Aldi open new store at The Elysian

11th December 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Aldi have opened a new store today in Ireland’s tallest building, the landmark Elysian in Cork’s city centre. With a shop floor spanning 996m² and free customer car parking (with a purchase), the new store will be Aldi’s 18th in Co. Cork. Aldi currently operates stores at Blackrock, Blackpool, Charleville,... Read More

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9th December, 2014

CIT hosts Ireland Skills competition

9th December 2014, Wednesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The IrelandSkills National Competition will take place at Cork Institute of Technology from tomorrow, December 9th and continue until December 12th. There will be competitions in ten skills including Carpentry, Plasterwork, Automobile Technology and Electrical Installation. A number of the winners at national level will go... Read More

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8th December, 2014

Cork County Council must do more to tackle Homelessness

8th December 2014, Wednesday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin Cllr Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has claimed that Cork County Council is simply not doing enough to tackle the issue of homelessness. Speaking after a report was presented to Councillors at today’s meeting of Cork County Council, following on from a motion tabled by Cllr... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

8th December, 2014

Main Cork to Kerry road to be improved in Macroom

8th December 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork North West TD Michael Creed has today welcomed the signing of the contract for the resurfacing of Macroom town. Commenting on the signing of the contract with Priority Construction LTD, Deputy Creed said: “I am delighted that Cork County Council have finalised plans to resurface the... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

8th December, 2014

Google streetview expands in Cork City

8th December 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Many Cork people, do not like the exterior of Merchants Quay in Cork. It is a fine shopping centre, an indoor mall but is a “celebration of redbrick” outside. Until now you could only appreciate it’s exterior on Google Streetview, but now the interior is also available. Today,... Read More

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8th December, 2014

Funding confirmed for Cork Festivals

8th December 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork’s festival scene has received a significant boost. The Leeside Capital, which is already known as the “City of Festivals” with more than 20 significant events spread across the year in Culture, Education, Music and Sport. Today, €110,000 in Government Grants were confirmed for three major events,... Read More

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8th December, 2014

Cork Person of Year Book – wins award itself

8 December 2014, 6pm By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork based printing company, Lettertec Ireland Ltd have won an Irish Print Award in the Print Finishing category for its book “Celebrating 21 years of the Cork Person of the Year Awards”. Lettertec faced strong competition from printing companies and specialist print finishers from Dublin and... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, POLITICS

6th December, 2014

Armed Gardai called to Minane Bridge

6th December 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Gardaí have arrested an 18-year-old male and recovered a firearm following an overnight incident at a house in Co. Cork. At approximately 11pm Gardaí from Kinsale were called to an incident at a house near Minane Bridge. On the arrival of gardaí a number of gun shots... Read More

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5th December, 2014

Drugs smuggled to Cork House in sandals

5th December 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 400gms of cocaine, with an estimated street value of €28,000 were seized yesterday (04/12/14), at a house in Cork City. The drugs which originated in South Africa, were concealed in a shipment of sandals. A 22 year old Nigerian female were arrested and is currently detained under drug... Read More

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5th December, 2014

Farranree Traffic Warden

5th December 2014 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie With the imminent retirement of the School Traffic Warden, parents have expressed concern that the area on Knockpogue Ave in Farranree which has one Secondary School and 2 Primary Schools and is subject to very heavy traffic at school time will be left without a School Traffic Warden.... Read More

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5th December, 2014

[Audio] Street renamed after Clonakilty Blackpudding pioneer

5 December 2014, Friday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The man who is credited as putting Clonakilty on the map through the founding and promotion of the now world-famous Clonakilty Black Pudding, has been honoured posthumously. At 11.30am today a street nameplate was officially unveiled in Clon. Last January the then Town Council voted unanimously... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

4th December, 2014

Free parking in Co Cork towns for Christmas period

4th December 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Various towns across Co Cork have parking fee relaxations for the Christmas period. Confusingly each is different, conspiracy theorists will say this is purposeful by officials who will next year suggest a blanket County wide parking policy and will cite Christmas confusion as a reason. TheCork.ie has compiled... Read More

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