20 July 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South and member of the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Billy Kelleher has expressed his disappointment that the lead candidate for President of the European Commission failed to outline any position or give assurance’s that Ireland’s corporate tax rate will... Read More
19 July 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Aircoach, Ireland’s leading private bus and coach operator has today announced details of an app that will enable customers to pre-purchase their bus tickets in advance. The initiative means there will no longer be a requirement for customers to carry cash or to queue at the ticket desk... Read More
19 July 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Apollo fever is taking Cork City by storm as CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory leads celebrations of the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. RTÉ are broadcasting a live commemorative show from the Cork observatory this Saturday July 20 and the BCO observatory team will bring the... Read More
18 July 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork South West Fine Gael TD and Minister for Older People, Jim Daly, is encouraging locals to attend the upcoming open night for the Dunmanway housing project. Speaking ahead of the open night Minister Daly said, “Over the last number of months I have worked closely with Dunmanway... Read More
18 July 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork East Fine Gael TD and Minister of State for Equality, Immigration & Integration, David Stanton, has welcomed confirmation that a new €1 million funding scheme, the Community & Voluntary Support Grant for Older Persons, is being made available to community and voluntary groups. €250,000 of this will... Read More
17 July 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Department of Employment Affairs & Social Protection in conjunction with Springboard Training Providers namely CIT, UCC, Innopharmalabs is hosting a Training Event in the Department’s Intreo Centre at Abbey Court House, George’s Quay, Cork City on Thursday 25th July 2019. The Springboard + upskilling programmes are aligned... Read More
16 July 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie
16 July 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Talent Nation has begun their search for Ireland’s top talent. They are now accepting applications to take part in their nationwide talent competition, where the winner will walk away with a huge €10,000 cash prize. Talent Nation are running a nationwide competition to find the very best talent... Read More
16 July 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie With their walking shoes at the ready, a number of employees at Cork based software firm Red Hat will be sure to turn some heads at the 2019 ‘Make Your Mark On Cancer’ charity walk as they gear up to complete a bed push in aid of the... Read More
15 July 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 24.5 million Spaniards to read about Cork Four Spanish travel journalists have been exploring Cork and Ireland’s Ancient East, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland this summer. They represent various Spanish publications – including a lifestyle magazine, national and regional newspapers, as well as popular websites... Read More
14 July 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork based Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has – this summer – criticised the outrageous expense and impracticalities facing West Cork bus users. Senator Lombard said: “Over the past couple of years I have been campaigning for the reduction of fares for West Cork bus services. “While the... Read More
13 July 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork South West Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has raised serious concerns about the speed limits on certain roads across West Cork. She says locals and tourists are avoiding walking and cycling along the roads because cars and trucks are able to drive up to 80kph.... Read More