3,280 new .ie domains registered in Cork in 2017

7 February 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The figure is up 16 percent on the previous year, according to new IEDR report 3,280 new .ie domains were registered in Cork in 2017, according to new figures in the latest edition of the dot ie Domain Profile Report, published today by IE Domain Registry (IEDR), the... Read More

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7th February, 2018

NORTH CORK FARMING: Cork ‘CAP 2020 Public Consultation’ to take place in Charleville Park Hotel

7 February 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Creed Announces CAP 2020 Consultation process “Vital Opportunity to hear the views of Irish Citizens on a future CAP” Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed TD, today announced his intention to launch a public consultation process on the future of the CAP post 2020. The... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

6th February, 2018

Cork Convention Bureau attends Brexit tourism meeting in London

6 February 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin, has been visiting London, where he met with the Tourism Ireland team, as well as with senior Irish tourism representatives – including Seamus Heaney of Cork Convention Bureau. They discussed the implications of the decision by the UK to... Read More

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6th February, 2018

CORK ROAD PROJECTS UPDATE: Dunkettle Interchange, N40, and N8

6 February 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Dunkettle Interchange Site Investigation Works are well underway on the Dunkettle Interchange Site. Site Clearance Works have progressed slightly quicker than anticipated and we now hope to complete under this heading by the end of February 2018. Over the next few weeks the Works will become increasingly visible... Read More

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6th February, 2018

CORK HR NEWS: BioPharmaChem Ireland Addresses CIPD Cork Event on the STEM Talent Crisis

6 February 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie The War for Talent 2.0, particularly in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) sectors, will be discussed at a CIPD Southern Region breakfast briefing sponsored by Fastnet – The Talent Group on 7 February 2018 at the Clayton Hotel Cork City. Director of BioPharmachem Ireland, Matt Moran,... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

5th February, 2018

BUSINESS: Phone systems company Conversation Piece celebrates 40 years

5 February 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Opened in Cork in the 1970s as a telephone shop, Conversation Piece has grown into one of the top business phone systems providers in Ireland from its headquarters in Cork and its second site in Dublin. The company is pleased to announce it has been in business for... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS

5th February, 2018

NEWS: Raffeen Dump Closes

5 February 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Raffeen Civic Amenity Site – previously known as ‘Raffeen Dump’, then ‘Raffeen Landfill’ – closes for maintenance today. The closure is expected to last 3 weeks. Raffeen is located 10 km south-east of Cork City, or 2km south-west of Monkstown. The landfilling of waste at former quarry took... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS

4th February, 2018

County Cork wins Best Community-Based Initiative at the 2018 All-Ireland Community and Council Awards

4 February 2018, Sunday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie County Cork wins Best Community-Based Initiative at the 2018 All-Ireland Community and Council Awards. In the 2018 All Ireland Community and Council Awards – held in Croke Park, Dublin, last evening – the County of Cork was awarded Best Community-Based Initiative with regard to ‘Centenary Commemorations in... Read More

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

4th February, 2018

JAN 2018: Musician Kevin Jansson is Cork Person of the Month

4 February 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Multi-talented musician Kevin Jansson, hailed as one of the finest of his generation, is the January 2018 recipient of the Cork Person of the Month award. From an early age, 17 year old Kevin from Wilton, Cork, showed promise in his musical skills. In fact, he gave his... Read More

NEWS

4th February, 2018

NEWS IN PHOTOS: Kraftwerk, Jack Johnson, Gavin James, and Chic featuring Niall Rodgers added to Live at the Marquee

4 February 2018 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

4th February, 2018

FISHING: Cork City & Co Cork dominate in new Angling catches report for 2017

4 February 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie Cork city and county feature prominently in a new Angling catches report for 2017. In Cork city, The Lough and Cork Harbour are highlighted in the Irish Specimen Fish Committee Report 2017, which was published this week. The largest Carp recorded in Ireland last year was caught at... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

3rd February, 2018

Cork Convention Bureau attends launch of new tourism strategy to grow tourist numbers from the United States to 2 million

3 January 2018 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie New strategy targets +23% growth in American visitors by 2021 The United States offers considerable potential for Irish tourism, according to a new Tourism Ireland strategy launched this week by Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, Brendan Griffin TD. The launch was attended by tourism industry leaders... Read More

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