22 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Scorching sunshine, national and international agricultural competitions, an incredible music and entertainment line up and intense management by Munster Agricultural Society contributed to making the 2015 Cork Summer Show a real record breaker. Attendance at the Cork Summer Show is expected to be over 60,000 people, which... Read More
21 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie There are quite a few national charities which are based in Cork, among them is Breakthrough Cancer Research. This weekend quote a crowd travelled to the 500 acre Millstreet country park today for the 3rd annual Kite Fest in aid of the charity. Kite fans, kite flyers... Read More
20 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie This year’s Cork City Sports International Athletics Meet will be the 64th. The event will take place on 7 July. Mater Private Cork have announced sponsorship for the 800m men’s race. Anna Fitzgerald CEO, Mater Private Cork, said “we are delighted to sponsor the men’s 800m race... Read More
17 June 2015 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie At 1.15pm today the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Chris O’Leary will open a Book of Condolence in The Atrium, City Hall for the friends and families of the students involved in the tragedy in Berkeley, California. Speaking in advance Lord Mayor O’Leary said “It was with great... Read More
17 June 2015 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Olympic athlete Derval O’Rourke today called on Cork voluntary and non-profit organisations to apply for funding before the June 29th deadline. €125,000 is available from the Coca-Cola Thank You Fund for projects that reflect new ideas to get people more active, more often. Above: Pic: Derval O’Rourke and... Read More
17 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork Film Festival has announced details of an extensive partnership with RTÉ, as it marks its 60th anniversary this year. This partnership is the biggest festival association between RTÉ and Cork City. As principal partner, RTÉ will work with the festival to raise its profile across... Read More
14 June 2015, Sunday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie bryan@TheCork.ie I remember well the negotiations last year (2014) over who would become Lord Mayor of Cork City. Talks, and more talks At the time – as a Journalist – I was contacted by many candidates looking to provide statesman like quotes in order to bolster... Read More
11 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork Education and Training Board (previously known as the VEC) will be the patrons of a new primary school in Carrigtwohill, Co Cork. The Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan T.D. made the announcement today. Opening in September it will be “multi-denominational Community National School”,... Read More
11 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Gardaí in Fermoy are investigating a single vehicle fatal traffic collision which occurred shortly after midnight on the 11th June, 2015. Just after midnight a 25-year-old male was killed when the tractor he was driving struck a ditch. The incident occurred on the Glanworth to String Cross... Read More
9th June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie West Cork is indeed a scenic part of the world, but the ocean can also be dangerous. The volunteer lifeboat crew with Union Hall RNLI had their second callout in 24 hours this morning to search for a paddle boarder who had disappeared from view. The lifeboat... Read More
9 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie You know it’s Summer when news starts arriving about the Cork Summer Show. This years two-day event will take place in a fortnight on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June 2015. Ulster Bank have just announced they are sponsoring the event. This is sure to boost the... Read More
4 June 2015 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Above: File photo of Mick Hannigan The former CEO of Cork Film Festival has said he is pleased his unfair dismissal case against his former employer was settled yesterday. Mick Hannigan, was director of the festival from 1986, and CEO from 2009. However, in March 2013 Mick... Read More