SOCCER: SPL player signs for Irish Club – Cork City FC

top of page 30 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are delighted to announce the signing of Graham Cummins from SPL side St. Johnstone. The striker returns to City, having left the club for Preston North End in January 2012. In his final game in his first spell at the club, Cummins’... Read More

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30th December, 2017

GAMBLING: Cork Punter converts 50 cent into €16,500, on unlikely Lotto bet

top of page 30 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie We all know that playing the Lotto (now referred to as the Lottery by officials) is a gamble. In recent years bookmakers have started to allowed people to bet on the the Lotto numbers. This has been a positive eye opener for many as it... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

30th December, 2017

WEST CORK: Baltimore Lifeboat tasked to MedEvac from Heir Island AND bodyboarders in trouble at Barleycove

top of page 29 December 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI called out to two separate incidents in one day Baltimore RNLI was launched twice in the space of a few hours yesterday firstly to provide a medical evacuation from Heir Island and later to assist bodyboarders in difficulties in Barleycove. The volunteer lifeboat... Read More

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30th December, 2017

Free printable 2018 Calendar

top of page 30 December 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Thre is only one day left in 2017, so it’s time to start thinking about your new calendar. We know that the concept of hanging a piece of paper on your wall seems outdated, and that you might prefer to organise your hectice life in... Read More

NEWS

28th December, 2017

POLITICS: Splitting of the Justice Department ‘not a panacea’ – Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD

top of page 28 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork South Central Sinn Féin TD and Justice spokesperson Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has welcomed the announcement that the Department of Justice is to be divided into two new Departments, but said that greater detail as to the future delineation is required. Deputy Ó Laoghaire has... Read More

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27th December, 2017

POLITICS: 142,472 delayed discharges are causing severe backlogs in our public hospitals – says Cork TD

top of page 27 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Better resourcing of home help, home care packages and nursing homes could alleviate ED trolley crisis – says Cork TD Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health, Billy Kelleher TD (Cork North Central) has said that the Government could make progress towards ending the trolley crisis in... Read More

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26th December, 2017

Further funding for Cork City & County sports clubs – Burke

top of page 26 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork North Central, Senator Colm Burke has said that a further funding allocation of €307,500 will greatly benefit sports clubs across the county over the coming year. He said “ that a further €307,500 is in addition to the monies that was announced in late... Read More

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24th December, 2017

Christmas Message from Bishops of Cork

top of page 24 December 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Joint Christmas Message from the Bishops of Cork: The Most Reverend Dr John Buckley (RC) and the Right Reverend Dr Paul Colton (COI) As the season of Christmas approaches, we pray that God will bless the people of Cork during the forthcoming Feast and during... Read More

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24th December, 2017

CHRISTMAS EVE: Cork Tourist Attraction gives out free soup and apple juice

top of page 24 December 2017, 8am By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Nano Nagle Place to host charity event in aid of the Cork Simon Community On Christmas Eve, Sunday 24th December, the newly opened Nano Nagle Place on Douglas Street in Cork, will revive a centuries-old tradition by offering a warm mug of soup and... Read More

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23rd December, 2017

SOCIAL PHOTOS: UCC Adult Continuing Education (ACE) Solstice Party

top of page 23 December 2017 By Elaine Bermingham elaine@TheCork.ie Andrew Mulcahy and Lyndsey El Amoud, both UCC, attending the Adult Continuing Education (ACE) solstice party in UCC. Picture: David Keane.

EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

22nd December, 2017

Applegreen fundraise for charities

top of page 22 December 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Applegreen today announced that their customers and staff all over Ireland have raised a milestone €2 million for charity since the foundation of the company’s charitable fund in 2009, making a crucial contribution to vital children and adult charity services nationwide. Applegreen fundraising efforts in Co Cork, including... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

22nd December, 2017

PHOTOS: Cork celebrates Jewish History

top of page 22 December 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Evening Echo is a public artwork by New Zealand artist Maddie Leach. It is sited on old gasometer land gifted by Bord Gáis to Cork City Council in the late 1980s. This site was subsequently re-dedicated as Shalom Park in 1989. The park sits in... Read More

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