29 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Declan Hurley has congratulated the five Cork towns nominated by Cork County Council for the 2017 IPB Pride of Place Competition, in association with Co-Operation Ireland. The nominations are:- Ballymacoda/Ladysbridge Community Council Ltd, population between 300 and 1,000. Carrigtwohill... Read More
30 August 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Marymount is calling on the people of Cork to support Ireland’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Hospice Together with Bewley’s Celebrates by holding their own coffee morning on 14th September to raise vital funds for Marymount’s services. Representatives of Marymount met some of the campaign ambassadors recently to launch... Read More
30 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork has seen an increase in overseas visitor numbers grow from 955,000 in 2010 to over 1.3 million in 2016. The first seven months of this year have seen over five and a half million visitors to our shores. Overall trips to Ireland were up 3.1% compared to... Read More
30 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Over €46m in small loans overdue to friends and family in Co Cork in past 6 months New research commissioned by Circle reveals how great people from Cork are at lending money with 21% of us advancing cash to family and friends monthly. It also highlights how bad... Read More
29 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has reacted with shock at news today that Iarnród Éireann have proposed to close the Limerick Junction to Waterford railway-line. The company announced plans for the closure in a submission to the Labour Court. The closure of the line would save €5 million... Read More
29 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Stats released by the Cork Digital Marketing Awards, part of Cork Chamber Business School show that the social network of choice for those under 35 is Snapchat, followed by Facebook and then Instagram. Facebook is still dominant for those 35 and above. Despite media coverage showing Snapchat... Read More
29 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar T.D, announced the landmark €5 Billion Good Cause figure at a special Lotto draw to mark the National Lottery’s 30th birthday in RTE recently. He said the Good Cause fund has made a crucial contribution to life in communities all across Ireland over the... Read More
29 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 100% of the proceeds of the Twilight Walk at Fota on the 27th July are donated to the charity – organisers Fota Wildlife Park director, Sean McKeown has presented a cheque for €11,422.30 to the Chair of BUMBLEance’s Cork Committee, Scott MacKeown. The proceeds were raised from... Read More
25 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Jeremy Irons, who famously restored Kilcoe Castle in West Cork, officially launched ‘The Collection’ on 24th August at Cork University Hospital (CUH). This is an innovative catalogue from the CUH Art Collection. The South/South West Hospital Group welcomes this initiative and congratulates the staff members at CUH... Read More
29 August 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork based students are being offered the opportunity to kick start a new career in accountancy through a special course starting in September. The programme is fully funded, which means no costs to students, and also does not require CAO points to gain admission. The CPA Business and... Read More
29 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Lir National Ocean Test facility is key to the development of Ireland’s offshore renewable energy industry. Incorporated in the MaREI Centre and located in the €20.5m purpose-built Beaufort Building, Lir provides world class testing capacity together with the most experienced technical team currently operating in this space.... Read More
29 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork South Central Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has expressed concerns regarding the manner in which the Government is managing the requirement for a Public Services card, stating that there has been no real debate regarding the potential implications of such a card, or any such database.... Read More