How to stop graffiti? reintroduce the Community Graffiti Programme

14 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Labour Local election Candidate Peter Horgan and Senator Kevin Humphreys have called on the Government to reintroduce the Community Graffiti Programme to combat the damage to private property by vandalism. Graffiti is a real problem in communities right around Cork city and county,” said Mr Horgan “There is... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

13th April, 2019

HEALTH & POLITICS: Government are responsible for hospital overcrowding – says MEP

13 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has said “years of bad government policy is directly responsible for the crisis in our hospitals.” Ms Ní Riada made the remarks following a week which saw the highest number of patients on trolleys so far this year. The Ireland South MEP... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

13th April, 2019

HORSE RACING: Mallow gears up to welcome thousands for Annual Racing Family Festival

13 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie For residents of Mallow and beyond, the Easter weekend signals the commencement of the biggest event of the season for the region– the renowned Racing Home for Easter Festival. As the main sponsor of the festival, Cork County Council was delighted to welcome members of the Racing Home... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, SPORT

12th April, 2019

Skibbereen Regional Water Supply Scheme.

12 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Irish Water and Minister of State Jim Daly officially turn the sod to mark start of €28m upgrade to Skibbereen Regional Water Supply Scheme Minister of State Jim Daly this morning joined Irish Water and Cork County Council in turning the sod to officially mark the start of... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

12th April, 2019

Ballycotton Harbour granted funding of almost €37,000 – Minister Stanton

12 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Ballycotton Harbour is to benefit from Local Authority Harbour Programme funding of €36,844 for two separate projects, Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice, David Stanton, has confirmed. Funding is being made available under the Local Authority Harbour Programme whereby the... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

11th April, 2019

What will the Cork City boundary expansion mean for you?

11 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork’s Councils embark on awareness campaign in advance of the changes to Cork City’s boundary Cork County Council and Cork City Council have begun an awareness campaign to ensure that the 85,000 citizens impacted are aware of the change which takes effect on 31st May 2019. Areas such... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS, POLITICS

11th April, 2019

Cork Airport Internship and Bursary for CIT Marketing Students

11 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Final year Marketing students at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) are working with Cork Airport to develop marketing communications campaigns through a ‘live case’ competitive process. The overall objective of the campaign is to grow passenger numbers at the airport by 8% this year, and to increase Cork... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, NEWS

10th April, 2019

“Fort 2 Fort” Charity Cycle will raise funds for Mercy University Hospital Foundation, Lions Clubs, and Camden Fort Meagher Restoration

10 April 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie With this year’s Fort 2 Fort Charity Cycle Sportive just around the corner on Sunday, April 14th, organisers of the Fort 2 Fort are looking forward to the return of the popular charity event which raised nearly €20,000 for local beneficiaries in 2018. Registration is now in full... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH, NEWS, SPORT

9th April, 2019

Mallow: Bridge Boardwalk plans announced

9 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council today announced plans to develop a Boardwalk on the western wall of Mallow Bridge. The bridge, spanning the River Blackwater, is a recorded protected structure dating back to 1712 and is a major access route to Mallow Town Centre. The proposed Boardwalk development is estimated... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

9th April, 2019

Cork towns set to benefit from funding of up to €1million through major new Fáilte Ireland scheme

9 April 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fáilte Ireland will invest €15.5million through the local authorities to boost the attractiveness and tourism appeal of up to 62 towns across the country. The Fáilte Ireland scheme is part of the National Tourism Development Authority’s work to drive a better regional spread of overseas and domestic visitors... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

8th April, 2019

PHOTOS: Cork Life Long Learning Festival 2019

8 April 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

8th April, 2019

Where is the new Cork City/County Cork boundary?

8 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Workers’ Party Cork City Councillor Ted Tynan has called on Cork City Council to launch a public information in tandem with the major city boundary changes that come into force at the end of next month. Cllr. Tynan said that with local elections just seven weeks away there... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, POLITICS, WORKERS PARTY