USA Corporation buys Ireland’s tallest building – Elysian Building in Cork – Apartments and Commercial units

13 April 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Competition and Consumer Protection Commission clears proposed acquisition by Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc., through KW Investment Funds ICAV, of sole control of the Elysian Building situated in Cork The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (the “Commission”) has today cleared the proposed acquisition whereby Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc., through its wholly... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

13th April, 2018

MII Cork’s Annual Student Marketing Challenge Returns to CIT This Month

13 April 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The much anticipated Annual Student Marketing Challenge will take place at 6pm on Thursday, 19th April in Cork Institute of Technology. This event supports students by showcasing up and coming marketing talent and highlighting the innovation and creativity of the next generation of marketers. This year, students will... Read More

EDUCATION, NEWS

13th April, 2018

Cork needs a second Driving Test Centre – Ó Laoghaire

13 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD, Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has said that there is a urgent need for a second driving test centre to service Cork City and the surrounding area. “People in Cork City, and the surrounding areas are waiting inordinate lengths of time to get a driving test. It... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

12th April, 2018

PHOTOS: Insurance Institute Cork hold 2018 AGM

12 April 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

12th April, 2018

Experience Ireland’s Top Driving Routes this Spring

12 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Experience Ireland’s Top Driving Routes this Spring Road trip, anyone? With the brighter evenings and longer days, there is no better time than spring [and Easter holidays] to take to the open road and fill up on Ireland’s great surroundings. From bendy country roads to epic coastal scenery,... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

12th April, 2018

HOUSING CRISIS: Minister officially opens 52 new Council houses in Cork City

12 April 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Minister for Housing & Urban Development at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Damien English, T.D. officially opened 52 new homes in two phases of Cork City Council’s North West Quarter Regeneration Plan at 2pm on Thursday. The new townhouses & apartments, consisting of two and... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS

11th April, 2018

Checkout this 1972 Eurovision video – which features Cork – including the then freshly built County Hall

11 April 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork County Council will mark the 50th Anniversary of Cork County Hall next Monday with a lunchtime reception. The 17 storey skyscraper was Ireland’s tallest for decades, until it was outranked by the Elysian Apartment Tower in the City Centre during the Celtic Tiger Boom. County Hall today... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

11th April, 2018

Over 70 International Food Buyers Visit Cork – Bord Bia hosts largest ever international food buyer event in Ireland

11 April 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie This week, over 70 international buyers visited leading food suppliers in Cork, as part of Bord Bia’s Marketplace International. In total, almost 550 food buyers, from 50 countries around the world, will participate in the week-long trade development event, the largest of its kind ever to take place... Read More

BUSINESS, NEWS

10th April, 2018

FARMING: Co-ops need to show solidarity with hard pressed farmers – says Government Senator

10 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Co-ops needs to show solidarity with hard pressed farmers by not dropping the price of milk, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Tim Lombard said: “I am urging processors to show some solidarity with our farmers who have been deeply affected by the fodder crisis. “Last month... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

9th April, 2018

Cope Foundation revamps ‘Flowers of Hope’ campaign for 2018 – introduces lapel pin to compliment traditional seeds

9 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cope Foundation, one of Corks most established charities, has just launched its revamped Flowers of Hope fundraising campaign taking place from April 9th – 30th and wants you to Show & Grow Flowers of Hope this April. Cope Foundation has introduced a beautiful Flowers of Hope lapel pin... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

9th April, 2018

THOUGHTS: Technology has changed travel

9 April 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie You can look back to a few decades ago when travel included packing the family car or van with all the necessities you needed in heavy and bulky containers. A map was kept in the glove compartment – now replaced with Google maps to guide you on your... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

9th April, 2018

35,000 to visit Cork for Choral Festival

9 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork will welcome almost 3,500 world class singers and 35,000 visitors from across Ireland, Europe and beyond this April for the 64th annual Cork International Choral Festival, a joyful celebration of music and song from classical to sacred, pop, and rock. The Festival, which runs from 18th –... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, NEWS