Guinness Cork Jazz Festival will raise money for RNLI

10 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival has chosen the RNLI, the charity that saves lives at sea, to be its 2015 official charity partner. The announcement was made in Cork city today (Thursday 10 September) as the RNLI launched a fundraising prize draw, which will see raffle tickets... Read More

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9th September, 2015

€160,000 for Blackrock Castle

9 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Paschal Donohoe TD, Minister for Tourism, Transport and Sport, and Michael Ring TD, Minister of State for Tourism, have announced funding of €160,000 for Blackrock Castle. It’s part of a wider €1.2m package, referred to as the “first phase of investment through Fáilte Ireland’s ‘New Ideas in... Read More

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9th September, 2015

Everyman Theatre launches Autumn programme

9 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie As the curtain falls on a highly successful Summer Season on the Everyman Stage, it swiftly rises again to entertain with a diverse and captivating new Autumn programme which was announced this evening. (September 9th) The Everyman’s Executive Director, Séan Kelly said: “I am very proud of... Read More

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9th September, 2015

Portmanteau overload in Cork as ‘Toughathlon’ announced

9 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This September come hail, rain, snow or even sun, thousands of people – of all age and fitness level – will be pushed to the limit as they compete in one of Ireland’s leading obstacle course, Toughathlon. The obstacle course, which takes place in the Showgrounds, Curraheen... Read More

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9th September, 2015

Midleton Food and Drink Festival expands

9 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Midleton Food and Drink Festival has expanded this year to accommodate a huge variety of events and activities planned in the East Cork town. The festival will run for nearly two weeks this year with the main food and drink festival taking place on Saturday, 12... Read More

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9th September, 2015

Historic ‘Bryce House’ on Garnish Island opens to public #Tourism

9 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie From L-R Noel Harrington TD, Minister Michael Ring, Cllr Mary Hegarty, Michael McCarthy TD pictured on the scenic Garnish Island following the offical opening of ‘Bryce House’. Noel Harrington TD for Cork South West, has welcomed the opening of Bryce House in Garnish Island, Glengarriff, to the... Read More

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8th September, 2015

Dangerous Bandon pedestrian crossing to be relocated

8 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Southwest Fine Gael TD Jim Daly has confirmed to the TheCork.ie this week that following his discussions with Cork County Council and the NRA the go ahead has been approved for the relocation of one of West Cork’s most controversial pedestrian crossings and the erection of... Read More

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8th September, 2015

Carrigaline/Minane Bridge farmer elected President European Council of Young Farmers

8 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Macra na Feirme Past President, Alan Jagoe, Carrigaline, Cork has been elected President of CEJA, the European Council of Young Farmers, this afternoon in Milan. Mr. Jagoe finished his term as Macra President in 2013. During his time as Macra President, he had the opportunity to represent... Read More

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8th September, 2015

University College Cork launches Masters in DIGITAL Business

8 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie UCC/Cork University Business School and the Irish Management Institute (IMI) have partnered to develop a new ‘Masters in DIGITAL Business’, which was officially launched by Dara Murphy TD, Minister for European Affairs and Data Protection yesterday. The word DIGITAL is capitalised here for a reason – is... Read More

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8th September, 2015

Construction of Sewerage treatment plant begins in Shanbally

8 September 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie They used to be called sewerage works, but now they are “wastewater treatment plants”, but regardless of the changing terms today is a good day for Cork Harbour. Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Alan Kelly TD, this morning turned the sod to mark the start... Read More

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8th September, 2015

What is Dementia? There’s a free workshop about it next week in #Cork

8 September 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Next week, Wednesday, 16th September, Home Instead Senior Care will host a complimentary workshop for family carers in Cork. The purpose of the workshop is to support family carers in taking care of loved ones with Alzheimer’s or dementia at home. The workshop takes place between 10.30am-12.30pm at... Read More

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8th September, 2015

Cork City Council to discuss Local Property Tax cut at end of month

8 September 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Council yesterday set September 29th as the date for its statutory meeting to consider adjustments to the Local Property Tax (LPT) rate for 2016. The three Anti Austerity Alliance (AAA) Councillors this morning said that they would be proposing that the tax rate be cut... Read More

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