24 August 2019 By Byran Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Yes! Lucky Cork winner scoops €50,000 with Prize Bonds This week’s Prize Bond Star Prize of €50,000 goes to lucky Prize Bond number TJ 286576 held in County Cork. The lucky bond was purchased in 2013. There were over 4,800 prizes awarded in this week’s Prize Bond Draw,... Read More
24 August 2019 11.55am By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI was called out in the early hours of this morning (Saturday 24 August) to a yacht in difficulty south of Sherkin Island near Baltimore in west Cork. The inshore lifeboat was launched at 12.31am at the request of the Irish Coast Guard to assist a... Read More
24 August 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork South West Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jim Daly, has proposed to Bus Eireann a technical solution that would save hundreds of families the dreaded wait for the morning school bus. In a letter to Bus Eireann CEO, Stephen Kent,... Read More
23 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Lord Mayor John Sheehan, County Mayor Christopher O’Sullivan, and Brendan Keating, CEO, Port of Cork today welcomed the Irish vessel Brian Boru and the Tall Ships Pelican of London and Maybe into the Port of Cork. The three ships having completed voyages as part of the Cork Sail... Read More
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23 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland must prioritise a strong commitment to foreign languages at all stages of the education system, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Cork Senator Colm Burke said: “A strong focus is now required around awareness of the importance of language skills in our education system in the context... Read More
23 August 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Dunkettle Interchange, the M20, M22, N28 upgrade and the Northern Ring Road are considered critical in supporting sustainable economic development to the south of the country. Most of these are now under threat or facing interminable delays. Industry reaction This represents a failure on behalf of the... Read More
22 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Government’s plan to overhaul commercial rates will help out businesses, local authorities and people across Cork a Fine Gael Senator and Cork North Central General Election Candidate Colm Burke has said. Senator Colm Burke said: “The passage of the Local Government Rates and Other Matters Act 2019,... Read More
21 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Opportunity to promote restaurants, hotels and bars from across Cork city and county The Murphy’s Cork Oyster and Seafood Festival 2019, one of Ireland’s fastest growing foodie festivals, has joined forces with Failte Ireland and “Taste the Island” to promote a multitude of events across Cork city and... Read More
20 August 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The commencement of a feasibility study of a relief road for the N25 in Castlemartyr has been welcomed by Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality, David Stanton. Funding has been allocated from Transport Infrastructure Ireland to Cork County... Read More
19 August 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ryan Tubridy was back on the Wild Atlantic Way this morning to broadcast his RTÉ Radio 1 Show from Schull, West Cork, as part of Fáilte Ireland’s ‘Embrace the Wild Atlantic Way of Life’ summer marketing campaign. Earlier this summer, Ryan took his 330,000 listeners on a magical... Read More
19 August 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Competitions, concerts, céilithe, sessions and more at Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2019 It was an exciting and successful week of competitions, concerts, céilithe, sessions and more at the 2019 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann. Over 500,000 people thronged the streets of Drogheda over the past eight... Read More