21 April 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie “We need to fully implement existing alcohol legislation to protect our nation’s health” Fine Gael Cork North Central Senator and the Party’s Seanad Spokesperson on Health, Colm Burke, has today urged the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar TD, to ensure full implementation of Section 9 of the... Read More
16 April 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie RTE Sports Commentator and Broadcaster Marty Morrissey has been named April Cork Person of the Month, to mark his contribution to sport, especially GAA Sport, over the years. Marty, born in Mallow, told Brendan O’Connor on a recent Saturday Night Show ” I am very proud of... Read More
13 April 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie When you play EuroMillions is it worth ticking the extra box to play EuroMillions plus? Plus is an Irish draw, with lesser prizes where a player has twice the chance of wining. Today the answer for some people from Cork arrived, and it was a firm “yes”.... Read More
13 April 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork’s financial sector has been urged to embrace “data analytics” to remain competitive. Th CGMA (Chartered Global Management Accountant) “thought leadership conference” on big data will take place in the City on Saturday, 18 April. The conference, held by CIMA Ireland in partnership with CIT, and sponsored by... Read More
10 April 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ibec Cork, the group that represents many businesses, today met with the local government review committee and called for the boundary of Cork city to be extended to incorporate the suburbs to create a local authority area of 200,000 people. Additionally, the group warned that now is not... Read More
10 April 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD for Cork North Central Jonathan O’Brien has welcomed the decision of a hotel in Cork City to cancel a public meeting on its premises in support of the far-right, racist Polish political party, Ruch Narowody. The public meeting, organised by the Cork branch of... Read More
9 April 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) has been recognised for its excellence at the 2015 Irish Logistics and Transport Awards Ceremony, for the second year in succession, for its Bachelor of Business degree in Supply Chain and Transport Management. The NMCI was also nominated for the... Read More
8 April 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The centenary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania* by a German U-boat off the coast of Cork, Ireland, during the WW1, takes place next month, on May 7th. Four coastal communities in Co. Cork, Kinsale, The Old Head, Cobh and Courtmacsherry, are commemorating the centenary with a... Read More
8 April 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The results of the Macra na Feirme Presidential and Vice-Presidential elections were announced in the Irish Farm Centre, Dublin, yesterday (Tuesday). Seán Finan from Castlerea, Co. Roscommon, a founding member of Castlerea Macra since 2007 and is currently National Treasurer and North West Vice-President, has been declared... Read More
7 April 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie With the help of its patron, Munster and Ireland Rugby Star Simon Zebo, Cork ARC Cancer Support House unveiled its new visual identity. Cork ARC is a registered charity and voluntary organisation supporting cancer patients and their families since 2003. The aim of their new brand is to... Read More
2 April 2015 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Sandra McLellan has stated that the best way that the people of Cork can support the striking Dunnes Stores workers is by refusing to pass the picket. Deputy McLellan said; “The people of Cork should show their solidarity with the Dunnes Stores workers tomorrow by... Read More
2 April 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Anti Austerity Alliance councillors Lil O’Donnell and Mick Barry have condemned racist graffiti which was painted on the side wall of an African shop in Shandon Street this week. The graffiti (below) read: “Blacks Out” and included a Celtic Cross, a symbol used by many neo-nazi and extreme... Read More