12th August 201 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Plans to mark the centenary of the sinking of the Lusitania NEXT YEAR are progressing. May 7th 2015 will be the 100th anniversary of the World War I tragedy Almost 2000 people lost their lives back in 1915 when the passenger liner was torpedoed by a German U-Boat.... Read More
5th August 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Cork Business Association says it supports the idea of inviting the Minister responsible for flooding to visit Cork. Earlier today Fine Gael TD Jerry Buttimer officially wrote to the Minister of State for the OPW Simon Harris The Government and the Office of Public Works have committed... Read More
5th August 2014 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie All practicing Doctors will be have to have full insurance under a new bill being backed by a Cork Senator. At the moment there is no requirement for medical practitioners to have adequate indemnity insurance cover; meaning that a patient might not compensated in the event of malpractice.... Read More
5th August 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A new Tattoo studio has opened in Cork City, and some of the world’s top tattoo artists have visited. Called the “Love Hate Social Club” it’s located on French Church Street, in the Huguenot quarter. The business is a collaboration between Ami James who is famous for starring... Read More
31st July 2014, 7pm By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie County Cork benefiting to the tune of 6-point-9 million euro from an Equestrian event in Milstreet, and 24-thousand bed nights have been filled in the region. The FEI European Championships for ponies is taking place in until Sunday. It’s taking place at the Green Glens arena and... Read More
31st July 2014, 7pm By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie People living in parts of Cork with “bad water” might enjoy cheaper rates per litre. Nationwide householders will start paying for water from October and pricing is currently being considered by the Energy Regulator. Cork County Council has written to Irish Water urging it to compensate people... Read More
31st July 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaime@TheCork.ie In an intelligence-led operation, code-named “Church”, officers from Revenue’s Customs Service, backed up by An Garda Síochána, seized 41,000 cigarettes and 27kgs of tobacco with a retail value of €32,000 and a potential loss to the Exchequer of over €25,000 on the north side of Cork city last night The ‘MG’, ‘Golden... Read More
29th July 2014, 6am By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland’s winning team in an an international competition for maritime skills are back in West Cork A homecoming celebration took place in the Square Bantry last night for “Team Ireland” They collected gold in Brittany, France at the “Atlantic Challenge” competition which finished on Sunday. Ireland beat... Read More
25th July 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie One of West Cork’s most popular tourist attractions is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The Model Village in Clonakilty is an outdoor scale model of picturesque West Cork towns as they appeared in the 1940s, it includes Clonakilty, Kinsale, Dunmanway and Bandon. It’s popular with both children and adults... Read More
25th July 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Mayor of County Cork is calling on the Government to increase funding for suicide support services. Fianna Fail Cllr Alan Coleman wants the Fine Gael-Labour Coalition to accept that Cork has a problem. A report published this week reveals that Cork has the highest level of suicide... Read More
22 July 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie An American technology multinational in Cork says it will employ 40 people in the coming year. AlienVault already has 12 staff and is recruiting more. The California Company provides Unified Security Management solutions, and crowd-sourced threat intelligence. It has chosen Wellington Road, in Cork City as the location... Read More
16 July 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A Cork politician has spoken publicly for the first time about how she was born in a mother and baby home, and then went on to visit the same institution 17 years later when she became pregnant. Yoghal based County Cllr Mary Linehan-Foley spoke about her own experiences... Read More