22nd May 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie There were articles galore and it was the talk of the town; The Shandon Clock was stuck/broken for months. €40,000 was needed, and the cash strapped City Council said the 2014 budget was spoken for. But following media pressure money was somehow found! Cork City Council wishes to... Read More
20th May 2014, Tuesday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Photo: Charleville, Co Cork Minister for Finance Michael Noonan canvasses with Senator Deirdre Clune who is running in the European Elections. The Minister for Finance has welcomed an improvement in Ireland’s credit rating. Moody’s announced just before the weekend that it is moving the state up by... Read More
20th May 2014, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Details of a new state backed bank will be revealed later in the week. It will offer small and medium size businesses access to 800 million euro in low interest loans, which can be paid back over longer periods. Business Group ISME has welcomed the news,... Read More
17th May 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil local election candidate in Cork City North Central, Dr John Sheehan – affectionately known locally as “The Doctor” – has expressed his shock at figures which reveal that since 2012 the number of discretionary medical cards or GP visit cards in Cork City North have dropped... Read More
17th May 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork will not get any extra money from the Government to fix the famous Shandon Clock on the Northside of Cork City.. The Taoiseach says the responsibility for repairing it rests with the City Council The so called “four faced liar” named so because it’s clocks never... Read More
17th May 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 56 new jobs are being created in Cork City. Recruitment firm Oxford International is investing 16 million euro in its European Headquarters on Penrose Quay, bringing staff numbers up to 130. Oxford is a division of a multi-national called “On Assignment” which has offices in US, Canada,... Read More
17th May 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Both the Taoiseach and Tansiate have acknowledged that a current review of discretionary medical cards by the HSE has been insensitive in some cases. Speaking in Killarney earlier yesterday, ahead of the IMPACT conference, Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore said for a person to receive three letters in the... Read More
16th May 2014 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The New and Improved Fitzgerald’s Park has opened A full programme of free entertainment will take place over the weekend. Public performance areas for theatrical and musical performances, the award winning Chelsea Garden, new planting, plazas and pathways as well as new play areas are amongst the many... Read More
14th May 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Green Party Cork City South East candidate Dan Boyle has stated that the government’s decision to announce a grant of €30 million for the development of Pairc Uí Chaoimh while the proposal remains in the planning process and there are contentious elements to what is being proposed, to... Read More
14th May 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Barry Keane, Fine Gael election candidate for Cork City Council has been following up on an issue he raised months ago. Here is a statement from Mr Keane: Shandon’s famous clock still has not been repaired six months after I first noticed that it was stopped. The fault... Read More
14th May 2014 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie More than 300 delegates from the IT industry have attended a conference in Cork City It was the second year of the European Technology Summit organised by IT @ Cork. The one day event heard speakers from the USA, Europe and Ireland. The Summit – now in its... Read More
14th May 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The programme for this years Ocean to City Maritime Festival has been launched. It’s the 10th anniversary. The five day event runs over the June Long weekend, from Wednesday 28th May to June 1st. Meitheal Mara: a training centre which produces currachs and replicas is behind the... Read More