Lee Valley Golf Classic will take place on Friday 26 May 2017 in aid of Breakthrough Cancer Research

top of page 10 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Senior Footballers Mark Collins, Tomás Clancy and Ian Maguire, along with Senior Hurler Conor Lehane, joined Ruairi O’Connor, General Manager of the River Lee Hotel at the launch of the Lee Valley Golf Classic in aid of Breakthrough Cancer Research. The Lee Valley... Read More

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10th April, 2017

Cork City Council is delighted to announce a programme of entertainment for Cruinniú na Cásca

top of page 10 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie On Easter Monday Cork City Council will host a number of events for Cruinniú na Cásca, the national culture day. The programme for the day in Cork allows people to discover and experience Cork City’s heritage buildings. This new country wide event is organised... Read More

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8th April, 2017

HORSE RACING: Jessica O’Gara will be Judge of ‘Most Stylish’ category at Cork Racecourse Mallow 15-17th April 2017

top of page 8 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Classically elegant Jessica O’Gara has been unveiled as the celebrity judge of Most Stylish Sunday at Cork Racecourse Mallow during Mallow’s three day Racing Home for Easter Festival on April 15th, 16th and 17th. In a fresh departure for the 2017 event, Cork Airport and... Read More

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8th April, 2017

Cork Gaeltacht under pressure as Government ignores their plight – Aindrias Moynihan

top of page 8 April 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork North West TD, Aindrias Moynihan has said the reduction in the number of Irish speakers in the Cork Gaeltacht is a direct result of the failure of Fine Gael over the past five years to invest in these communities, and to support the Irish... Read More

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7th April, 2017

CHARITY: Anam Cara ‘Lunch to Remember’ takes place in Clayton Hotel, Cork City

top of page 7 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Anam Cara is a national voluntary support organisation set up in 2008 by bereaved parents to support bereaved parents throughout Ireland Anam Cara Cork’s annual ‘Lunch to Remember’ took place in The Clayton Hotel in Cork today to raise vital funds to support bereaved... Read More

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7th April, 2017

SIPTU wants better investment in youth education – stakeholder meeting planned for Connolly Hall, Cork

top of page 7 April 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Early Years educators are invited to attend a meeting of the SIPTU ‘Big Start’ campaign for increased investment in the Early Years sector in Connolly Hall, Lapps Quay, Cork on Monday, 10th April, at 7.00 p.m. The meeting will focus on the lack of State... Read More

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7th April, 2017

Sinn Fein TD officially opens constituency office in hometown of Housing Minister Simon Coveney – Carrigaline, Co Cork

top of page 7 April 2017, 11.30am By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TDs Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire and Louise O’Reilly were in attendance on Main Street, Carrigaline, Co Cork this morning to officially open Deputy Ó Laoghaire’s new constituency office. The office is located in a former Auctioneer’s premises which had been vacant since the recession.... Read More

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7th April, 2017

Cork City businesses are suffering from a lack of customers due to the Bus Eireann strike – according to Retail Excellence Ireland

top of page 7 April 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A retailers lobby group ‘Retail Excellence’ (RE) is today calling for a swift resolution to the Bus Éireann impasse as retailers and retail workers are being drastically impacted since strike action began on the 24th of March. Lorraine Higgins, Head of Public Affairs and Communications... Read More

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7th April, 2017

Cork business start-up programme ‘IGNITE’ to double capacity

top of page 7 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Applications open for IGNITE 2017/18 programme Cork start-up programme IGNITE is to double capacity. IGNITE Director, Eamon Curtin said “This is an exciting time for IGNITE. Based on our track record of start-up success we can now move to support more young entrepreneurs on... Read More

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7th April, 2017

Enterprise Ireland client companies announce 60 jobs for Cork

top of page 7 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Enterprise Ireland today announced the creation of 60 new jobs for the Cork region through six of its client companies – Aventamed based in the Rubicon Centre, Cork; Coolmore Foods based in Bandon; EviView based in South Mall, Cork; Intelligent Implants based in central... Read More

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7th April, 2017

‘Sinn could deliver a better health system’ – According to party reps at Public Meeting in Douglas, Cork

top of page 7 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A universal Healthcare Service, free at the point of access, is possible, a Public Meeting organised by Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD heard. The meeting, which took place at Nemo Rangers last night (the 6th) heard from Sinn Féin spokesperson on Health, Louise O’Reilly TD about... Read More

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6th April, 2017

WEST CORK: Rolf’s Country House, Baltimore is ‘AA Guest Accommodation of the Year’

top of page 6 April 2017, 9pm By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Rolf’s Country House in Baltimore, Co. Cork has been announced as the AA’s ‘Guest Accommodation of the Year’, an award bestowed to the best AA accredited Bed and Breakfasts, Guesthouses, and Farmhouses in Ireland. The award was presented by Minister of State for... Read More

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