19 August 2013 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie JLS received their very own Rebel Passports from Lord Mayor, Cllr. Catherine Clancy on a special visit to Cork City Hall on August 17th. They join the likes of Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, Jedward and Taoiseach Enda Kenny, who are now “honourary” Corkonians thanks to their very own... Read More
By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ienews@thecork.ie Yesterday on Facebook it was said that Crowley’s Music Centre, in McCurtain Street, Cork City had closed. Local businesses were unable to confirm the news. If true it would be a loss to the heritage of Cork, as Rory Gallagher was known to frequent the shop. But today I visited the... Read More
9 August 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The 68th anniversary of the dropping of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will be marked in Cork City this evening. The Workers Party – which is calling for nuclear disarmament – will hold a brief ceremony at the “Peace Park” – located... Read More
9 August 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Increased crime in urban and rural areas, the cost of house insurance and the loss of faith in the Irish banking system is driving people in Ireland to put their valuables in safety deposit boxes, but banks are moving out of that business. So stepping in to... Read More
By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie International Conferences were worth more than 7-point-2 million euro to Cork last year. The figure comes from the first annual report of the “Cork Convention Bureau”. The Bureau is a public-private partnership which promotes Leeside as a destination for business meetings and conferences. By working with organisers the Bureau brought... Read More
By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Cork TD has told the Minister for Transport that Cork Airport “must maintain it’s 24 hour status”, The Irish Aviation Authority – which provides air traffic control across the country – is considering “limited restrictions” to controller services at night, because of low levels of traffic. The Minister for... Read More
Managerless Cork City FC take on Kilbarrack United in the FAI Cup at Turner’s Cross today (Bank Holiday Monday) kick off 5pm. The game will be Stuart Ashton’s first in charge, and speaking following training this morning, the caretaker manager told CorkCityFC.ie: “It is a potential banana skin, but it is up to us, it’s... Read More
8 May 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Around 2-thousand people attended the 8th Annual “Cork Pride Parade” on Sunday in the City. It marks the end of a week long L-G-B-T festival which was worth an estimated “half million euro” to the local economy. Organizers say “diversity in society is something to be celebrated”,... Read More
By Tony Hawkins tony@thecork.ie Officers from Revenue’s Customs Service at Cork Airport, yesterday (04/08/2013), seized approximately 1 kilogram of cannabis with a street value of €10,000, made up of pellets that had been ingested by a man in his forties who was stopped on foot of routine profiling. Revenue’s sniffer dog Max, gave a positive... Read More
By Mark Smith mark@thecork.ie A recruitment agency – with an office in ****Cork**** – is creating 50 jobs nationwide. The jobs at Sigmar Recruitment will come on stream over the next 18-months The positions will be in Cork, Dublin, and Galway Sigmar CEO Adrian McGennis says around 15 jobs will be created in Cork 24-recruiter.mp3
A nationwide survey has found a rise in illicit cigarettes in Cork city in the past twelve months.**** ** ** The survey of discarded cigarette packs on the streets and in bins in Cork found that 30.3% were non-domestic, meaning they had no Irish duty-paid stamp on them and so were illegal. **** ** **... Read More
By Adam Murphy adam@thecork.ie Consumer confidence in frozen beef burgers has still NOT recovered from the horse-meat scandal in January The results of a study by The Food Safety Authority of Ireland were published this week. It found more than half of those who used to buy frozen beef burgers, are “less likely” to do... Read More