ENTERTAINMENT: ‘Children of Lir’ Celtic Concert bound for the Cork Opera House

4 April 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie An epic concert production of the 45-year-old ‘Children of Lir’ Celtic Opera has been announced for Cork Opera House this May 18th and 19th, 2018. The contemporary composer and musician Brian O’Reilly who is the composer of the now collectors item record ‘The Children of Lir’ is staging... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

3rd April, 2018

DOUGLAS: Waterpipe repairs at Donnybrook Hill

3 April 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water to carry out essential repair work to the trunkmain at Donnybrook Hill, Douglas on Wednesday and Thursday April 4th and 5th Irish Water and Cork County Council plan to carry out essential repair works to a leaking joint on the trunk watermain from Chetwynd Reservoir to... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS

2nd April, 2018

TONIGHT’S SOCCER: Cork City v Waterford at the RSC

2 April 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City and Waterford will play out the first of two encounters in quick succession, as they meet in the EA Sports Cup tonight at the RSC. City come into the game on the back of a 4-0 win away to Bray Wanderers on Friday night, a result... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS, SPORT

1st April, 2018

ANOTHER PROPERTY BOOM? House Prices UP by 2% in Cork City

1 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie House prices nationally rose by 2.5% during the first three months of 2018, according to the latest House Price Report released today by Ireland’s No.1 property website, Daft.ie. The average price nationwide was €247,000, 7.3% higher than a year ago. Compared to their lowest point in 2013, prices... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS

1st April, 2018

Government must regulate ‘PCP’ car finance – says Cork TD

1 April 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Minister must resolve standoff on the regulation of €2.7bn of car finance – says COrk SOuth Central TD Michael McGrath Fianna Fáil Finance Spokesperson Michael McGrath has called on Minister Paschal Donohoe to intervene and resolve a reported stand-off between two State bodies about who is responsible for... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

30th March, 2018

HEALTH: Mater Private Cork Hospital selects Cope Foundation as Charity Partner for 2018

30 March 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Mater Private Hospital Cork has announced that it has nominated Cork’s Cope Foundation as its Charity Partner for 2018 with a view to helping raise thousands of euro for the local charity this year. Cope Foundation works to enhance the lives of people with an intellectual disability and/or... Read More

HEALTH, NEWS

30th March, 2018

VIDEO: Mary Crilly is ‘Cork Person of the Month’

30 March 2018, Good Friday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie For 35 years. Mary Crilly has been to the fore in helping the victims of sexual violence. This week she received the March Cork Person of the Month award to mark her work since March 1983. She was the first in Cork to introduce counseling and... Read More

EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

29th March, 2018

New 10 point plan on addressing teacher shortage launched by FF – O’Keeffe

29 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork East TD, Kevin O’Keeffe has said that the new proposals put forward by his party can have a major impact on ensuring that the teacher shortage crisis in schools is brought to an end. Deputy O’Keeffe was commenting after the publication of a 10 point plan by... Read More

EDUCATION, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

28th March, 2018

EASTER ENTERTAINMENT: Imperial Hotel goes the “eggs-tra” mile for Pieta House this Easter

28 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork’s Imperial Hotel will host a very special Easter Chocolate Sale on today (Wednesday 28th) and tomorrow (Thursday 29th), with all proceeds raised going to Pieta House. The hotel’s talented pastry chefs Rebecca English and Bernadette Harrington will create an array of tempting chocolate treats including Easter eggs,... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

28th March, 2018

Parking charges at public hospitals must be regulated and reduced – says Cllr

28 March 2018 By Bryan Bermingham bryan@TheCork.ie National review must be concluded as quickly as possible Recently selected Fianna Fáil candidate for Cork East, Cork County Cllr. Padraig O’Sullivan has said that the regulation of car parking charges at public hospitals, with a view to reducing them, must be a priority for the Government. “For... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

27th March, 2018

WEST CORK: “bus prices are too expensive” says Senator

27 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork based Fine Gael Senator Tim Lombard has criticised the outrageous expense of the West Cork bus services and the huge pricing difference compared to other regions. Senator Lombard stated: “I have been examining bus fares over recent weeks and discovered that there are major anomalies in the... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

26th March, 2018

Cork will provide an important counterbalance to Dublin in the future – hears UCC Planning Conference

26 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The fourth annual UCC Planning Conference ‘Perspectives, Challenges and Opportunities’ took place on Friday (March 23rd). The event was organised by UCC Planning Society, sponsored by Coakley O’Neill Town Planning, and attended by over 100 people across two venues in UCC. The impressive list of eleven expert speakers... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, NEWS