29 May 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork hospitality operator, The Emporium Company, has set the bar high for service, quality and value since its establishment in 2016. Led by dynamic duo, Ronan Murphy and Rory O’Doherty, both hailing from Cork, the company has gone from strength to strength since its founding last year. The... Read More
29 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork-based ESB Networks staff joined with colleagues from Jones Engineering / O’Shea’s Electrical over the weekend to put their electrical skills and expertise to use, making a real and lasting difference in the community. Over the course of Friday 26 and Saturday 27 May, they assisted in the... Read More
29 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD has expressed serious concern regarding reports of weaknesses in the Child Protection services of the state; in particular, the lack of 24 hour Child Protections services available and that children were directed to Garda Stations as... Read More
29 May 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Health, Billy Kelleher has said the Sisters of Charity have taken the right decision to remove themselves from the operation of the St. Vincent’s Hospital Group, and the new National Maternity Hospital. “This decision, I believe, is in the best interests of both the... Read More
29 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Delivering high end jobs in rural Ireland must be a priority – Clune Ireland South MEP Deirdre Clune has welcomed up to 60m in funding that is to be provided by Enterprise Ireland to support the regional Action Plan for Jobs. The new fund will focus on creating... Read More
29 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Council is honouring some of its finest community volunteers and groups at its annual Lord Mayor’s Civic and Community & Voluntary Awards Night in City Hall this Wednesday 31st May 2017 at 7.30 p.m. Six recipients will receive Lord Mayor’s Civic Awards in recognition of... Read More
29 May 2017, Monday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie More than 400 SMEs from Cork, Kerry, Tipperary, Galway and Dublin gathered on Friday at the O’Callaghan warehouse on Custom House Quay, Cork for Facebook’s Boost Your Business event. The event, co-hosted by Facebook and Cork Chamber aimed to provide SMEs with greater insight into the potential of the... Read More
28 May 2017, 9pm By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie When Hustings take place then one candidate will often have home advantage, eventually. This evening Simon Coveney is in his own constituency of Cork South Central. This follows hustings in Dublin, Carlow and Ballinasloe over the past few evenings. Today’s event is underway at the Clayton... Read More
28 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Students of ‘Multimedia and Visual Communications’ at Cork Institute of Technology have held a exhibition of their final year work. Entitled “Sonder”, the exhibition contained an array of movement interpretations, such as immersive game technology to assist in physical rehabilitation and interactive audio/visual collaborations with local musicians. Photographer... Read More
28 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie CIT Cork School of Music Artist-in-Residence Alex Petcu will be performing Bartok’s Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion (1937) in the Curtis Auditorium, CIT Cork School of Music, Union Quay, Cork City on Sunday 4th June at 4:30pm, free admission. Alongside pianists Dr. Gabriela Mayer, (head of department, Keyboard... Read More
28 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Women’s FC enter the Continental Tyre’s Women’s League Cup Competitiontoday as they travel to face Kilkenny United WFC at United Park in Thomastown with a kick off at 2pm. This is Cork City WFC’s final game before the summer break and they will hope to... Read More
27 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Hospitality and drinks businesses, including pubs, hotels, off-licences, restaurants, wholesalers and producers, employ 19,542 people in Cork, generating €784 million in revenue for the local tourism economy. These businesses also purchase €21.8 million in agricultural outputs and pay out €434.7 million in wages each year. The figures are... Read More