3 October 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Popular Kinsale restaurants Fishy Fishy and Bastion have retained their Bib Gourmand status in the new Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2017 just published. Michelin Bib Gourmand awards recognise those establishments that offer good food at affordable prices of EUR40 or less for a three-course meal. Bastion... Read More
3 October 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water, in partnership with Cork County Council, will over see the official opening of Carrigtohill Wastewater Treatment Plant, followed by a tour of the upgraded treatment plant this morning. Mr. David Stanton TD, Minister of State for Justice with special responsibility for Equality, Immigration and Integration will... Read More
2 October 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Maurice will appear this Monday night on The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year TV Series aired on UTV Maurice Healy, originally from Cork and now living in Churchtown, Dublin is the founder and owner of Healy Group since 1985. Healy has been selected as one of the finalists... Read More
2 October 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Keith Cronin & Mike Galvin in a Citroen DS3 R5 lead the AceSigns Cork 20 International Rally after the opening day’s eight stages by just 8.5 seconds from a hard charging Sam Moffett & Karl Atkinson in a Fiesta R5. Newly crowned national champions Roy White &... Read More
02 October 2016 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie For Ireland’s first national Space Week CIT Blackrock Castle Observatory is hosting a geektastic open evening of events for all ages to celebrate the Space Week theme Our Planet, Our Place, Our Time. Space Week is Ireland’s newest national STEM (Science, Technology, Engineers and Maths) week running in... Read More
1 October 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie September 30th saw those individuals, teams, and fundraising volunteers who go the extra mile for patients and colleagues at The Mercy University Hospital, officially recognised at The Mercy Stars awards night, which was held in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Cork. The Mercy Stars, organised by the Mercy Hospital... Read More
1 October 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Clonakilty in West Cork has been included in a prestigious list of the top 100 sustainable destinations in the world – and is also the only place in Ireland on the list. The honour was announced on World Tourism Day and Green Destinations Day (28th September) in... Read More
30 September 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie European Affairs Minister Dara Murphy was in Denmark recently, where he met the Tourism Ireland team in Copenhagen. Minister Murphy was briefed on Tourism Ireland’s extensive promotional programme, which is in full swing right now, to boost tourism from the Nordic Region to the island of Ireland... Read More
30 September 2016 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The latest arrival at Fota Wildlife Park, a tiny baby Agile Gibbon, was today introduced to the public. Proud mother, Chloe gave birth to her baby after a gestation period of seven months. Agile Gibbons live in monogamous pairs and the new baby’s mom Chloe and dad... Read More
30 September 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has launched a new programme of Chinese language education at Gaelscoil Pheig Sayers. Liadh is a member of the European Parliament Delegation to the People’s Republic of China. Speaking to staff and students at Gaelscoil Pheig Sayers this morning, Liadh Ní Riada... Read More
30 September 2016 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Gurranabraher Credit Union, Cork City Council and Cork City Partnership have come together to sponsor STEAM Education for 5 Schools in the North West of the City. Cork based company STEAM Education Ltd combine science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) with art to deliver fun and engaging programmes... Read More
29 September 2016 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Members of Seandun Macra travelled as a group for an active social night out at Awesome Walls in Cork last Thursday night September 29th where they went wall-climbing. With Macra members from all corners of Seandun ranging from Kinsale to Knockraha and everywhere in between it was... Read More