Insurance profits soar as customers pay the price – Kelleher

18 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Three major firms made combined profits of almost €200m last year Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Business, Enterprise & Innovation Billy Kelleher says insurance customers will be extremely frustrated to learn that three of the country’s main insurance companies made a combined profit of almost €200m in 2018. The... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

17th March, 2019

Cork schools to benefit from ICT funding

17 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork schools are set to benefit from a raft of new technology thanks to government funding, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Cork Senator Tim Lombard said: “all of our local school will receive grants to purchase key technology including tablets, cloud systems and projectors. I’m delighted that... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, EDUCATION, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

16th March, 2019

PHOTOS: Refurbished Patrick’s Bridge officially opened

16 March 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

16th March, 2019

RedFM Samsung Galaxy S10 promotion

16 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Magician Joel Mawhinney entertained with the RedFM Team at Mahon Point Shopping Centre in Cork at the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Experience, celebrating a decade since the launch of the first Samsung Galaxy device and to introduce Samsung’s new premium smartphone device range; the Samsung Galaxy... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

16th March, 2019

WEST CORK: Islands Community Fund Scheme 2019

16 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has launched West Cork Islands Community Fund Scheme 2019. Initiated by the Elected Members of Cork County Council when considering the 2019 budget, it was agreed to set aside a fund of €50,000 ring fenced to support Island community development through small scale capital and... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

15th March, 2019

Cork County Council visits Tourism Ireland in New York

15 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Representatives of Cork County Council, who are in New York for the St Patrick’s Day period, met with senior executives from Tourism Ireland today (Friday, 15 March). They were briefed on Tourism Ireland’s extensive promotional programme in the United States for 2019, which is in full swing right... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

14th March, 2019

Aengus MacGrianna calls on businesses in Cork to help ‘alpaca’ punch to cancer on Daffodil Day

14 March 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Donations needed to meet increasing demands for services like counselling – up 18% in two years Former RTE newsreader Aengus MacGrianna is urging businesses in Cork to support cancer patients and their families by getting behind the Irish Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day on Friday, March 22nd, to ensure... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

13th March, 2019

TOURISM: Spike Island launches ‘Shivs & shanks’ exhibition

13 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Spike Island Cork has opened a new permanent exhibit entitled the ‘Shivs and shanks’ exhibition, which features improvised weapons confiscated in Irish prisons. Many of the frightening weapons were fashioned from everyday items and show the daily dangers faces by prison officers and the prisoners themselves, with hundreds... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

13th March, 2019

Another Cork professional firm rebrands from a Surname to an Acronym

13 March 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

12th March, 2019

Experts advise the 85,000+ Smokers in Cork – Smokers Pay Thousands More for Life Cover

12 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Smokers can pay twice as much for life insurance than their non-smoking counterparts, according to figures released today by leading protection specialist Royal London. Experts at Royal London say they are flagging the cost comparisons now to further spur on the thousands of Irish people who are challenging... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

11th March, 2019

One of Ireland’s “Best Large Workplaces” is in East Cork

11 March 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie AbbVie, the global biopharmaceutical company which has a manufacturing presence in Carrigtwohill, has been listed among the Best Large Workplaces in Ireland for the sixth successive year. The announcement was made at the Great Place to Work Awards in Dublin recently. AbbVie was listed as the No. 2... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

11th March, 2019

Cork Racing Punter Chases away Monday Blues With €29,229 Windfall

11 March 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A Cork punter chased away the Monday blues with an incredible €29,229.81 windfall with thanks to their savvy racing bets on Sunday’s cards at Warwick, Musselburgh and Naas. The customer who wishes to remain anonymous, placed a €1 ew accumulator, total stake €2, and a €1 Lucky 31,... Read More

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