14 July 2024, Sunday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Bride, Lucy Kelly from Kilmichael and Groom, Tadgh Dennehy from Cork city celebrated their wedding today and were wished well by Ray Foley, Kent Station Master and Lelia Graham, Irish Rail. The couple and their wedding party travelled to the ceremony at Sirius Arts centre, Cobh on... Read More
14 July 2024 By Tony Forde tony@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has announced a new Affordable Housing Purchase Scheme in Bandon. Applications for the new two and three bed houses at Almans View, Bandon will open at 12 noon on Monday the 15th of July 2024. Constructed by J.O.D Developments, the houses will generally be available for... Read More
14 July 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Latest Maxi Zoo store opening in Dublin brings to 33 the number of outlets nationwide Maxi Zoo, which opened its first Irish store at Ballincollig County Cork in 2006, has officially cut the ribbon on its 33rd outlet in Ireland, at Nutgrove Shopping Centre in Dublin. The speciality... Read More
13 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Castletownbere RNLI lifeboat was launched early this morning to assist a 32-foot West-Cork based yacht, with four persons onboard, which had lost its ability to manoeuvre three miles south of the Fastnet Rock. The lifeboat received an alert at 06:15 from Valentia Coastguard Maritime Coordination Rescue Centre requesting... Read More
13 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Airport contributed €1.045 billion to the Irish economy and supported more than 12,650 job in 2023, new analysis of the airport’s economic impact has revealed. Launched recently by Minister of State for Transport James Lawless TD, Ireland’s EU Commissioner Designate Michael McGrath TD and Tourism Ireland’s Chief... Read More
12 July 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council Officially Opens Road Infrastructure to Support 2,500 Homes at Water-Rock Urban Expansion Area in Midleton The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Joe Carroll and the Tánaiste, Micheál Martin TD have officially opened a €11.7 million critical infrastructure development at Water-Rock near Midleton that... Read More
12 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Board of Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited has appointed Interim Chief Executive, Michael Harte, as the Society’s new Chief Executive. Michael has been a critical member of Dairygold’s Senior Leadership Team since his appointment as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in 2006. His expertise, influence and decision-making have significantly... Read More
11 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie West Cork Literary Festival takes place at various Locations, Bantry, West Cork – 12th to 19 July 2024 This year’s West Cork Literary Festival is almost upon us and the festival will run from 12th to 19th July. There has been a huge response to this year’s line-up... Read More
11 July 2024 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Mercier Press presents Cork Noir at its finest with the third in the Detective Tim Collins series. Fresh from a harrowing abduction case linked to Kerry drug gangs, Detective Tim Collins returns to Cork City to discover that lurking in its fabled lanes lies a shadowy world he’s... Read More
10 July 2024 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie News in brief: Photos New Kinsale Lions president Cormac Fitzgerald FCPA, is an accountant with over 25 years’ experience working with SMEs of all sectors. Cormac has spoken nationally and internationally on SME issues, and was a guest speaker at the ICA India International conference in India addressing... Read More