Derval O’Rourke jumps to support 24 marathons, 24 days charity challenge

20 January 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A Dingle based gym instructor is set to run 24 marathons in 24 days to raise €100,000 for people in Ireland who live with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus. Following on from his ’12 Marathons, 12 Days’ in 2014, when Shane Finn raised €36,000 for Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland... Read More

NEWS

20th January, 2017

Search for the 2017 Rose of Tralee underway in Cork

20 January 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Details of the 2017 Rose of Tralee International Festival from 16-22 August have been announced and one thing is certain, the next Cork Rose will be there. Rose of Tralee Maggie McEldowney has returned to her native windy city of Chicago after launching the search for her... Read More

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19th January, 2017

Clune welcomes EU court ruling which saves Irish motorists 23% increase in tolls

19 January 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Transport Infrastructure Ireland now have 19m more to invest in our roads annually as well as an additional 60-70 million refund from Revenue Clune calls for that money to be put directly into upgrading our road network Ireland South MEP and member of the EU Transport Committee... Read More

AREA: CORK CITY, FINE GAEL, NEWS, POLITICS

19th January, 2017

Port of Cork Handles 9.2m Tonnes Of Trade

19 January 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Total traffic through the Port of Cork reached 9.2 million tonnes in 2016, a slight decrease compared to 2015 traffic. Import figures remain steady while exports were reduced primarily due to the closure of Lisheen Mines in Co. Tipperary and the subsequent cessation of exporting lead and... Read More

NEWS

19th January, 2017

Film In Cork 2017 Short Script Award Shortlist

17 January 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Film In Cork, supported by the Arts Offices of Cork City and County Councils is delighted to announce that a shortlist of six scripts has been selected by the judging panel in its 2017 Short Script Award. Almost 130 scripts were submitted prior to the December deadline, a... Read More

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19th January, 2017

Cork Motor Club celebrates 40th anniversary

19 January 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork Motor Club are celebrating their 40th anniversary on Sunday, 22 January 2017, next at Kartworld, Watergrasshill, Co Cork from 11am. Organisers say all are welcome. The Kartworld site is is signposted from the Cork-Dublin Motorway.

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19th January, 2017

Ringaskiddy incinerator delay unfair and lacking transparency, says Green Party in Cork

19 January 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie File photo of anchor at Ringaskiddy Car Ferry building. Copyright TheCork.ie 2009.The Green Party in Cork are “deeply concerned” that An Bord Pleanála has once again postponed the decision date for the Indaver Ireland waste incinerator in Ringaskiddy. The postponement has been reported in the Irish Examiner Newspaper... Read More

AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS

19th January, 2017

Cork South West TD, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony joins Cork Tillage Farmers protesting outside Dáil Éireann

19 January 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork South West TD, Margaret Murphy O’Mahony has said that while she accepts that the Minister for Agriculture cannot control the weather, he can support tillage farmers with financial compensation as a result of harvest destroyed by adverse weather. “Fianna Fáil brought the tillage crisis front and... Read More

AREA: WEST CORK, BUSINESS, NEWS

19th January, 2017

New wildlife book from West Cork author Calvin Jones

18 January 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie A new book featuring a collection of wildlife and nature writing by West Cork based author Calvin Jones celebrates the incredible diversity of life on and around the island of Ireland. Volume one of “The Irish Wildlife Collection” features wildlife profiles and articles covering a wide selection... Read More

ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

19th January, 2017

Cork Pops Orchestra runs primary and secondary school concerts

19 January 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The annual series of concerts for primary and post primary schools – ‘The Colours of Music’ presented by Evelyn Grant and the Cork Pops Orchestra will take place on Wednesday 8th March at 10am and 12 noon in City Hall, Cork This year students are invited to explore... Read More

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19th January, 2017

SOCCER: John Kavanagh signs with Cork City FC

19 January 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork City FC are delighted to announce that John Kavanagh has signed a new contract with the club. The 22 year old came back into the side at the tail end of last season after a serious injury, and he said that experience has made him hungry... Read More

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19th January, 2017

Muskerry man wins college round of FRS Scholarship

19 January 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Christopher Kenny from a Dairy farm near Mourneabbey in North County Cork at twenty five years of age won his college round of the Farm Relief Services Memorial Scholarship which rewards students who show outstanding leadership ability. The National finals of the Farm Relief Services Memorial Scholarship took... Read More

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