10 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie What: Laya Healthcare’s City Spectacular Where: Fitzgerald’s Park, Cork Supported by: Cork City Council and Fáilte Ireland When: Saturday July 15 & Sunday July 16, 2017 Times: 12 – 8pm daily Laya Healthcare’s City Spectacular will return to Dublin’s Merrion Square this July 7th – 9th and to Cork’s... Read More
10 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Marymount’s Sunflower Days are taking place all over the streets of Cork city and county towns on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th June. Please support your local hospice by buying a pin or texting MARYMOUNT to 50300 to donate €4. Paula McGovern, Head of Communications with Marymount Hospice... Read More
9 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Green Party welcomes report of the Expert Advisory Group on Local Arrangements in Cork The group, which was set up by Minister Simon Coveney, has recommended to overturn a 2015 report that called for the merger of Cork city and county councils. The new report instead recommends extending... Read More
9 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Council is pleased to announce the official opening of the €2 million Blackrock Harbour & Village Project by the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Des Cahill at 3.30pm, Friday June 9. The completed work will enhance Blackrock’s unique character as an urban village within the city.... Read More
9 June 2017 By Tom Collins bryan@TheCork.ie Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Simon Coveney, today (9 June) announced that he will be moving quickly to begin implementing the report of the Expert Advisory Group on Local Government Arrangements in Cork. Minister Coveney established the group last October to make recommendations on future... Read More
9 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork City Council welcomes the Expert Group Report on the future of local government in Cork city and county, which recommends keeping two seperate councils, and expending the City’s territory Cork City Council has welcomed the publication today by Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Simon... Read More
9 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork South Central TD, Micheál Martin has welcomed the “ditching” of the proposed merger of Cork City and County Councils by the Government. “For nearly two years, I have been warning that this proposal would be bad for Cork, and bad for the entire South West region. “Common... Read More
9 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Midsummer Festival is to hold Ireland’s largest ever maypole dance as part of a diverse and dynamic family-friendly programme of events for 2017. Taking place across 10 days from 16-25 June, this year’s festival is jam-packed with installations, dance, music, workshops and theatre with young children in... Read More
9 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie An Irish-Argentine architect who is donating a silver medal, struck in Argentina 96 years ago in honour of a Lord Mayor of Cork, to the people of Cork will be welcomed at Cork City Hall today. Eduardo Clancy will meet with Deputy Lord of Mayor of Cork,... Read More
9 June 2017, 10am By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Housing Minister Simon Coveney to unveil long awaited Mackinnon Report this morning All will be revealed at 11am when Minister Coveney unveils the report which had been due to be published two months ago, but had to wait until after the Fine Gael leadership contest concluded evidently.... Read More
9 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie KBC Bank Ireland has announced its new Charity Partner of the Year is The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) as staff get set to take part in a gruelling 600km relay race across Ireland. More than 60 KBC colleagues will join forces for The Alzheimer Society of Ireland... Read More
9 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork Harbour Festival grows each year, and its flagship event Ocean to City – An Rás Mor has received a record breaking entry for the fourth year in a row. Over 200 boats and 600 participants from Ireland, U.S, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, are set to... Read More