By Bryan T. Smyth Many Farmers in Cork cannot afford to feed their cattle, and there have been calls for the Minister for Agriculture to access emergency EU funding. It’s being called the “Fodder crisis”. The poor summer of 2012 meant that the quantity and quality hay and silage preserved for winter feed was lower... Read More
4-thousand jobs could be created in Ireland if a “European Union-United States” trade agreement is reached. That’s according to Ireland South MEP Sean Kelly. A first informal meeting of EU ministers has taken place in Dublin Castle. and the goal is to bring about a “free trade area” with the United States. Ireland has a... Read More
By Bryan T. Smyth Historians from U-C-C and the “City and County Archives” will hold a roadshow in Douglas on Saturday, and they’re asking anyone with artifacts from the “War of Independence” and “Civil War” to bring them along. Experts will be on hand to assess the “historical value” of items, and there’ll be exhibits... Read More
By Council Reporter A plan by officials in County Hall to introduce pay parking in Carrigaline has been deferred again. Officials believe that charging for parking would free up spaces, and improve business. But the “Carrigaline Business Association” is against the plans. The six elected County Councillors for the Carrigaline area are divided on the... Read More
A new film festival for Cork will launch on May 1st it was announced today. IndieCork is the brainchild of a group with backgrounds in education, business, social and community initiatives, film and entertainment, all from Cork. IndieCork has amongst its founders, Mick Hannigan and Úna Feely, recently departed from Cork Film Festival. ** **... Read More
KBC Bank Ireland continues to expand its presence with the opening of a new office in Cork city. Investment in the new office ‘reflects the increase in new customers joining the bank and the demand for competitive banking among Irish consumers’, according to John Reynolds, CEO, KBC Bank Ireland. ** ** KBC is celebrating 40... Read More
12th April 2012 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie People in Cork will now have easy and quick access to community-based affordable mental health services, thanks to a new service which has been launched in the city and which is open to people from the entire county and surrounding counties. The service will benefit people facing... Read More
The global impact of the tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic will be highlighted at a commemoration in Cobh next Sunday afternoon. On 14th April 2013, the 101st anniversary of the day on which the Titanic struck an iceberg, people will gather in Cobh for a ceremony to remember all of those who died... Read More
Brian Hayes TD, Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW), was in Skibbereen, Co. Cork Thursday to launch the public exhibition stage of the Skibbereen Flood Relief Scheme. Speaking in Skibbereen Town Council offices this morning, Minister Hayes said: *“Skibbereen has a long history of flooding and **I am... Read More
Cork City face a tough task as they travel to Sligo on Saturday to face the league leaders. City put an end to a run of three games without a win thanks to Shane Duggan’s late winner against UCD at Turner’s Cross last week, and manager Dunne says that Sligo will be tough opponents for... Read More
By Marine Reporter Ahead of the busy 2013 cruise season, the Port of Cork today announced details of their sister seaport agreement with PortMiami, the “Cruise Capital of the World”. The sister seaport agreement will benefit the Port of Cork and PortMiami in collaborating on the exchange of information and ideas, with the intended aim... Read More
CORK MABS opened its doors in 1992 as the first Money Advice Service (MABS) in Ireland, this was the brainchild of a Corkonion Mr. Brendan Roche who saw first hand the misery that moneylending was causing in the community. MABS aim was to provide independent, confidential and free information, advice and practical support on money... Read More