24th March 2014, Monday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Plans to invite the Pope to visit Cork have taken another step forward A Former Deputy Lord Mayor of the City proposed the invitation two weeks ago, and an internal committee – the corporate policy group – have now approved the idea in principal. Fine Gael... Read More
24th March 2014, Monday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Cork City Councillor has suggested the establishment of a DN- database for dogs! It’s to try and trace the owners of pets which are fouling pavements, and green areas. Under the Litter Pollution Act 1997 it is an offence to allow a dog under your... Read More
24th March 2014, Monday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A fundraising concert for a well known Cork Journalist will take place in City Hall on Easter Sunday. 43 year old Deirdre O’Reilly reported for the Evening Echo but suffered a massive stroke in December and needs intensive rehabilitation. She’s been left with paralysis of the right... Read More
24th March 2014, Monday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie There are calls for more Garda FOOT PATROLS in Cork City Centre. It follows the daytime assault of a man on Winthrop Street over the weekend. The victim – understood to be in his 30s – was assaulted by a group of youths around 4.30 on... Read More
21st March 2014. Friday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Rugby’s Donncha O’Callaghan has visited his former primary school in Bishopstown to talk about efforts being made by UNICEF to eradicate polio in the next 4 years. The Munster and Ireland lock is a UNICEF ambassador and recently returned from a four-day fact finding trip to Nigeria. O’Callaghan was... Read More
20th March 2014 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Murphy’s Stout and Beamish Stout are pleased to announce a multi-year partnership with the Cork GAA Senior Hurling and Football teams under the title of ‘Proud Partner’. The relationship between the two stouts and Cork GAA initially goes back as far as 1891, when Murphy’s founder James J... Read More
19th March 2014, Wednesday 11am By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie An Irish politician has been named “MEP of the Year” Sean Kelly – who represents the constituency of “Ireland South”, which includes Cork – received the award in the “Digital Agenda” category. MEPs are chosen following a vote by their peers, and the awards took place... Read More
18th March 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A record 55,000 people lined the streets of Cork City today for the Cork St. Patrick’s Festival, which was led by the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Catherine Clancy and Grand Marshall Michael Flatley from an open top Ford Model T car. The parade, which was themed... Read More
18th March 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Motorists are advised that significant traffic management measures will be put in place on the Cork South Ring Road overnight. The temporary arrangements will affect N40 traffic heading west from the Kinsale Road Roundabout. The westbound slip road heading toward the Sarsfield Road Roundabout will be reduced to... Read More
15th March 2014 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Everyman Theatre on MacCurtain Street, Cork, has announced the appointment of Julie Kelleher as its incoming Artistic Director. Julie has a successful career in theatre as a director, performer, producer and administrator. Everyman Chairman, Michael White, welcomed the appointment: “The Everyman is delighted to welcome Julie... Read More
14th March 2014, Friday By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The “Free Curry” which will feed 5-thousand people in Cork City Centre tomorrow as part of the Saint Patricks Festival, has been prepared, and packaged this afternoon in Bishopstown 80 Catering students from Cork Institute of Technology chopped up the donated vegetables earlier today over 3... Read More
13th March 2014 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The state of roads in County Cork should improve over the next month. The Acting County Managed Declan Daly has lifted a ban on overtime for roads workers to try and tackle the growing problem of potholes. The cash strapped County Council has had to curtail all spending... Read More