13th December 2013, Friday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie From today to Christmas Eve, marathon runner Joanne Fearon will run 12 marathons (42.2Km each day) to raise funds for the neonatal ward of Cork University Maternity Hospital. Joanne will also be attempting to set a new Guinness World Record, by running a marathon on a treadmill... Read More
13th December 2013, Friday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This week’s Prize Bond Star prize of € 20,000.00 goes to lucky Prize Bond number SN 796693 held in County Cork. The lucky bond was purchased in 2012. There were over 9,500 prizes awarded in this week’s Prize Bond Draw, amounting to over €500,000. In addition... Read More
13th December 2013 4.30am By Bryan T. Smyth news@TheCork.ie Cork City Cllr Tony Fitzgerald (FF) chair of the Cork City Joint Policing Committee has welcomed the commencement of garda recruitment after a five year ban on recruitment. Cllr Fitzgerald stated that this is a very positive step and It is important now to ensure that... Read More
12th December 2013, 11pm Thursday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie It’s NOT an April fools joke… Cork City is to get it’s own ski slope! The Government have sanctioned a 21-thousand euro grant under the “Sports Nation Initiative” for an artificial ski slope at the “Glen Resource Centre” The Northside ski slope will be 30... Read More
12th December 2013 By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie Gardaí at Anglesea Street, are investigating a robbery that occurred at High Street Post Office, Cork City, today, 12th December 2013 at approximately 9.20am. Two males wearing motor cycle helmets entered the premises and produced, what was described as, a small hatchet and a claw hammer before threatening staff,... Read More
12th December 2013, Thursday By TheCork.ie news@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork Senator, Colm Burke, this evening said that as the Irish economy is showing signs of recovery, we can further boost this recovery by buying Irish and shopping locally during the important Christmas retail period. “After five years of hardship the Irish economy is now in... Read More
11 December 2013 By TheCork.ie new@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork South Central Deputy and Chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children, Jerry Buttimer, has welcomed the announcement by medical devices firm DePuy of the creation of 38 new jobs as part of an expansion of its facility in Ringaskiddy, Co Cork. “I am delighted... Read More
12th December 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Bus Éireann is to provide late night services on the weekends in the run-up to Christmas from Cork city to Carrigaline, Ballincollig and Midleton. The services will operate from Cork city centre on Friday December 13th, Saturday December 14th, Friday December 20th and Saturday December 21st. Buses... Read More
10th December 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The mothballed Bottlehill dump in North County Cork MIGHT open for business as soon as 5 years time. The controversial facility should have opened in 2010 but because of the surplus of landfill space in Cork, and increasing EU levys on landfill the local authority decided it... Read More
10th December 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Plans for a new 4.1 million euro library on the Northside of the City have been approved by City Hall. The new Hollyhill library will be built on the grounds of Terence MacSwiney Community College. Construction work will begin in the new year. The new library will... Read More
10th December 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Members of the public will NOT be given the chance to make submissions on the Pay Parking situation in Douglas. Introduced 18 months ago, and run by a private company on behalf of Cork County Council, pay parking has been controversial in the Village. More than 4-thousand... Read More
10th December 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie From January small companies in Ireland which are involved in scientific research and innovation will be able to tap into a 1-point-25 billion European Union fund. Called “Horizon 2020” it was launched today in Dublin. The fund for the entire European union is worth 80 billion euro,... Read More