CORK COUNTY COUNCIL: contributes towards reading and education with ‘Summer Reading Scheme’ for children

13 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie While summer 2017 is a distant memory, Cork County Council’s Library Service is ‘basking in sunshine’ following the recent publication of the Summer Stars 2017 Report, the National summer reading programme for libraries. Out of 29 library authorities across the country, Cork County Library topped the charts in... Read More

13th March, 2018

NEW ‘UNIVERSITY’ FOR CORK? Munster Technical University would incorporate Cork Institute of Technology

14 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The passage into law of the Technological Universities Bill will bring a new dynamic to educational life of Cork, the leader of Seanad Éireann has said. Fine Gael Senator Jerry Buttimer said: “This Bill will see a new chapter for the third level sector in Cork. “This is... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

13th March, 2018

POLITICS: Cork County Cllr Padraig O’Sullivan to run in Cork East for Fianna Fail

13 March 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil completes Cork East ticket The Fianna Fáil National Constituencies Committee has added Cllr Padraig O’Sullivan to the party ticket to contest the next General Election in Cork East along with sitting TD, Kevin O’Keeffe. A secondary school teacher with a passion for education, Padraig is an... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

13th March, 2018

BUSINESS SURVEY: Cork meetings are quicker and have less attendees

13 March 2018, Tuesday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Tuesday is the best day for a meeting, late in the morning, but keep it less than 35 minutes. €1,123 is the cost of tardiness to meetings per employee per year and remote working is becoming the new norm in a mobile-first world according to new research... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

13th March, 2018

HEALTH CRISIS CONTINUES: 714 patients are on trolleys in EDs across the country

13 March 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Record trolley figures are absolutely deplorable – says Cork opposition TD Billy Kelleher Fianna Fáil Health Spokesperson Billy Kelleher (A Cork North Central TD) has described the latest INMO figures, which reveal that there are 714 people on trolleys this morning, as “absolutely deplorable”. The figures are the... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, FIANNA FAIL, HEALTH, POLITICS

13th March, 2018

ENTERTAINMENT: Corkman wins €24k on Winning Streak TV Gameshow

13 March 2018 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Lucky Corkman Patrick O’Flynn won €23,000 cash when he got the once-in-a-lifetime chance to appear on the National Lottery Winning Streak game show on RTE Onelast Saturday (10th March) – just three weeks after his sister-in-law was on the same programme! Patrick, from Mahon, Co. Cork was the... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

13th March, 2018

PHOTOS: CIT dance competition fundraises for Cork Cancer Care

13 March 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie

EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

12th March, 2018

VOTE ON TUESDAY: Cork Airport through to final live vote for new route with German airline ‘Eurowings’

13 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Voting for Eurowings competition takes place 13 March on Facebook from 2pm-3pm Cork Airport has been voted through to the final round in an online competition to be named as a new route for German airline Eurowings. The final live vote takes place on the Eurowings Facebook page... Read More

NEWS

12th March, 2018

SPORT: Capital Sports Grant continues to support local groups – including in Kinsale, West Cork

12 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fine Gael TD for Cork South West and Junior Minister of State at the Department of Health, Jim Daly, has today confirmed that Kinsale Community College are to benefit from the Capital Sports Grant following a successful appeal. Speaking on the announcement Junior Minister Daly said, ‘My government... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

12th March, 2018

TONIGHT’S SOCCER: Cork City FC v Shamrock Rovers

12 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City welcome Shamrock Rovers to Turner’s Cross tonight, as they look to bounce back quickly from Friday’s defeat to Dundalk. Friday’s defeat saw City drop points for the first time this season, having recorded three consecutive wins prior to that. City’s sole outing at Turner’s Cross up... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, NEWS, SPORT

12th March, 2018

ACADEMIC INFLATION? Cork ‘Institute of Technology’ moves step closer to being upgraded to ‘University’ status

12 March 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Presidents of CIT and IT Tralee Welcome Crucial Step in the Creation of the Munster Technological University On Thursday 8th March 2018 a very significant milestone in Irish higher education was reached with the enactment of the Technological Universities Bill into legislation. The importance of this legislation is... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, NEWS

11th March, 2018

CORK FILM INDUSTRY: Crowds fill The English Market for ‘The Young Offenders’ TV show Season Finale Premiere

11 March 2018, Sunday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The English Market, welcomed hundreds of fans of The Young Offenders TV series as Ireland’s oldest indoor food market hosted the season finale premiere last night, Saturday 10th March. Stars of the series Alex Murphy, Hilary Rose and PJ Gallagher, along with the show’s cast and crew,... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS