10 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Rebel Chilli, representing LEO Cork City, has been officially announced by the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Mary Mitchell O’Connor TD as a finalist in this year’s National Enterprise Awards. Organised by the Local Enterprise Offices, the 2017 National Enterprise Awards celebrate the achievements of Ireland’s... Read More
10 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Choice Based Letting Scheme will flounder without new social houses – says TD Things were better for Cork Councils under my Fianna Fail Party – indicates TD Cork North West TD, Aindrias Moynihan (Fianna Fail) has said that Cork’s Social Housing Crisis will continue to deteriorate unless Minister... Read More
10 May 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie What do you do if you are running a radio station and you have an idea for a new show? Worldwide you need to make sure that the show will match with your audience, meanwhile here in Ireland you also need to make sure that the proposed show will... Read More
10 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tyndall Photonics Researchers Working with EU Partners to Develop Prototype Researchers at Tyndall National Institute, Cork, are taking part in a new European project to develop a low cost, easy to use 3D imaging system that will help enable faster and more accurate diagnosis of colorectal cancers.... Read More
10 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Harbour Festival is the largest annual event in Cork Harbour offering a nine day celebration of Cork’s maritime culture, from 3rd – 11th June 2017. Starting on the June Bank Holiday weekend the festival features 60 events taking place in Cork City as well as 15... Read More
10 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie More than 280 medical professionals attended a GP Study Day at the Bon Secours Hospital Cork last evening, making it the largest yet run in the private Hospital on College Road. The speakers included Mr Declan Bowler (Consultant Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Consultant Surgeon), and Dr Seán O’Sullivan... Read More
10 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie EU leadership needed for infrastructural investment – says Cork East TD Sean Sherlock M20 can be built and Atlantic corridor opened if Government choose to do so Cork East TD Seán Sherlock has called on European Union leaders, the Taoiseach “…to negotiate for the Stability and Growth Pact... Read More
10 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Labour Local Area Representative [*1] for Cork City South East, Peter Horgan, has called for more support for first time buyers looking to secure a house in Cork. “When we hear news of more mortgages being approved than there are houses being built, we have to be... Read More
10 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Ballycotton RNLI launched in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday 10 May) to assist in the medical evacuation of a fisherman 20 miles south of Ballycotton Lighthouse. The volunteer lifeboat crew was requested to launch their all-weather lifeboat by the Irish Coast Guard at 12.33am. The... Read More
10 May 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork based Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, has welcomed the announcement issued by the Office of Public Works with regards to the Bandon Flood Relief Scheme. “Today the OPW issued a statement confirming that contractual difficulties have been resolved with Wills Bros Ltd. and on-site works resumed... Read More
10 May 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Entertainment News This year the Munster Fleadh Cheoil will be held in Cork City Centre from July 18th to 23rd. The venues include Cork City Hall, Cork School of Music, Cork College of Commerce and the Everyman, with the Gig Rig by the Library on the Grand Parade.... Read More
9 May 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork said that serious gorse fires – like the the blazes that broke out yesterday at Skibbereen and Schull, and recently in Gougane Barra, Kealkill, and the Sheepshead and Beara peninsulas – will become more prevalent if Minister for Heritage, Heather Humphreys, gets her way... Read More