ENTERTAINMENT: Gala Fundraising Ball will fundraise for Cork University Hospital patient care

16 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork University Hospital Charity Gala Fundraising Ball to raise vital funds for patient care Cork University Hospital (CUH) Charity will hold its annual Gala Fundraising Ball, sponsored by BAM Ireland, on Friday October 6th, at Fota Island Resort, East Cork. All funds raised will go towards initiatives such... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH, NEWS

16th August, 2017

USELESS DEGREES: Apprenticeships can be better and cheaper than University – Cork MEP

16 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has called for more targeted funding which focuses on the expansion of apprenticeships, the profiling of jobseekers and the National Skills Strategy. Speaking as students around the country collected their leaving cert results, the Cork based MEP – who is a member of... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, EDUCATION, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

16th August, 2017

LEAVING CERT: Students and parents can call eir Freephone Helpline on 1800 265 165

16 August 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Are you uncertain about your Leaving Cert results and what they mean for you? The Exam Helpline 2017, provided by the National Parents’ Council Post Primary (NPCpp) and sponsored by eir, will open next Wednesday (16th August) offering confidential advice, information and support to Cork students receiving their... Read More

EDUCATION, NEWS

15th August, 2017

CONSULAR ASSISTANCE: Irish holiday makers can use EU embassies – Ni Riada

15 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada is reminding Irish holiday makers that if they find themselves in need of help in a country that doesn’t have an Irish embassy they can use the embassy of any EU country. “Ireland has just 61 embassies across the globe so Irish... Read More

NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

15th August, 2017

CORK FISHING: Blackwater salmon stocks must be protected – Liadh Ní Riada MEP

15 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has called for salmon stocks on the River Blackwater to be protected as temporary repair works look set to begin on the Fermoy weirs. Liadh Ní Riada said; “The River Blackwater is of huge ecological, economic and cultural importance for both East... Read More

AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

15th August, 2017

LEAVING CERT: Free Nando’s chicken for all Leaving Cert students on Results Day

15 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Whatever Leaving Cert results day brings this year, Nando’s will be stepping up once again to offer some free PERi-PERi goodness in support of 2017 school leavers. Tomorrow. on 16th August, throughout Ireland, anyone picking up their Leaving Cert (or equivalent) results will be able to grab themselves... Read More

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

15th August, 2017

BOUNDARY EXTENSION: Cork CITY Council wants a ‘SUBSTANTIAL’ gain in land, not a ‘LIMITED’ one

15 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Lord Mayor, Cllr Tony Fitzgerald has said Cork City Council’s long held vision is that the city needs a substantial boundary extension if it is to compete internationally for investment and act as a sustainable counterbalance to Dublin. The Lord Mayor re-iterated that the MacKinnon report... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

15th August, 2017

POLITICS: Republic should start planning for Irish Unification with Northern Ireland – says Cork TD at conference

15 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh O Laoghaire has called for all those who support Irish unity to work together to achieve it. Speaking in Derry at a debate on Irish unity as part of Gasyard Feile ’17, the Cork South Central TD said: “The next few years will change... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SINN FÉIN

14th August, 2017

WEST CORK: Baltimore RNLI assists two sailors after yacht loses power off Mizen Head

14 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI assisted two sailors this evening (Monday 14 August) after their yacht lost power off Mizen Head off the coast of West Cork. The alarm had been raised earlier in the afternoon following a report from a 26ft yacht that they had lost all battery power.... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS

14th August, 2017

WILD ATLANTIC WAY: named one of world’s ultimate road trips by Lonely Planet

14 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Travel bible Lonely Planet has named two routes on the island of Ireland – the Wild Atlantic Way and the Causeway Coastal Route – as two of the “world’s ultimate road trips”, in its new publication Epic Drives of the World. Welcoming the news, Niall Gibbons, CEO... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

14th August, 2017

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT: Ireland should join ‘CERN’ – says Cork Government Senator

14 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ireland should apply for full membership of CERN – the jewel in the crown of European scientific research, a Fine Gael Senator has said. Senator Colm Burke said: “Twenty one European countries are members of CERN, while others are associate members. The Director General of CERN, Dr.... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

14th August, 2017

HOUSING CRISIS: Now some landlords want a ‘holding deposit’ in addition to rent upfront

14 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Solidarity TD Mick Barry this morning condemned the practice of landlords asking for “holding deposits” from prospective tenants to secure leases. This morning’s Irish Times carries a report which claims that prospective tenants are being routinely asked for holding deposits of between 300 and 700 euro to increase... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, SOCIALIST PARTY