2 November 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie • GoBé operates up to 13 services every day between Cork – Dublin City – Dublin Airport • Luxury coaches with on-board toilets, sockets for charging electrical devices and free WiFi • Promotional fare of €9.99 single and €19.98 return (valid 5th – 30th November) For the month... Read More
2 November 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Senator Tim Lombard said that the Finance Bill should include a reduction on the VAT on sun cream Senator Lombard said: “Since I made my initial proposals in for VAT reduction on sun cream in June, I have been overwhelmed by positive responses I have received from people... Read More
1 November 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Today, Thursday, 1 November, will see the launch of the most recent volume of the Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, as well as the online publication of over a century of back issues of the journal. William O’Brien, Professor of Archaeology at University College Cork, well... Read More
1 November 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie You can please some of the people, sometimes Being a politician is a difficult job. You cannot please everyone, and no matter who you DO manage to please you will concurrently DISplease some other group. Almost every decision is part of a zero-sum system. Housing provides a perfect... Read More
1 November 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Currently working with 2,615 Cork based employers and have placed 4,029 people in jobs Turas Nua has announced they are increasing their efforts to work with more employers in Cork and are targeting an additional 850 businesses and organisations over the course of the coming year. This is... Read More
31 October 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South Central, Michael McGrath has said that he is “disappointed that no indicative timeline for the M20 Cork to Limerick motorway has been made public“. Deputy McGrath was commenting after securing an update from the Transport Infrastructure Ireland on the project. “This is... Read More
31 October 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie €1m has been put into a Trust for Liam Miller’s family €250k will be donated to Marymount Hospice, Cork, where Liam received end of life care €100k will be donated to The Jack O’Driscoll Fund* €35k will be donated to Mercy University Hospital Foundation €35k will be donated... Read More
30 October 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 6 asthma triggers that will make you shiver this Hallowe’en With Halloween just around the corner, the Asthma Society is highlighting six asthma triggers that are very common at this time of the year. Sarah O’Connor, CEO of the Asthma Society, said: “Hallowe’en is a time to be spooked –... Read More
30 October 2018, 11am By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Gardaí seized 13 weapons and 1 suspected cannabis plant (pending analysis) following a search at a house in Kanturk, Co. Cork on the 27th October 2018. Shortly before 3pm, Gardaí carried out a search at a house in the Castlemagner area of Kanturk, Co. Cork and seized... Read More
28 October 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork will host a major Chocolate and Baking Weekend this November with world-renowned chocolatiers and bakers descending to showcase their love of all things sweet. The Cork Chocolate and Baking Weekend will return to The Cork International Hotel on 23rd to the 25th November 2018. Chocolatiers and bakers... Read More
26 October 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie 57 per month in 2017 versus 81 per month to date in 2018 Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has said that the Government is continuing to fail older people who present to Emergency Departments as new figures show a 42% increase in the... Read More
26 October 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Airport, Ireland’s welcomes the addition of Nice and Dubrovnik to Aer Lingus’ summer 2019 schedule. The two new routes out of Cork were announced today (26 October) by Aer Lingus, with flights to Nice, France commencing on May 1 on Wednesdays and Sundays while the new service... Read More