19th February 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork’s Kent Train station won’t “turn it’s back on the City anymore” From this summer construction will begun on an new entrance onto Horgan’s Quay, so that pedestrians will have a shorter walk into the City Centre The Minister of State for Public Transport Alan Kelly has... Read More
19th February 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Visitors to this years Saint Patrick’s Festival in Cork City will get a Free Lunch! 5-thousand people will enjoy a vegetarian curry made from so-called grade 2 or 3 vegetables which don’t meet the precise dimensions demanded by supermarkets It’s being organised by the “Cork Food Policy urban... Read More
18th February 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The age of the “Drive thru supermarket” has arrived in Cork Supervalu’s first drive thru has opened in Carrigaline Customers no longer have to enter the traditional store to pick up their litre of milk, loaf of bread, or weekly shop! Instead they can order select their... Read More
18th February 2014, 12.45pm By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie SuperValu have launched the first in Ireland ‘Drive Through’ service in Carrigaline, Co. Cork, it’s at Collins SuperValu on the Main Street. The new service allows customers to place orders online and then pick up their shopping without having to enter the store by using the drive... Read More
18th February 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Chamber and the Faculty of Commerce in the College of Business & Law, UCC, have launched the annual Transition Year (TY) Business Awards for 2014, which is kindly sponsored by BNY Mellon, a global investments company and major employer in Cork. Cork Chamber Chief Executive, Conor Healy... Read More
17th February 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Labour TD for Cork South West, Michael McCarthy has welcomed news that plans to build the new state-of-the-art swimming pool in Dunmanway are now at an advanced stage. In welcoming this further progress Deputy McCarthy stated that “The project will go to tender in March with the... Read More
17th February 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth daivd@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork Senator, Deirdre Clune, has said she is proud to accept the challenge of securing a second seat for Fine Gael in the Ireland South constituency. Senator Clune was speaking after she was nominated alongside Sean Kelly MEP to contest the European Parliament elections for... Read More
14th February 2014, 4pm By Bryan T. Smyth & Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie / bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Council is warning that “tidal flooding” is forecast between 5 and 6pm this evening. Areas likely to be affected are Morrissons Island, parts of South Mall, South Terrace, Wandesford Quay and Frenches Quay , and low lying parts of... Read More
13th February 2014 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie There are concerns that Cork City Centre is losing tourist revenue because of a shortage of parking spaces for coaches! The City Council have commissioned a report into the issue after City Centre traders complained they were losing out on the windfall of up to 3-thousand tourists coming... Read More
13th February 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Louise O’Keeffe was named Cork Person of the Month to mark her many decades of battle for justice, when the European Court of Human Rights recently ruled in her favour against the Irish State. “This victory is a victory for the children of Ireland and I accept... Read More
13th February 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This summers Live at the Marquee in Cork City is shaping up to be one of the most impressive so far, according to it’s promoter. Peter Aiken was speaking in the Boardwalk today where he announced three new acts Bob Dylan, Imelda May, and Lana Del Ray with... Read More
11 February 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The programme for the 25th Cork French Film Festival has been launched. The 7 day event run from a Sunday to a Sunday – March 2nd to 9th – and so is the first Festival of 2014 in the City. Festival Curator Paul Callanan says this years theme... Read More