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20th August, 2013

UCC students can now avail of alcohol-free accommodation

By Adam Klaus adamklaus@TheCork.ie Students attending UCC in the new academic year 2013/14 will have the opportunity to avail of alcohol-free accommodation for the first time as part of a pilot programme by the UCC Health Matters initiative and UCC Campus Accommodation. While subject to demand, good uptake is expected and spaces will be limited... Read More
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20th August, 2013

Cork Innovates Launches €3k Bursary

The Cork innovates bursary announcement this year has been confirmed at €30,000. The Cork innovates bursary has become a vital tool for any business that wins the accolade and is sure to attract a large number of entries this year. This year’s bursary is an increase of nearly 60% on the 2012 figure. Last year... Read More
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19th August, 2013

Vernon Mount restoration continues

19th August 2013 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Voluntary residents’ group, The Grange Frankfield Partnership, will launch the much-anticipated Vernon Mount Lecture Series at Cork City Heritage Week next week. The organisation, which represents local residents’ associations, has gathered a number of influential and expert speakers to discuss various issues relating to Vernon Mount House,... Read More
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19th August, 2013

Cork Councils shortlisted for Govt Awards

Cork innovates, the Cork City and County Council joint initiative, has been shortlisted in the 2013 Excellence in Local Government Awards by Chambers Ireland. Cork innovates is a major driver of entrepreneurship in the Cork region and this award is testament to the work put in by all those involved since the initiative came to... Read More
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19th August, 2013

Cork pilots electronic GP referrals

The Mercy University Hospital is the first hospital in Ireland to have introduced an electronic referral system for GPs referring patients for general outpatient hospital appointments. The general referral form which the GPs can use is suitable for all general hospital outpatient appointments. The project is part of a HSE national pilot. In January of... Read More
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8th August, 2013

[Audio] Bring your Conference to Cork – says Bureau

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
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6th August, 2013

[Audio] Cork must keep 24h Airport says Govt TD

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
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