13 December 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie True Christmas spirit will be felt on the streets of Cork City over the next two weeks, as hundreds of students from 22 schools across the City don the familiar yellow jackets and rally the troops for the annual SHARE (Students Harness Aid for the Relief of the... Read More
12 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy, T.D. and the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton, T.D., have today (12 December 2019) launched a public consultation on proposed revisions to the Wind Energy Development Guidelines. The guidelines relate to onshore wind developments... Read More
12 December 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City and Bantry will be allocated significant funding by Fáilte Ireland to develop their potential as tourism ‘destination towns’. The funding has been allocated through Cork City Council and Cork County Council as part of the €15.5million ‘Destination Towns’ initiative launched earlier this year by the National... Read More
11 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Mr. Kevin “Boxer” Moran, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief today clarified the position regarding the progression of the Glashaboy-Sallybrook Flood Relief Scheme. The Minister said “My Office, under the provisions of the Arterial Drainage Acts, has submitted the... Read More
11 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork Airport welcomes today’s announcement that Ryanair is to commence a new direct service from Cork to the Croatian coastal city of Zadar for its summer 2020 schedule. Commencing in April 2020, the twice-weekly service is the second new route revealed by Ryanair for its extended summer schedule... Read More
11 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Three Cork students have received awards for academic excellence from CPA Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. The award winners were Hanna Gilicze from Dillon’s Cross who was the top performer in the Formation 2 paper on Information Systems (award sponsored by DNA IT); Eileen Hurley from Castledonovan, Drimoleague... Read More
11 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has launched a colouring book titled ‘The Colourful Heritage of County Cork’. Supported by the Heritage Council, and through the Creative Ireland Programme, Cork County Council and the Creative Ireland Culture Team worked with a range of different illustrators to produce a delightful colouring book... Read More
10 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie
10 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The President hosted an Afternoon tea reception for Community Groups today, at Áras an Uachtaráin. Various Cork groups were among those who attended.
10 December 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Transparency Report has no legal standing insofar as Council’s are audited by another agency called NOAC, nevertheless Green Party would like Cork City Council to have higher result. The Green Party in Cork has urged Cork City Council to improve its record of transparency and accountability. Cork City... Read More
10 December 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie December 2019 – Soul in the City returns to Cork next June Bank Holiday Weekend for its fifth year under the new direction of Eventi Management, overseen by the discerning eyes of Sinéad Dunphy and Lawrence Owens. This new management brings the Festival to the next level, augmenting... Read More
9 December 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Over 50 cuddly teddy bears are joining Cork County Council’s Fire Service before Christmas and will be assigned a very important job. These bears will become part of the fire crew in each fire station in Cork and will ride on every frontline fire truck in Cork County.... Read More