Consultants report says Cork Airport was worth €904 million to economy in 2019

24 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Review of January news Cork Airport generated €904 million for the Irish economy in 2019, according to findings in an economic impact study. The report, conducted by global management consulting firm InterVISTAS Consulting, revealed Cork Airport also contributed to the employment of 12,180 people in Ireland, equivalent to... Read More

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24th January, 2020

RNLI to honour Cork lifeboat crew with gallantry award for dramatic rescue that saved six lives

24 January 2020 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie RNLI to honour Cork lifeboat crew with gallantry award for dramatic rescue that saved six lives Castletownbere RNLI lifeboat crew are to be honoured by the charity for a dramatic rescue of a fishing crew that took place in challenging conditions and resulted in the lives of six... Read More

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23rd January, 2020

GAA: SuperValu continue sponsorship of Cork Senior Ladies Football Team

23 January 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie SuperValu today announced that they will continue their sponsorship of the Cork Senior Ladies Football Team. The sponsorship of the country’s most successful ladies team is now entering its 7th year and SuperValu are delighted to once again be backing the girls in red. This Saturday (25th January) the... Read More

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23rd January, 2020

ELECTION 2020: Upgraded harbour for Schull… if Fianna Fail are elected to Government

23 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Murphy O’Mahony will pursue Schull Harbour Development Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West Margaret Murphy O’Mahony says she will pursue the development of Schull Harbour if her party is elected to government. The Schull Marina and Harbour development was promised by the outgoing government but after nine... Read More

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23rd January, 2020

How bad is Air Pollution on the Northside of Cork City?

23 January 2020 By Bryan Smyth news@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has called for an increase in air pollution monitoring stations on the northside of the city A series of “indicative” monitoring equipment has been installed across Cork by Cork City Council in collaboration with UCC. These are calibrated against high-quality “reference” EPA stations.... Read More

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22nd January, 2020

Quadruplets return to Maternity Hospital to mark 18th birthday

22 January 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Quadruplets celebrate 18th birthday with midwives and doctors at Cork University Maternity Hospital The Murphy quadruplets from Cork came to Cork University Maternity Hospital today, their 18th birthday, to meet with the doctors and midwives who delivered them. Kellie, Katie, Shauna and Amy Murphy visited with their... Read More

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22nd January, 2020

WEST CORK: Green Party name Bernie Connolly as candidate for Cork South West constituency

22 January 2020 By Bryan Smyth news@TheCork.ie Bernie Connolly, current Coordinator of Cork Environmental Forum, has been added to the Green Party ticket in Cork, being formally announced as the party’s candidate to contest the Cork South West constituency. Ms. Connolly, who previously stood for the party in the 2004 local elections, is the current... Read More

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22nd January, 2020

Plans for Africa Day Cork 2020 commence with public engagement evening

22 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Africa Day is just around the corner and with that, a public engagement evening for Africa Day Cork 2020 is scheduled for today, Wednesday 22 January, in the Atrium at Cork City Hall from 6.30pm. The organising committee is now calling on members of the public to share their... Read More

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21st January, 2020

Davis College hosts seventh annual Model United Nations

21 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Davis College, a multi-denominational secondary school under the auspices of the Cork Education and Training Board, is hosting its seventh annual Model United Nations. The event is taking place at City Hall in Cork and runs from Tuesday 21st February to Friday 24th February. The event this year... Read More

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21st January, 2020

Carrigaline Notes

21 January 2020 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Scór an bPáistí date change Due to the General Election being held on Saturday February 8th the Scór na bPáistí date had to be changed. The Carrigdhoun semi-final dates are Friday February 7th in Ballinspittle at 7.00pm (no change) and Sunday February 9thin Ballinhassig Hall at 2.00pm. All National School children in the division... Read More

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21st January, 2020

Work continues to stop RAW SEWERAGE entering Cork Harbour

21 January 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Another major milestone for Cork Lower Harbour project as first of two pipes installed underneath the estuary between Cobh Dockyard and Monkstown Irish Water, in partnership with Cork County Council, is working to end the decades-long practice of discharging raw sewage directly into Cork Lower Harbour with the... Read More

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