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8th June, 2017

GENTRIFICATION: €50m investment in Metropole Hotel in Cork City ‘Victorian Quarter’

8 June 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Plans for a €50 million investment in the Metropole Hotel by Trigon Hotels Limited – the owners of the Metropole Hotel, Cork International Hotel and Cork Airport Hotel – represent a unique development opportunity, signaling a renaissance in Cork city’s historic Victorian Quarter. Trigon Hotels Limited will shortly submit... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS
8th June, 2017

ENVIRONMENT: Accident at Poolbeg incinerator proves hazards of incineration – warns Ringaskiddy, Co Cork anti-incinerator group ‘CHASE’

8 June 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie An accident has occurred at the Covanta operated Poolbeg incinerator last night in Dublin (Wed 7 June) which resulted in the hospitalisation of 11 workers. Reports indicate the cause of the incident was an uncontrolled cloud of lime released inside the flue gas treatment area, which breached a... Read More
AREA: EAST CORK, AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS
8th June, 2017

ENTERTAINMENT: Tickets go on sale for Munster’s Largest Agricultural Show – The ‘Cork Summer Show’

8 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Every summer for the past 200 years, the Munster Agricultural Society has put on a very special show in Cork. A great family day out and Cork tradition, the Cork Summer Show, sponsored by Cork County Council, takes place on 17th and 18th June at the Showgrounds at Curraheen and  this year it promises to... Read More
AREA: SOUTH CORK, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS
8th June, 2017

CIVIC AWARDS: Cork Lord Mayor presents ‘Family Business Awards’ to English Market Traders

8 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Des Cahill, recognised family businesses at last night’s ‘Lord Mayor of Cork’s Family Business Awards’ ceremony held in City Hall. Two award recipients came from The English Market which is famous for family businesses being passed down through generations. On the night Pat O... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS
6th June, 2017

FLOWERS OF HOPE: Cope Foundation launches annual flagship fundraising campaign

6 June 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cope Foundation has launched its flagship fundraising campaign that encourages people across Cork to plant Flowers of Hope seeds to help children and adults with an intellectual disability or autism to “grow, blossom and fulfil their own unique potential”. Jonathan Healy, Presenter with Newstalk, and more... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: NORTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS
6th June, 2017

BUSINESS: Heineken Cork supports local jobs, uses renewable electricity, and supports Cork Simon – says new report

6 June 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Sustainability Report 2016 – “Brewing a Better World” Heineken Ireland – which has its head office at Lady’s Well Brewery, Cork City – today published its 2016 Sustainability Report. It provides an update on the progress made in meeting the firm’s ambitious sustainability targets as part of its... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, NEWS
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