400 International Emergency Professionals Attend Annual Gathering in Cork City

12 September 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The event brings together emergency service workers from around the world The annual Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Gathering 2018 is taking place in Cork City from 11th to 13th of September. Over 400 emergency medical professionals are expected to descend on Cork City for three days for this... Read More

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12th September, 2018

9% VAT rate must be retained

12 September 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The 9% VAT Rate is essential for continued growth in the tourism and hospitably sectors across rural Ireland. That’s the message from the Irish Hotels Federation, and its a message that Cork Seantor Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) agrees with. Related photograph: Hotels and guesthouses across Cork are backing... Read More

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11th September, 2018

Upgrade complete to Cork Recording and TV Studio

11 September 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Half-Light Post Production, on the Marina, has unveiled recent development works which were carried out in order to cater for the studio’s continued growth and the demand for high end post production services for the film and television industry in Cork and further afield in Munster. In addition... Read More

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11th September, 2018

WEST CORK: Baltimore RNLI called out to search for a missing swimmer

11 September 2018, 8.20pm By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI was called out this morning (Tuesday 11 September) to a swimmer who was reported missing on a swim from Skibbereen to Baltimore, West Cork. The volunteer lifeboat crew launched their inshore lifeboat following a request from the Irish Coast Guard at 9.42am to search the... Read More

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11th September, 2018

NEW ROUTE: Ryanair to fly direct from Cork Airport to Malta

11 September 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Airport welcomes today’s announcement from Ryanair that the airline is to commence a new Cork route to Malta in March 2019. The service to the island country, which lies south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, will operate twice weekly as part of Ryanair’s Summer 2019 schedule.... Read More

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11th September, 2018

What is delaying the new Macroom Garda Station?

11 September 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Aindrias Moynihan has said that his motion on Macroom Garda Station which was debated and passed at today’s meeting of the Joint Policing Committee (JPC) is vitally important in ensuring that the station is built as soon as possible. Deputy Moynihan... Read More

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11th September, 2018

State cannot leave it to private sector alone to deliver nursing home beds – says Cork TD

11 September 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has said that a failure to plan for an aging population on the part of the government will result in a residential care time bomb in the future. Deputy Murphy O’Mahony was commenting after a new report from... Read More

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11th September, 2018

RNLI Fundraiser Dinner in Cork City Centre

11 September 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Metropole Hotel in Cork will host a very special fundraising Black Tie Gala Dinner in aid of the RNLI on Saturday 22nd September. Each dinner course will be prepared by a separate celebrity chef, which will add a special element to the evening. The evening will begin... Read More

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10th September, 2018

HEALTH: Minister Simon Coveney opens Bon Secours Care Village 36 bed extension

10th September 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie 32 jobs created thanks to €11m investment A new 36 bed wing at one of Ireland’s leading retirement villages, Bon Secours Care Village, Mount Desert, Lee Road, Cork, has been officially unveiled today by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon Coveney. Developed at a cost of €11m... Read More

FINE GAEL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS

10th September, 2018

FARMING: University College Cork and Teagasc announce B.Agri Degree

10 September 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie ‘Cork is the true home of Food and Agriculture” – That’s the message being underpinned by the offering of an exciting new Agricultural Science degree at University College Cork, in collaboration with Teagasc. The innovative new Agricultural Science degree, which is delivered in partnership with Teagasc, will emphasize... Read More

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8th September, 2018

PHOTOS: Carrigaline Skate Park has official opening

8 September 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ballincollig/Carrigaline Municipal District Chair Cllr Joe Harris has officially opened Cork’s newest and much anticipated Skate Park in Carrigaline. Located at the People’s Park, entrance off Church Road, the state of the art recreational facility cost in the region of €220,000 was principally funded by Cork County Council... Read More

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8th September, 2018

COMPETITION: Name Cork’s best building?

8 September 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Uncovering Cork’s Best Buildings The search is on for Cork’s best designed and maintained buildings. Cork Business Association (CBA), in association with Cork City Council, have launched the Cork Better Building Awards 2018. The awards congratulate staff, managers, property owners, developers, architects and designers for high standards in design, conservation... Read More

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