Montenotte Hotel appoints Brian Bowler as General Manager

3 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Cork’s 4 star boutique hotel, The Montenotte Hotel, has announced the appointment of Brian Bowler to the role of General Manager at the property, which is a walk up a hill from Cork City Centre. Brian Bowler is a seasoned business and hotel manager, with over 20 years... Read More

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3rd April, 2017

Cork Minister Housing Coveney comments on house price increases

3 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie The Minister for Housing, Planning, Community & Local Government Mr. Simon Coveney, TD, today commented on the latest reports published by Daft.ie and MyHome.ie. “The report shows that demand is strong, driven by economic growth and increasing numbers of households. We have created the environment to increase... Read More

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3rd April, 2017

MAP: Housing Minister Simon Coveney turns sod on new 800 house development ‘Janeville’ in Carrigaline, Co Cork

3 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Groundbreaking takes place at €300 Million Housing Development by Astra Construction in Co Cork Minister for Housing, Planning, Local Government and Community Simon Coveney, T.D. performed the official turning of the sod today (Monday) at Janeville, a new housing development worth €300 million in Carrigaline, Co. Cork.... Read More

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3rd April, 2017

KINSALE: Bank of Ireland Enterprise Town roadshow visits town on Friday and Saturday

3 April 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Over €1.2 million invested in Bank of Ireland’s 2017 Enterprise Town Programme Bank of Ireland has announced that Enterprise Town is coming to Kinsale, Co. Cork, on Friday, April 7th, from 6pm-9pm, and Saturday April 8th, from 10am -1pm. Taking place in Sáile Community Hall, the event features... Read More

BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS

3rd April, 2017

WEST CORK: Dunmore House Hotel to hold wedding open day on Easter Monday

3 April 2017 Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Dunmore House Hotel, West Cork are to host an event in celebration of being named Irish National Wedding Venue of the Year at the inaugural Irish Wedding Awards 2017. The 4 star hotel, third-generation family business is currently owned and run by husband-and-wife team Richard and Carol Barrett Richard and... Read More

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3rd April, 2017

WEST CORK: Official opening of Schull Community College refurbishment

3 April 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Schull teachers and students of Coláiste Pobail Scoil Mhuire (Schull Community College) were excited to open the doors on their newly revamped college on Friday. Schull Community College, who offer a comprehensive programme of education, opened in 1983 catering for 180 pupils, and is the sole provider... Read More

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2nd April, 2017

Free lecture – How far should we go to stop climate change? – University College Cork

2 April 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie The year 2016 saw a record global mean temperature exceed 1ºC above pre-industrial levels for the first time in 100,000 years. Global sea-ice coverage in 2016 was also the lowest recorded. Despite continuing debate, and recent political shifts, the evidence of human-induced climate change has never been clearer.... Read More

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2nd April, 2017

FG and FF politicians in Cork must “step up to protect Cork’s Bus Éireann public transport” – says Unite trade union

2 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Trade union Unite, which represents craft workers in Bus Éireann, has called on Fine Gael and Fianna Fail TDs in Cork city and county, including Ministers Simon Coveney and Michael Creed and Ministers of State Dara Murphy and David Stanton, and Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin, to step... Read More

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2nd April, 2017

House prices rise by 10.7% in Cork City – average house now worth €196,000

2 April 2017 By Bryan T. Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie House prices rose by an average of 4.3% during the first three months of 2017, the largest three-month increase in two years, according to the latest House Price Report released today by property website, Daft.ie. This means that the national average list price during the first three... Read More

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2nd April, 2017

Government free dental and optical exams for self employed – Cork Senator welcomes news

2 April 2017 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Self-employed people in Cork can now benefit from free dental and optical exams through the Treatment Benefit Scheme for the first time ever. Cork based Fine Gael Senator, Tim Lombard, has welcomed the move by Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar to extend these PRSI benefits to 450,000 self-employed... Read More

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1st April, 2017

Government invests €1.1m in Cork University Maternity Hospital in 2017

1 April 2017 By Bryan Smyth bryan@TheCork.ie Fine Gael Cork Senator and Leader of Seanad Éireann, Jerry Buttimer, has welcomed the announcement by Minister for Health, Simon Harris, of additional investment in services at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH). “My Fine Gael colleague Minister Harris, has announced a €1.1 million investment in CUMH in 2017.... Read More

FINE GAEL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS

31st March, 2017

Busy Carrigaline Road with two schools – Ferney Road – finally gets footpath

31 March 2017 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie It’s called the Ferney Road, and for years it was rural, then a primary school was built on it, and now a secondary school is due to open, but it has no footpath! The Bandon Kinsale Municipal District of Cork County Council has this week approved the improvement... Read More

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