Cork’s Red FM reach agreement with GAA for additional reporting rights.

29 February 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork’s Red FM is delighted has secured additional access to, and reporting rights for all Cork GAA matches. The station had previously been permitted to enter locally hosted National League and Munster Championship fixtures, but will now receive full press accreditation for all games involving Cork GAA. The... Read More

26th March, 2015

Cork town suffering after Boundary Committee split main street in two

26 March 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The ‘artificial’ division of Carrigaline in two sections, for electoral reasons, is causing problems in the provision of services, especially roadworks; that’s according to a number of County Councillors. At Monday’s bi-weekly meeting of Cork County Council, many elected representatives asked the Chief Executive about the day to... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, FIANNA FAIL, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS, SOCIALIST PARTY

25th March, 2015

Town Councils are not coming back

25 March 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie For years there were calls in Carrigaline and other boom areas for a “Town Council”; a form of local Government that was closest to the people. Those hopes were dashed last year when Town Councils were abolished. There had been 80 nationally, of which 12 were in... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, FIANNA FAIL, FINE GAEL, LABOUR, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS

24th March, 2015

72% cuts to LEADER funding affecting Co Cork

24 March 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It has emerged that Cork communities are being hit with savage cuts amounting to nearly 72% under the LEADER programme. Fianna Fail TD in Co Cork Michael Moynihan has described it as yet another attack on Cork communities at a time when they can least afford it.... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

24th March, 2015

Tourism Ireland to market Cork in Cardiff

24 March 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP and member of the EU Tourism Taskforce, Deirdre Clune, has welcomed a decision by Tourism Ireland to co-fund a campaign to market Cork in Cardiff, in advance of the beginning of the new Cork- Cardiff air route in June, 2015. “Representatives from Tourism Ireland... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

24th March, 2015

The biggest cause of death in Cork is cancer

24 March 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Life Assurance company Irish Life, today revealed its annual claims data which shows that cancer was the biggest cause of Life Insurance and Specified Illness Cover claims in Cork in 2014, with more than €9.3 million paid out. The data details the illnesses and conditions that led to... Read More

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

24th March, 2015

AUDIO: Cork gets ready to commemorate Lusitania sinking

24 March 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This May, four coastal communities in Co. Cork are coming together to host a series of commemorative events, entitled Lusitania100 Cork, to mark the centenary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania by a German U-boat off the coast of Cork, Ireland, during the First World War.... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, NEWS

24th March, 2015

Carrigaline team win National Macra debating title

24 March 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Congratulations to Carrigaline Macra. Their National Debating Team who won the Macra na Feirme National Final held in the Radisson Blu Hotel, just outside Limerick on Saturday 21st March. The team consisted of Rona Coghlan, David O’Sullivan (TheCork.ie Editor), Eilís Ahern, and Trisha Delahunty. The competition is recognised... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

24th March, 2015

Driver dies in Blackpool collision

24 March 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Gardaí are investigating a fatal road traffic collision which occurred at Glen Avenue, Blackpool, Cork on Monday evening, 23rd March 2015 at around 7.50pm. A 51 year old man, driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, suffered fatal injuries when his car left the road and collided... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS

23rd March, 2015

Audi Cork Service team in running at Twin Cup competition

23 March 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Audi Cork, and two other Audi Service teams from across the country, will compete at the very first national final of the Audi Twin Cup later this week. The competition recognises excellence among Audi’s service advisers and technicians by testing their diagnostics and repair competence, and their ability... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

23rd March, 2015

SPORT: Irish Independent sponsors Irish Greyhound Laurels at Curraheen Park

23 March 2015 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Irish Independent today announced its sponsorship of the Irish Greyhound Laurels in Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium. This is the second large sponsorship the Independent has made in Cork in recent times, in Rugby Musgrave Park has been renamed as Irish Independent Park. Speaking at the Launch, Arlene... Read More

NEWS, SPORT

20th March, 2015

Former Mountjoy governor to speak in Cork this weekend

20 March 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A major national volunteering conference will take place this weekend (March 20-22) in Cork. The ‘Nurturing Young People’s Potential – the Volunteer’s Role’ has been organised by Foróige, Ireland’s leading youth organisation. Keynote speaker is former Mountjoy Prison governor and former Foróige member John Lonergan, who will... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS