Cork County Council asking people of Cork to help conserve water supplies

12 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council continue to work with Irish Water to maintain water supplies through careful management of schemes and targeted leakage detection and repair. The continuing cooperation of the public in terms of water conservation is greatly appreciated. This, together with the national hosepipe ban, has helped to... Read More

12th July, 2018

CORK CITY: ‘No name’ new Bridge from Merchants Quay to Patricks Quay – Construction begins

12 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Construction of the €5 million Harley’s Street Pedestrian & Cycle Bridge, linking the city centre and Victorian Quarter, is to start this month. It’s expected that when fully operational, up to 11,000 pedestrians and cyclists, travelling between the city centre and the Victorian Quarter daily, will benefit from... Read More

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11th July, 2018

THIS WEEKEND: Irish Rowing Championships at Farran Wood, Co Cork

11 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The 2018 Irish Rowing Championships take place at the National Rowing Centre, Farran Wood, Co Cork, this weekend Friday July 13th – Sunday July 15th. This year’s regatta will be the biggest rowing event ever to take place in Ireland with more than 1,600 athletes competing in 1,127... Read More

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10th July, 2018

TONIGHT’S SOCCER: Cork City v Warsaw – Polish champions travel to leeside

10 July 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City will return to Champions League action for the first time since the 2006/07 season when they welcome Polish Champions Legia Warsaw to Turner’s Cross tonight. City lie second in the SSE Airtricity League, 4 points off leader Dundalk, and come into this game on the back... Read More

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9th July, 2018

‘A Taste of West Cork Food Festival’ will take place 7th-16th September 2018

10 July 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 41 West Cork towns, villages and 8 islands collaborate on 255 fabulous foodie and adventurer events. Billed as Ireland’s largest food festival, A Taste of West Cork Food Festival, which runs from 7th-16th September, has launched its wide-ranging programme of events at Castle Freke, Castlefreke, West Cork. With West Cork... Read More

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9th July, 2018

Just over two months to apply for €1 billion Rural Regeneration and Development fund – Lombard

9 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Projects seeking support from the Government’s new Rural Regeneration and Development Fund have just over two months to apply, a Fine Gael Senator said. The objective of the Rural Regeneration and Development fund is to support collaborative and integrated projects between Government departments, State agencies, local authorities, other... Read More

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9th July, 2018

YOUGHAL REVITALISATION: One of Ireland’s oldest cinemas re-opens

9 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie One of Ireland’s oldest cinemas, the Regal Cinema in Youghal is set to reopen its doors this weekend following a year-long renovation. The cinema opened in 1936, having replaced Hurst’s Picture Palace which was destroyed by fire the previous year. The cinema last closed its doors in 2010.... Read More

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8th July, 2018

WEST CORK: Bantry Hospital will go from Strength to Strength – Daly

8 July 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Junior Minister for Mental Health and Older People Jim Daly met with management of Bantry Hospital again this week, as part of a series of meetings, in relation to further-progressing a number of developments in the Hospital. Plans have been advancing with some time in order to build... Read More

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8th July, 2018

Hickey’s Pharmacy announces the opening of two new outlets in Cork

8 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Two new Cork outlets are part of ambitious five-year growth plan that will see the group double in size Hickey’s Pharmacy, Ireland’s largest independently-owned pharmacy group, has announced the opening of two new outlets in Cork as part of an ambitious five-year growth plan that will see the... Read More

BUSINESS, HEALTH, NEWS

7th July, 2018

Taoiseach is guest of honour at Cork Fine Gael lunch

7 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie

FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

7th July, 2018

THINGS TO DO IN CORK THIS WEEKEND: National Day of Commemoration at Fitzgerald’s Park

7 July 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie NATIONAL DAY OF COMMEMORATION CEREMONY SUNDAY 8th JULY 2018 FITZGERALD’S PARK, CORK The National Day of Commemoration Ceremony, to honour all Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations, will be held on Sunday 8th July 2018 at 11a.m. in Fitzgerald’s... Read More

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7th July, 2018

MEP backs Cork maritime cluster call

7 July 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has backed calls for Cork to be developed into a maritime cluster. The Ireland South MEP, who sits on the EU Fisheries Committee, was speaking as she attended the Our Ocean Wealth Summit in Galway. “I was very pleased with the positive... Read More

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