EDUCATION: 30,000 Cork Students Call On Senators To Reject Loans Scheme In Favour Of Public Investment In Education

12 July 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie UCC Students’ Union and CIT Students’ Union have called on Senators to support a Labour private members motion this Wednesday rejecting any move to implement an income-contingent loan scheme but instead to publicly invest in third level education. UCC Students’ Union President Martin Scally said, “A decision to... Read More

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12th July, 2017

TOURISM: ’Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage’ hosting free guided walks of Clonakitly Town every Wednesday for summer

12 July 2017, Wednesday By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage invite locals and visitors alike to join them on their free, guided historical walks of Clonakilty town centre area each Wednesday evening during July and August. Interested people should meet at 7pm at the Michael Collins statue, which is the starting point. No pre-booking... Read More

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11th July, 2017

CHARITY: UCC Sport Raises €14k for CUH Charity Children’s Unit Appeal

11 July 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie UCC Sport, representing all sports clubs at University College Cork selected CUH Charity as their official charity partner for 2016/2017 and chose to focus their fundraising efforts on the Children’s Unit Appeal. As a result of many student-led fundraising activities over the last nine months, they... Read More

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11th July, 2017

GRAHAM NORTON: hosts annual Quiz Night in Ahakista, West Cork, Ireland – next month on 4th August 2017

11 July 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Graham Norton and O’ Donovan Brothers go head to head There’s great excitement around Ahakista, West Cork in anticipation of this year’s annual Graham Norton Quiz Night which will be held on Friday the 4th of August. It was announced last week that Graham will be joined this year... Read More

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11th July, 2017

NEW CORK CITY BRIDGE: to link Merchants Quay and St Patrick’s Quay – Council seeking feedback

11 July 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Cork City Council is asking the people of Cork for their views on Cork’s newest bridge, the €3.5 million pedestrian and cycle bridge opposite Harley Street. The proposed bridge will link Merchants Quay to St Patrick’s Quay and provide easier access between the city centre, Mc Curtain Street and... Read More

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10th July, 2017

WEST CORK: Baltimore RNLI assists four people in three call outs in four days

10 July 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Baltimore RNLI’s volunteer lifeboat crew has responded to three call outs in four days. The first of the three was a medical evacuation from Cape Clear. A woman from the island was suffering from chest pains and needed to be transferred to the mainland, where she was... Read More

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10th July, 2017

IRISH MILITARY CANNOT JOIN TRADE UNIONS: Cork TD suggests that pay and conditions would improve if Army, Naval Service, and Air Corps personnel could join

10 July 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Solidarity TD Mick Barry today said that the time has arrived for a debate on granting trade union rights for members of the Defence Forces. His comments came in the wake of a report by academics from the University of Limerick covered in today’s Irish Examiner, which finds... Read More

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10th July, 2017

CORK HARBOUR: Toxic waste dump on Haulbowline Island to be transformed into public park – another milestone has been reached

10 July 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Contracts signing signals the beginning of a park at Haulbowline Today marks a significant milestone in the redevelopment of Haulbowline Island with a contract signing to transform the East Tip on Haulbowline Island into a public recreational amenity. Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr Declan Hurley warmly welcomed... Read More

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10th July, 2017

URBAN REGENERATION: Green Party publish vision for Cork Docklands

10 July 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Green Party in Cork has published its vision for a new Docklands Quarter after plans by the Port of Cork to move out of the city. The Port of Cork Company announced on Friday that it has acquired Marino Point from NAMA for future development with works beginning... Read More

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9th July, 2017

VIDEO: Cork’s Bantry House & Blarney Castle feature in Tourism Ireland YouTube video entitled “The Great Houses, Castles and Gardens of Ireland”

9 July 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Tourism Ireland has created a new online film showcasing some of Ireland’s grand estates and glorious gardens, taking viewers on a tour of Ireland’s more ‘glamorous’ side. It features two Cork locations – Bantry House and Blarney Castle. Titled “The Great Houses, Castles and Gardens of Ireland”, the video gives viewers... Read More

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9th July, 2017

CORK CITY: National Day of Commemoration Ceremony takes place in Fitzgerald’s Park this morning

9 July 2017, Sunday By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The National Day of Commemoration Ceremony, to honour all Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations, will take place today 11 am in Fitzgerald’s Park, The Mardyke, Cork. The ceremony will be attended by local Public Representatives, members of... Read More

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8th July, 2017

SOCCER: Match preview – Cork City FC v St Patrick’s Athletic

8 July 2017, Saturday By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie It’s a return to league action for Cork City on Sunday, as they welcome St. Patrick’s Athletic to Turner’s Cross, kick-off 2 pm. City come into the game on the back of a 4-2 win over Levadia Tallinn last Thursday, while the visitors’ last league outing was... Read More

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