€10,000 prize fund up for grabs for entrants in the Irish Water Tidy Towns Value Water Awards

15 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Irish Water is advising Tidy Towns Committees in Cork that the closing date for submission of entries for the 2017 Irish Water Tidy Towns Value Water Awards is May 25th. This award recognises communities that have made a strong commitment to water conservation and water protection. The national water... Read More

14th April, 2017

FARMING: ‘Coillte Premium Partners’ offers Cork landowners opportunity to earn ANNUAL income from forrestry

14 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Michael Creed T.D., Coillte Chairman, John Moloney and Coillte Chief Executive, Fergal Leamy were in Macroom, Co Cork this week to launch Coillte Premium Partners, a new private forestry partnership product by the national commercial forestry company. Coillte Premium Partners... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, BUSINESS, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

14th April, 2017

SOCCER: Cork City FC v Bohemians @ Dalymount Park, Dublin

14 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie City continued their good start to the season with a 3-0 win over Derry City last time out, making it eight wins from eight in the league so far this campaign. Their last away fixture saw them record a 3-0 win away to Limerick. The home side... Read More

NEWS, SPORT

14th April, 2017

POLITICS: Cork Workers’ Party Easter Commemoration this Sunday, April 16th

14 April 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Cork Region of the Workers’ Party will hold its annual Easter 1916 Commemoration this Sunday (Easter Sunday), 16th April at 12.00 Noon. The Commemoration will take place at the Republican Plot at St. Finbarr’s Cemetery, Glasheen Road. This year’s oration will be delivered by Mayfield based Karen... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS, POLITICS, WORKERS PARTY

13th April, 2017

BUSINESS: Cork firm ‘Treemetrics’ signs €1m agreement with Coillte – to increase forestry profitability using technology

13 April 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Coillte, Ireland’s national forestry company, today announced a major €1 million contract agreement, with Cork-headquartered Treemetrics to roll out a pioneering real-time satellite communications and data-analytics platform for forestry harvest control. An Taoiseach Enda Kenny T.D was joined by Coillte Chief Executive Fergal Leamy and Treemetrics CEO and co-founder... Read More

BUSINESS, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

13th April, 2017

University College Cork appoints new Heads of Medicine and Arts

13 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie University College Cork has made two senior appointments to the University Professor Helen Whelton, Head of College, College of Medicine and Health and Professor Chris Williams as Head of College, College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Science. Helen Whelton appointed as new ‘Head of College, College... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, EDUCATION, NEWS

13th April, 2017

CHARITY: Dell EMC announces partnership with Barnardos

13 April 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Dell EMC has entered into a three-year strategic partnership with Barnardos, the children’s charity. The partnership, which involves the provision of financial support as well as the sharing of employee expertise, skills and the volunteering of time, is designed to support the good work and continued vision of... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, BUSINESS, HEALTH, NEWS

13th April, 2017

High commercial rates AND levies on chairs/tables are putting pressure on Cork Cafes and Restaurants

13 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East, Kevin O’Keeffe has said that food businesses are being put under significant pressure as a result of being forced to pay levies for tables and chairs outside their premises to the County Council in addition to business rates. Deputy O’Keeffe made the... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, BUSINESS, FIANNA FAIL, NEWS, POLITICS

13th April, 2017

Fermoy man wins Italy holiday in Texaco competition

13 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie A visit to his local Texaco service station at Cork Road proved to be a lucky decision for Fermoy motorist Kevin Brown who will shortly be off on a holiday to Italy’s stunning Amalfi Coast. After getting his fill-up of fuel, Kevin entered a ‘Roads to Adventure’ promotion... Read More

AREA: NORTH CORK, NEWS

13th April, 2017

SPORT: Quish’s SuperValu Ballincollig sponsor Rowing Ireland’s ‘Irish Rowing Championship’

13 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Family run business takes the helm for Irish rowing sponsorship The triumphs of the Irish rowing team have rightfully received immense interest and excitement after the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Quish’s SuperValu has pledged to continue that growth in support, with a two-year sponsorship of Rowing Ireland’s... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, NEWS, SPORT

11th April, 2017

Annual Munster Regional Bridge Tournament

11 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie

AREA: NORTH CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

11th April, 2017

Cork students visit open day at Johnson & Johnson campus in Loughbeg, Ringaskiddy

11 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Over 150 secondary students from Crosshaven, Glanmire, Blackrock and Carrigaline took part in Johnson & Johnson’s Campus Ireland IT Schools Open Day in Loughbeg, Ringaskiddy where virtual reality, Google Glass demos and talks on internet security, programming and 4D technology were the order of the day. Now in... Read More

EDUCATION, NEWS