Cork Minister returns from Middle East Trade Mission

1st November 2013 By TheCork.ie new@thecork.ie Cork’s only senior Minister – Simon Coveney – has concluded a week long visit to the Gulf States with a speech to the Dubai Irish Business Network , and an audience of potential buyers and business partners at Bord Bia’s Taste of Ireland Green Box Competition in Dubai. The... Read More

NEWS, POLITICS

1st November, 2013

Fota wildlife park names cheetah after Rugby Player

1st November 2013 By The Cork.ie news@TheCork.ie Fota Wildlife Park are delighted to announce that our 1st Northern Cheetah Cub born at the park is to be named ROG in honour of the former Irish and Munster Rugby star Ronan O’Gara. The name choice was tough for the Cork attraction as over 8,000 comments and... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

1st November, 2013

Franc and Fota Island Resort are excited about Christmas

1st November 2013 By TheCork.ie Entertainment Reporter news@TheCork.ie At Fota Island Resort this Christmas… Peter Kelly aka ‘Franc’ is creating “a world of festive wonder” at the 5-star resort in his own inimitable and stylish way! Under his creative eye the elves are busy preparing for the arrival of a certain gentleman in red, and... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

31st October, 2013

AUDIO: Model Farm Road Gate House to be renovated #BuiltHeritage

31 October 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A relic of “old cork” on the Model Farm Road could be in line for renovation. The Gate Lodge at the entrance to the IDA Business Park is owned by the City Council but has fallen into disrepair. It dates back to the 1850’s when it marked... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS

31st October, 2013

[Audio] Bus Eireann Manager to meet City Cllrs over Glen bus cutbacks

31st October 2013, Thursday By Bryan T. Smyth news@TheCork.ie The Area Manager of Bus Eireann will meet with City Councillors early next week, to explain why services to the Glen were cut back. The number of busses passing through the Glen was drastically reduced at the end of August campaighers say the new service –... Read More

NEWS, POLITICS

31st October, 2013

Drinking to improve in Conna

31st October 2013, 11.30am By Roger Glynn news@thecork.ie Drinking of water that is! Phil Hogan, The Minister for the Environment, and Local Government has announced that he has approved the necessary funding to allow Cork County Council award the €0.61m contract to provide a new reservoir and upgraded distribution system to serve Conna Village from... Read More

NEWS

31st October, 2013

Dara Murphy leads 1st meeting of backbench TDs and Troika

31st October 2013, Thursday By TheCork.ie news@thecork.ie Fine Gael Cork North Central TD and Chair of Fine Gael’s Internal European Affairs Committee, Dara Murphy, will today (9.30am) lead a delegation of Government TDs in their first ever meeting with Troika officials. The meeting, which is being held in the Department of Finance, is the first... Read More

NEWS, POLITICS

30th October, 2013

AUDIO: Garda Commissioner comments on Roma Children controversy

30th October 2013, Wednesday By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie The Garda Commissioner says he won’t preempt the findings of a HSE and Garda inquiry into the taking of Roma children from their families. The two state agencies are currently compiling reports, which will be given to the Children’s Ombudsman for consideration. They focus on how a 7-year-old... Read More

NEWS

30th October, 2013

AUDIO: Garda Commissioner comments on Love Hate Actor

30 October 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Garda Commissioner has said that members of the force are allowed to be act in local “dramatic societies”, but he wouldn’t comment on whether or not a member who played the role of a Garda in a TV Series may have over-stepped the mark Earlier this... Read More

NEWS

30th October, 2013

Jobs announcement reaffirms Cork’s IT hub status – Buttimer

30th October 2013 By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie Cork South Central Fine Gael TD, Jerry Buttimer, has today (Wednesday) said that the decision of StorageCraft Technology Corporation to establish its international headquarters in Cork reaffirms the city’s status as an IT hub. Deputy Buttimer was commenting after the announcement that StorageCraft is to create 30 new jobs... Read More

NEWS, POLITICS

30th October, 2013

AUDIO: Garda Commissioner opens Crime Prevention Day in Cork

30 October 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Garda Commissioner – Martin Callinan – is in Cork this morning to launch a “Crime Prevention Day” An exhibition is taking place in City Hall from 11am to 6pm It will focus on all aspects of Crime Prevention and will include exhibitors from the security industry... Read More

FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

29th October, 2013

[Audio] County Councillors call on Minister to overhaul rates system

29th October 2013, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie “The method of calculating rates for businesses needs to be reformed” That’s the consensus of Cork County Councillors who today agreed to write to the Minister asking for an overhaul of the system. Business rates are collected by a local authorities but their method of calculation... Read More

NEWS, POLITICS