24th October 2013, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 840 people will break bread with Ronan O’Gara tonight in Cork City Hall. The rugby legend is holding a testimonial dinner “The demand for tickets underlines the remarkably high esteem in which Munster, Ireland and Lions legend O’Gara is held, says organising committee chair,” Michael O’Flynn.... Read More
24th October 2013, Tuesday By TheCork.ie Education Correspondent news@TheCork.ie Bernard Kirk from Blackrock just outside Cork City will this morning be presented with an honorary Masters of Science from the National University of Ireland in Galway for his outstanding contribution to the education of our young people throughout his career. Bernard Kirk grew up in... Read More
24th October 2013, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork County Mayor, Cllr Noel O’Connor (FG), today welcomed the announcement of €2.5m grant funding from Fáilte Ireland towards the development of Spike Island as a unique tourism attraction in Cork Harbour. Co-funding by Cork County Council of €1.5m will bring to €4m the total investment... Read More
24th October 2013, Tuesday By TheCork.ie Politics Reporter news@TheCork.ie Labour Party TD for Cork South West, Michael McCarthy has welcomed news from the Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan, that the home renovation scheme announced in Budget 2014 will begin this Friday, instead of next year as originally announced. The tax relief for home renovation and... Read More
23 October 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Up to 40 new jobs will be created in Mahon, Cork, with the announcement today that coffee chain giant Starbucks and international gym franchise energie Fitness will both be opening their first Cork outlets at City Gate before Christmas. Starbucks will open in City Gate next month,... Read More
23rd October 2013, Monday By Bryan T. Smyth news@TheCork.ie TheCork.ie spoke with Tyndall National Institute CEO, Dr. Kieran Drain back in August 2013 at a jobs announcement and he said the Tyndall was improving it’s profile Well, he was right. The Tyndall National Institute today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PCH... Read More
22nd October 2013 By TheCork.ie Politics Reporter news@thecork.ie Deputy Sandra McLellan has called on the Minister for Arts Heritage and Gaeltacht to ensure that Vernon Mount House on Cork’s Southside to be renovated and opened to the public. Speaking today during the course of questions to the Minister, the Cork East TD and Sinn Féin... Read More
22nd October 2013 By TheCork.ie news@thecork.ie Junior Chamber Cork (JCI Cork), in association with Redmayne Bentley Stockbrokers, have launched a Fantasy Stock Market Competition. The competition is free to enter and at the end of a six week period (4 November to 13 December), the participant with the most valuable virtual portfolio will win €500!... Read More
22nd October 2013, Tuesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today at 5pm the new E Centre will be officially opened in Bandon, Co Cork. It’s located on 27 South Main Street. It’s been operational since earlier in the Summer. Bandon is the latest edition of the E Centre community; E Centres are already available, and... Read More
21st October 2013, Monday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Government TD has said that EVERY Garda car should be equipped with a defibrillator. Labour Junior Minister Kathleen Lynch was speaking this afternoon in Cork.. Defibrillators – which can deliver an electric shock to restart a heart – are currently in the headlines following the... Read More
21st October 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth news@TheCork.ie Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) have joined forces with Irish Water Safety (IWS) to launch a coastal safety awareness campaign which will run from 21 October to 3 November 2013. The campaign consists of a two-week local radio ad campaign that will air on nine local radio stations... Read More
21st October, 2013 By TheCork.ie Reporter news@TheCork.ie The Irish India Business Association (IIBA) Cork Chapter welcomes Her Excellency, Smt. Radhika Lal Lokesh, to Cork today. The new Indian Ambassador to Ireland will be the chief guest at a networking event organised by the IIBA Cork Chapter in association with University College Cork (UCC) and the... Read More