top of page 14 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Postmasters’ Union to mount a national campaign to ‘save post offices’ and plan Dáil rally for April Postmasters protested outside the GPO today saying that they will resist any Post Office closures driven by An Post, and are to mobilise a national campaign to... Read More
top of page 14 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, Simon Coveney TD will today (14 March, 2017) be joined by Cllr Derry Canty, Deputising for the Mayor of the Cork, in visiting Cork County Council’s Turnkey Housing Scheme in Castletreasure, Douglas. The visit will mark the... Read More
top of page 14 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Green Party have welcomed the Taoiseach’s announcement that the Government will propose a referendum to extend the right to vote in Presidential elections to Irish citizens worldwide. Currently only Irish citizens who are physically present in Ireland can vote on polling day. The only... Read More
top of page 13 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The Catholic order of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC) have unveiled a whole new look at www.mscmissions.ie. The order is familiar to many due to it’s centrally located building off the Western Road, enroute to Wellington Bridge. A spokesman for the order today... Read More
top of page 13 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City FC will hope to continue their good start to the season on tonight, as they welcome Sligo Rovers to Turner’s Cross. City made it three wins from three on Friday night, with a 4-1 win away to Drogheda United. The visitors, meanwhile,... Read More
top of page 13 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Tynan concern at transfer of Mayfield post office and proposed closure of up to 200 post offices Workers’ Party Councillor Ted Tynan has said local people should have been consulted about the proposed move of Mayfield post office from its current location to the Mayfield... Read More
top of page 13 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork footballer Brian Hurley was in Croke Park last week to help launch a major new partnership between the RNLI and the GAA aimed at reducing the number of people who lose their lives though drowning in Ireland. Each year an average of 28... Read More
top of page 13 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork based Senator, Tim Lombard, has welcomed the co-option of John O’Sullivan to Cork County Council at a Co-Option Selection Convention held on Friday at the Parkway Hotel in Dunmanway, West Cork. The Convention was held to fill a vacancy that arose in... Read More
top of page 13 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie In an effort to help address the homeless crisis in Cork, business leaders are joining forces to raise funds at the Annual Cork Simon Fundraising Ball. The Cork Simon Ball, sponsored by Heineken Ireland, will take place on Friday, 31 March at the Fota Island... Read More
top of page 12 March 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire has called upon the Government to explore the prospect of bringing some of the 198,000 vacant properties in the state back into use in order to alleviate some of the pressure that has resulted in both a housing and... Read More
top of page 11 March 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork travel specialist Sarah McCarthy – from Glanmire – has been named as ‘Best Travel Counsellor 2017’. Fellow Cork Travel Counsellor, Ballincollig-based Mary Foyle also collected an award on the night. The black-tie awards ceremony for Travel Counsellors Ireland took place at Fota Island Resort,... Read More
top of page 10 March 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie At an event in the Council Chamber, City Hall, Cork today (Friday 10th March 2017) the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Des Cahill, launched the 2017 Lord Mayor’s Community & Voluntary Awards. Held annually since 2004, the Lord Mayor’s Community and Voluntary Awards recognise voluntary... Read More