Sanita Puspure, World Champion Rower Honoured with Cork Person of the Month Award

13 November 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sanita Puspure has been presented with a Cork Person of the Month Award marking her achievement in the World Rowing Championship. Gold medallist and Ballincollig resident Sanita recently blitzed the opposition at the world single sculls final in Bulgaria. Overcoming a host of obstacles to achieve her gold... Read More

NEWS, SPORT

13th November, 2018

Cruise Passengers Boost Cork’s Economy by €12 Million as 2018 Cruise Season Draws to a Close

13 November 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie With one more cruise ship left to visit in December, the Port of Cork’s 2018 cruise season is drawing to a close. A total of 92 cruise ships will have visited in 2018, the most significant cruise season ever for the Port of Cork; and with over 157,000... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

12th November, 2018

FARMING: Greencore’s Patrick Coveney and Met Eireann’s Gerry Murphy among speakers at the evening’s Carrigaline Macra conference

12 November 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork is the venue for this conference discussing national issues What: The opportunities and challenges for the Irish Agri Food Industry Where: The Estuary Suite, Rochestown Park Hotel When: Monday 12th of November at 19:30 Carrigaline Macra na Feirme in association with AIB proudly presents our Annual Agricultural... Read More

NEWS

12th November, 2018

Cork teachers attend festival of education – FÉILTE 2018

12 November 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie FÉILTE 2018 celebrated innovation in the teaching profession Almost 800 teachers and members of the public celebrated innovation in teaching and learning at FÉILTE 2018 (the Festival of Education in Learning and Teaching Excellence) which took place over two days at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick on the 5th and... Read More

EDUCATION, NEWS

11th November, 2018

Corkman Pat Falvey retires from extreme adventuring, and launches book in time for Christmas market

11 November 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Ireland’s greatest living explorer Corkman Pat Falvey (61) pictured at the Market Cross, Killarney this weekend when he announced that he has retired from extreme adventuring following a lifetime of conquering the world’s highest mountains and most remote regions. Falvey was the first mountaineer in the world to... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

11th November, 2018

Kelleher seeks clarity on calls for referendum on judicial payouts for compensation claims

11 November 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Personal Injuries Commission recommendations need to be fully implemented to lower the amount awarded for whiplash claims Fianna Fáil’s Business, Enterprise and Innovation Spokesperson, Billy Kelleher has said the Government must provide further clarity on its intentions to hold a referendum in an attempt to reduce the sums... Read More

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

10th November, 2018

Reuse Republic exhibition at Cork County Hall marks National Reuse Month

10 November 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The month of October heralded the return of National Reuse Month and the return to Leeside of the second annual Reuse Republic exhibition at Cork County Hall. Building on the success of last year’s event, the exhibition on Wednesday October 31st was a veritable celebration of reuse, re-imagination... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS

9th November, 2018

Youghal RNLI volunteer presents €5,000 from German employer after walking 613km to help save lives at sea

9 November 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Long standing volunteer crew member Mike Brooks from Youghal RNLI has presented a donation of €5,000 to his lifeboat station on behalf of his employer, the German company Zwick//Roell. The funds will be used to help the station’s volunteers continue their work in saving lives at sea. The... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, NEWS

8th November, 2018

Landowners should trim dangerous trees before high winds of winter – says potential Labour Cork City Cllr

8 November 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Labour Local Area Rep Peter Horgan has reiterated his call for Cork City Council and the Government to provide once off assistance to people With trees on private land that are in danger of coming down in extreme weather events. “We are getting more and more storms and... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, LABOUR, NEWS, POLITICS

8th November, 2018

ALLOTMENTS: Janssen Sciences Ireland partner with Cork branch of Down Syndrome Ireland

8 November 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Janssen Sciences Ireland UC, PM Group and SISK have partnered with the Cork branch of Down Syndrome Ireland to continue to support the development of their Field of Dreams project in Curraheen, Co. Cork. Down Syndrome Cork’s Field of Dreams is a market garden for the cultivation of... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, HEALTH, NEWS

7th November, 2018

Shop in Cork City Centre

7 November 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie ~ Cork Business Association and Cork City Council launch plans to promote shopping in Cork City ~ ~ Cork City Shopping social media channels launched ~ ~ New ecommerce, business training, and tourism initiatives announced ~ ~ Opportunity for retailers to work together to drive footfall ~ The... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

6th November, 2018

Music Business Seminar at CSN College of Further Education

6 November 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie A select group of students from CSN College of Further Education on Tramore Road, Cork, will receive a crash course in making their mark on the music industry on Wednesday (7th November), as a host of well-known faces on the Irish music scene converge on the campus to... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS