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15th October, 2017

UCC: 2018 National Famine Commemoration to take place in University College Cork

15 October 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Heather Humphreys TD, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Chair of the National Famine Commemoration Committee, has announced that next year’s National Famine Commemoration will take place on Saturday, 12th May 2018 in University College Cork. The event will be hosted by University College Cork in... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, NEWS
15th October, 2017

CORK HOMELESSNESS: Workers’ Party to hold vigil on St Patrick’s Bridge to highlight homelessness

15 October 2017, Sunday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Workers’ Party is to hold a vigil on Cork’s St. Patrick’s this evening to highlight the growing level of homelessness both locally and nationally and in protest at what the party called the government’s’ “snail’s pace” housing programme Workers’ Party activist and event organiser, Karen Collins,... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, POLITICS, WORKERS PARTY
14th October, 2017

FOOD BUSINESS: €8.8 million for National Food Innovation Hub in Cork

14 October 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork Senator, Tim Lombard, has welcomed plans for an €8.8 million National Food Innovation Hub to be located at Teagasc’s Moorepark facility outside Fermoy. Speaking about the launch Senator Lombard said: “This National Food Innovation Hub is a critical and timely investment in our agri-food sector due to... Read More
AREA: NORTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS
13th October, 2017

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK: marks 90 years of ESB with reflections on how electricity transformed Ireland

13 October 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie • Seminal 1844 study of Shannon energy potential by Sir Robert Kane, first President of Queen’s College, Cork acknowledged in UCC President’s lecture • The role of electricity in Ireland’s low carbon future highlighted by ESB Deputy Chief Executive University College Cork, in conjunction with ESB, has hosted... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, NEWS
13th October, 2017

NORTH CORK: Liquidation of Charleville Credit Union a sad day for community – Moynihan 

13 October 2017 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork North West, Michael Moynihan has said that he is dismayed at the decision to put Charleville Credit Union into liquidation. The local TD added that “Nearly 13,000 people from North Cork are members of this credit union, and today, they are very concerned... Read More
AREA: NORTH CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS
13th October, 2017

WILD ATLANTIC WAY: Dursey Island to get new cable car AND visitor centre IF Failte Ireland approve funding

13 October 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork County Council has successfully passed the first stage of a two-stage grant application process with Fáilte Ireland.Dursey Island, a Signature Discovery Point on the Wild Atlantic Way becomes an iconic must visit attraction resulting in increased visitor numbers to West Cork.” Dursey Island in West Cork is... Read More
AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS
12th October, 2017

BUDGET: Cork Doctor welcomes budget sunbed tax increase – designed to discourage usage while stopping short of a ban

12 October 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Designed to discourage usage while stopping short of a ban – that is the approach of the Irish Government to a variety of social ills – Cigarettes, alcohol and now… sunbeds! Cork City Councillor John Sheehan (Fianna Fail), who is also a practising GP has welcomed the VAT increase... Read More
AREA: NORTH CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS
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