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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

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
14th August, 2017

BUSINESS: Douglas Control and Automation announces expansion as engineering firm marks 40 Year milestone

14 August 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Celebrating four decades ‘of excellence and innovation’, Douglas Control and Automation is marking 40 years in business with the announcement that the firm will create an additional 10 new jobs in the coming 18 months. Founded in 1977, the company is partnered with global giants such as Siemens,... Read More
AREA: SOUTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS
14th August, 2017

BROADBAND: open eir calls on Cork SMEs to apply to join its ‘High Speed High Street’ at National Ploughing Championships

14 August 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork-based SMEs could win one of three exhibition spaces at Ploughing joining other businesses already confirmed for open eir’s High Speed High Street including Mallow’s ‘Grasstec’. (Open eir is a whole sale reseller of eir fibre) Competition marks open eir’s second year as official communications partner to Ploughing Monday,... Read More
AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS
14th August, 2017

HOME TOURISM: Cork County Mayor promotes ‘Heritage Week 2017’ – 19th to 27th August

14 August 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Declan Hurley is urging the people of Cork to come and enjoy the fantastic line-up of events organised for Heritage Week 2017. The week, which is coordinated by the Heritage Council and part of the wider European Heritage Days Programme,... Read More
AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, NON PARTY, POLITICS
13th August, 2017

HEALTH: Support The Mercy Annual Raffle and help patients with dementia at The Mercy

13 August 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Over the coming weeks, staff at the Mercy Hospital Foundation will contact hundreds of households across Cork City and County asking them to support the charity’s Annual Raffle, which this year will raise funds to upgrade the Mercy University Hospital to make it more dementia-friendly. People with dementia... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, HEALTH, NEWS
12th August, 2017

HOUSING CRISIS: 1,015 people with disabilities on social housing waiting lists in Cork

12 August 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The Government needs to take urgent action to address new figures which reveal at least 1,015 people with disabilities are on social housing waiting lists in Cork, according to one of the country’s largest charities. Rehab, Ireland’s largest independent charity for people with disabilities, says the Government is... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: NORTH CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, AREA: WEST CORK, NEWS
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