PROPERTY: Boutique Hotel and designer Hostel to be built near Cork City Bus Station – as City Council agrees to sell block of Parnell Place/Deane Street buildings to developer

27 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City Council has agreed to the sale of 7-9 Parnell Place and 1-2 Deane Street to Tetrarch Capital Ltd. Tetrarch’s proposal for the property includes a budget boutique hotel and a separate designer hostel with ground floor restaurants and bars. Cork City Council bought the properties in... Read More

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27th June, 2017

CIVIC HONOURS: Cork Person of the MONTH is North Cork nun – in recognition of mission nursing in Korea

27 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sr. Philomena O’Sullivan, a Columban sister originally from North Cork, has been named June Cork Person of the Month in recognition of her life’s work as a nursing missionary in Korea. Following Sr. Philomena’s profession in 1949, she trained as a nurse at Mercy University Hospital, Cork.... Read More

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27th June, 2017

PROMOTING CORK TOURISM: 130,000 passengers will read about Cork in Swiss inflight magazine

27 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Passengers on Swiss International Air Lines flights are reading all about Cork city and county this month – in a major article which appears in the June edition of the airline’s inflight magazine. The article coincides with the launch of the new Swiss International Air Lines service... Read More

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27th June, 2017

CONFERENCE IN CORK: Cork City chosen to host ‘European Maritime Day’ 2020 – coincides with 300 year anniversary of the Royal Cork Yacht Club

27 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City has been chosen to host European Maritime Day (EMD) in 2020. This is the first time that Ireland has been selected by the Council of the European Union to hold this flagship two-day conference which since its creation has become one of the key events... Read More

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27th June, 2017

RE-ROUTE THE WILD ATLANTIC WAY?: Cork MEP will lobby new Tourism Minister to have ‘Seven Heads’ region included

27 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Related link: AUDIO FEATURE: TheCork.ie travelled all of the Cork section of the Wild Atlantic Way, listen here Ireland South MEP and member of the EU Tourism Taskforce Deirdre Clune has met with and is supporting campaigners in Cork whose are lobbying to include the Seven Heads Peninsula on... Read More

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27th June, 2017

AUTOMATION: Bank of Ireland to cease ‘counter services’ in rural town of Dunmanway

27 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork South West TD, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has said that “rural Ireland is being hollowed out, and that the Government’s inability to see past the M50 risks destroying rural communities in West Cork”. Deputy Murphy O’Mahony was commenting after it was announced that Bank of Ireland will cease... Read More

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26th June, 2017

SOCCER: Cork City FC sign Sean McLoughlin

26 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are pleased to announce the signing of Sean McLoughlin. The defender, who previously played with the club at underage level, joins after a successful spell with UCC and he told CorkCityFC.ie that he hopes to make an impact in the near future: “I am... Read More

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26th June, 2017

WATER OFF: in Cork City from 11pm Tuesday to 7am Wednesday

26 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Irish Water and Cork City Council plan to carry out essential maintenance and repair work on the water network supplying Cork city centre and surrounding areas on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, due to the location and nature of this work, it will be necessary to shut down the water... Read More

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26th June, 2017

UNEMPLOYMENT: 1,348 young people in CORK unemployed for 6 months or more

26 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie 1,348 young people unemployed for 6 months or more Over 11,000 young people long-term unemployed nationally still far too high, says Youth Council The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) – whose members work with over 380,000 young people nationwide – has highlighted concerns at the number... Read More

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26th June, 2017

ANOTHER HOUSING BUBBLE?: Average Cork city house prices rise 2% in last three months – survey

26 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The price of the average three-bed semi in Cork city has risen by 2% to €311,000 in the last three months, a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance has found. The REA Average House Price Survey concentrates on the actual sale price of Ireland’s typical stock... Read More

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26th June, 2017

BUSINESS: Cork TD welcomes €330,000 funding for ‘Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network’ (WREN)

26 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie New funding has been announced for female entrepreneurs living in Cork and Limerick. The Women’s Rural Entrepreneurial Network (WREN) project will see more than €330,000 in funding, provided by the Department of Justice and Equality and the European Social Fund, allocated to promote entrepreneurial skills amongst women in... Read More

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26th June, 2017

COMMUNITY SERVICES: Sexual Violence Centre Cork publishes Annual Report 2016

26 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sexual Violence Centre Cork has launched its Annual Report for 2016. The Centre provides services to victims of sexual violence, their families and friends, in addition to supporting professionals and community / voluntary organisations to assist victims. Services were availed of by victims of rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment,... Read More

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