15 March 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Cork North West TD, Aindrias Moynihan (Fianna Fail) has said that he is deeply concerned about the future of the route 40 bus route which runs from Cork City to Tralee, via Macroom and Ballyvourney. “Earlier this year, I received a response from the Minister for Transport, Shane... Read More
15 March 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Every year the Business Information Systems (BIS) programme in UCC invites students to showcase some of their creative work, and to express those sides of themselves less visible in their academic work, in an annual Anthology publication. This year’s Anthology, the 19th edition, titled ‘Out of Self’,... Read More
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 support communities and... Read More
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 handover of 16... Read More
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 exemptions – by... Read More
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 said: With a... Read More
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, picked up their... Read More
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 shopping centre. He... Read More
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 people drown accidentally... Read More
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 the West Cork... Read More
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 Resort. The event,... Read More
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 homeless crisis. The... Read More