The Old Jameson Distillery Dublin and the Jameson Experience at the Old Distillery Midleton Co Cork, both top tourist attractions in Ireland, have announced visitor figures for the first 6 months of 2012 showing a 13% growth compared to the same period last year. A total of 160,500 visitors passed through the doors between 1st... Read More
25th July 2012 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Providence Resources P.l.c., (“Providence”) the Irish oil and gas exploration and production company, whose shares are quoted in London (AIM) and Dublin (ESM), is pleased to provide a resource update on the Barryroe oil field in the North Celtic Sea Basin, offshore Ireland. Providence (80%) operates Barryroe on... Read More
Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South Central, Micheál Martin TD, has called on the Minister for Agriculture to follow through on his commitment that a special fund would be established for businesses that were affected by the recent floods in Cork. Businesses in Douglas and other areas of Cork were severely hit by the floods... Read More
The massive pensioner protests which rocked the Government in 2008 could be repeated if the Government choose to act on the advice of the International Monetary Fund and cut back on medical cards for the over 70s Socialist Party councillor City Mick Barry said this morning. Cllr Barry said this in the wake of yesterdays... Read More
Paul Brierley is July “Cork Person of the Month” Paul Brierley’s work on restoring Camden Fort Meagher in Crosshaven and other tourist intitiatives, earned him the July Cork Person of the Month. Paul said he was accepting the award on behalf of all the team on the project. In mid 2009 following a lifetime of... Read More
Parts of the old West Cork Railway are to be re-opened as a pedestrian walkway in the long term. There are 188 kilometres of former track stretching from the Cork City to Bantry. It includes the landmark “Chetwynd viaduct” just outside the City. West Cork County Councillors have been shown a preliminary “feasibility study” today.... Read More
Fine Gael Senator Deirdre Clune would like welcome Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton’s move for a hardship fund to be made available for the flooding victims in Cork. A 10 million euro aid package has been made available to those households who were severely affected by the flash floods over two weeks ago. 800... Read More
Entrepreneurs in Mid County Cork are being encouraged to apply to a programme being run at the Macroom E Enterprise Centre Start up and innovative businesses could enjoy a free office, and weekly practical workshops on business development. The Macroom centre is supported by Cork County Council and the South Cork Enterprise Board Applicants must... Read More
The Corkman who has become first person in the world to complete the “Oceans Seven” challenge will touch down in Cork Airport tonight. The “Oceans Seven” is the open-water swimming equivalent of climbing the seven summits. 46 year old Steve Redmond from Ballydehob, West Cork, is an amateur endurance swimmer. He started the challenge three... Read More
Cork Chamber today launched a business air travel survey in association with Cork Airport. The survey explores the needs of users of the airport, the demand for new and existing routes and ways the airport can best service the needs of enterprise in the region. The survey is available online via the Cork Chamber website... Read More
16 July 2012 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Editorial: Councils across Ireland are voting themselves out of existence as their race to become like the Seanad. Cork County Council already dumped its waste collection business. It will lose water to “Irish Water”, and now it has lost its role in waste collection permits. A QUANGO called... Read More
The Courtmacsherry RNLI Lifeboat was called out this evening, sat at 7.12pm to go to the aid of a 35 ft Yacht which has got into difficulties two miles off the Seven Heads in West Cork. The stricken vessel has had a fire on board and requested immediate assistence. The Lifeboat has now reached the... Read More