retirement age. It concluded that people simply avoid thinking about retirement for much... Read More

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29th October, 2015

Fianna Fáil must stop scaremongering on Garda numbers – Daly

29 October 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South West, Jim Daly, has said that the Fianna Fáil party must stop scaremongering on Garda numbers, adding that they have got their figures on Garda retirements all wrong. “Fianna Fáil TDs are going around trying to frighten people by saying that 1,500... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FIANNA FAIL, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

25th October, 2015

Details of 2015 Cork Glow Christmas Festival announced

25 October 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Get your Christmas off to a glowing start this year at Glow, A Cork Christmas Celebration. This 12 day Christmas Festival will take place in city of Cork on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 27th November to 20th December. Experience the magical glow of Christmas as you... Read More

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