Residential property sales in Cork rise by 2.7% to over 6,000 in 2018 – Value of sales rise by 20% to €1.63bn

20 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The level of residential property sales in Munster increased by 2.2% in 2018 to 14,178 according to an analysis of the Property Price Register carried out by leading property website MyHome.ie This means that property sales in Munster accounted for 25% of total national sales of 56,836 last... Read More

19th April, 2019

2019 Will Be a Record Year for Port of Cork Cruise Calls

19 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The first of 102 cruise liners MV Astoria arrived into Cobh on Monday 1st April. 2019 will be a record year for the Port of Cork with the numbers of scheduled calls the highest the port has ever seen. Capable of handling some of the largest liners, carrying... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

18th April, 2019

€151,782 for South-West Cork harbour projects – Lombard

18 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has confirmed that South-West Cork is set to benefit from €151,782 funding for pier and harbour projects. The significant allocation will help Cork County Council to carry out developments on the following projects: – Baltimore Harbour; €14,344 for new power supply facilities, and... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

17th April, 2019

New President of Insurance Institute Cork

17 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

17th April, 2019

GRIFFITH COLLEGE: Cork Open day

17 April 2019 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, NEWS

17th April, 2019

WEST CORK SPORT: Brosnan’s Centra Fastnet Triathlon to take place in Schull

17 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The Brosnan’s Centra Fastnet Triathlon is a firmly established annual event in Schull in beautiful West Cork that attracts a lot of visitors to the area, making for a fun and lively atmosphere around the village. This year as well as having the Sprint distance race there will... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS, SPORT

16th April, 2019

WEST CORK: Ballydehob Jazz Festival 2019

16 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Ballydehob “The Little Village with the Festive Heart” wil take place at the start of May. The Ballydehob Jazz Festival rolls out another outstanding programme featuring International Concert Headliners, Irish Supremos, a Live Music Trailall Weekend, Dance and Art Workshops, & the return of the Giant Puppets in... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

15th April, 2019

Cork should be utilised during Dublin Port works – McGrath

15 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Finance Spokesperson and TD for Cork South Central Michael McGrath has called on the Transport & Tourism Minister to ensure that all efforts are made to accommodate cruise ships at the Port of Cork facilities in Cobh while construction work is carried out at Dublin Port.... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

14th April, 2019

How to stop graffiti? reintroduce the Community Graffiti Programme

14 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Labour Local election Candidate Peter Horgan and Senator Kevin Humphreys have called on the Government to reintroduce the Community Graffiti Programme to combat the damage to private property by vandalism. Graffiti is a real problem in communities right around Cork city and county,” said Mr Horgan “There is... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

13th April, 2019

HEALTH & POLITICS: Government are responsible for hospital overcrowding – says MEP

13 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has said “years of bad government policy is directly responsible for the crisis in our hospitals.” Ms Ní Riada made the remarks following a week which saw the highest number of patients on trolleys so far this year. The Ireland South MEP... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

13th April, 2019

HORSE RACING: Mallow gears up to welcome thousands for Annual Racing Family Festival

13 April 2019 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie For residents of Mallow and beyond, the Easter weekend signals the commencement of the biggest event of the season for the region– the renowned Racing Home for Easter Festival. As the main sponsor of the festival, Cork County Council was delighted to welcome members of the Racing Home... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, SPORT

12th April, 2019

Skibbereen Regional Water Supply Scheme.

12 April 2019 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Irish Water and Minister of State Jim Daly officially turn the sod to mark start of €28m upgrade to Skibbereen Regional Water Supply Scheme Minister of State Jim Daly this morning joined Irish Water and Cork County Council in turning the sod to officially mark the start of... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS